"Tree of Life" Writing Log

16,098 / 100,000 (16.1%)

New words: 518
Total words: 16,098
Overused word: pain
Gratuitous word: tenderized
Type of scene: Being patched up by the doctor.
Challenge(s): Working in the key bit of information that will later lead to blackmail.
Which bit of gruesome is it anyways?Dr. Cassell raised his eyebrows. "Didn't you notice? You scraped your fingers raw on the rock walls. Hell, you can probably navigate your way home just by following the trail of dried blood."
Added to spellchecker: everything's
Notes: I'm beginning to get a bit worried about whether this will be long enough. I'm not sure there's enough plot there. Of course, I don't really know what the alien part of the plot will be yet. Yargh. And I should hurry up and do research on labyrinths and mazes so I can get that worked into the threads of the story properly. And more tree of life stuff, too. And there's the prospect of more full-time work on the horizon, meaning that I won't be able to write for the rest of the week. Grrr.
Other writingy stuff:
* Replied to Baen's Universe slush comments
* Replied to CC query.
* penthius freewriting, "Favorite Chloroform."
* Posted writing log, with deleted scenes excerpt from "Salvaging Scottwell"