{"id":6912,"date":"2026-02-13T20:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?page_id=6912"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:40:24","slug":"duality-progress-tracker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/duality-progress-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Duality Progress Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6912\" class=\"elementor elementor-6912\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a239ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a239ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a027206\" data-id=\"a027206\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e721f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e721f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Current Project: Duality (Working Title)<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e184b97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e184b97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acbfea7\" data-id=\"acbfea7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec3b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec3b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 400;\">The Story So Far<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Duality<\/b> is an Urban Romantasy novel currently in active development. This project explores the balance between light and shadow and the duality of humanity, following a narrative arc that challenges boundaries and the hearts of its characters.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">The manuscript is projected to reach a final length of <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"55\">80,000 words<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">Project Status: The Final Sprint<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">I am currently in the second half of the drafting process. To ensure the story receives the focus and depth it deserves, I have moved into a structured &#8220;Sprint Phase&#8221; leading toward an&nbsp;<b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"184\">end of August 2026 completion goal<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4b77ad\" data-id=\"e4b77ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9d22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c9d22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Duality-Image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2aad0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2aad0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab3c68d\" data-id=\"ab3c68d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6bd198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6bd198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">The Roadmap to Completion<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Rather than rushing the process, I follow a sustainable writing rhythm that integrates with my professional agency work. This approach allows for:<\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"11\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Dedicated Deep-Work Sessions:<\/b>\u00a0Focusing on character integrity and structural logic.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Consistent Momentum:<\/b>\u00a0Averaging ~1,900 words per session across 21 planned writing days.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Quality Over Speed:<\/b>\u00a0Ensuring each chapter is layered and evocative before moving to the next.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e2307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8e2307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\">Live Progress Tracker<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"13\"><i data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">This bar is updated\u00a0 (approximately) weekly to reflect the current word count.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4743c0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c4743c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wppb-wrapper inside full\"><div class=\"inside\">58,000 Words of 80,000 Target<\/div><div class=\"wppb-progress full\"><span style=\"width: 72.5%; background: #69000F;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Project: Duality (Working Title) The Story So Far Duality is an Urban Romantasy novel currently in active development. This project explores the balance between light and shadow and the duality of humanity, following a narrative arc that challenges boundaries and the hearts of its characters. 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