I'm all for counters, if they help!
I will say, though, that when I first wrote my beta, I was VERY rigid about how long I wanted my chapters to be. If a chapter was too long, there had to be a really good reason. Chapters that were too short...I padded. Sometimes a lot. And it showed.
For my WIP, I'm just not dealing with chapters at all. I do section breaks, and I'll probably label them with days (or spans of days). These may turn into chapters when I get to the point of editing; but I needed to get away from chapter-length goals in order to keep going.
Thats a good idea. Takes expectation and limitations out of the equasion.
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A really good friend of mine, whose son was having treatment with Blake and was our Neighbour for a year at Ronald McDonald House got not so fantastic news today.
Her son (7 y/o) has relasped from a rare muscle cancer.
Originally he had 20% survival chance - which was 10% lower than Blake's original chance. I'm absolutelly devastated for her and her family. Sometimes I wish I could bury my head in the sand and forget about all the destruction that cancer has played in mine and my friends lives.
She is going home for a week (which is 8 hours away from the hospital) before coming back to talk treatment plans and options.
I've said it before, but I'll say it again: Cancer Sucks!
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On a brighter note Blake has been nominated for my state's Lion's Children of Courage Award. We're all very proud and pleased. He has faced so much in his small live and has come so far.