I can't believe it, I'm actually finished the first draft. It felt so good to write the last word, and I think it's probably the best ending that I've written!
I'm going to miss writing the first draft, but it is just so good to have finished such a large project. Pirates of Hcallaec came in at 193,936 words which is almost two times bigger than anything I have ever written!
I'm just so happy. It's finished!
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NaNo 2008
WIPs
Edits
Completed Works
- Selected By the Gods
- Beneath Ice
- Pirates of Hcallaec -- Book 1 in the War of Meadeit Trilogy
- 2008 NaNo -- Poison
- Short story -- Guardian of the Lake
TBR list
A Darkness Forged in Fire ~ Chris EvansMy Sister's Keeper ~ Jodi PicoultHarshini ~ Jennifer Fallon- Curse of the Mistwraithe ~ Janny Wurts
Eclipse ~ Stephanie Meyer- Breaking Dawn ~ Stephanie Meyer
- First King of Shannara ~ Terry Brooks
- Tower of Ravens ~ Kate Forsythe
- Odalisque ~ Fiona McIntosh
- Fool's Errand ~ Robin Hobb
- Shapeshifter's Song ~ Jennifer Roberson
- Ring of the Slave Prince ~ Bjarne Reuter
6 comments:
Oh wow! That's a huge number of words! How long in duration did it take? A huge achievement. :)
Hi Kerryn, thanks for dropping by :)
I started writing this book on the 3rd of September, but I took the whole of November off, and was stuck most of the way through December and january, especially with Christmas and New year.
But I eventually got it all out, thank gosh! Now I just have to edit it and get it to an agent. It's the first novel I really feel that could get sold.
That's even more impressive that you were able to keep up such a pace over four months!
I know what you mean about it being the first novel you feel that could get sold. It's the same feeling I've had with my WIP, even though I've been revising it forever!
Well this one is probably going to need a lot of editing, but I do love it so.
I just don't know how to begin with the editing phase, that's the one bit I've never really been able to get into.
I would suggest start searching out articles online about revision and editing. There are a bunch of good resources under Editing here: http://www.kiwiwriters.org/resources/the-writing-process.html and the NaNoEdMo site has some great articles from writers here: http://www.nanoedmo.net/xoops2/modules/article/.
I've also found Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King really useful. I've just started reading Revision & Self-Editing by James Scott Bell which has been really good so far.
Learning how to revise and edit is really the same as learning how to write a good story. You read, you try it, you find what works for you, what doesn't work for you, you repeat and eventually you find your process.
Good luck!
Thanks ^.^
I have Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King in my bookshelf. I bought it ages ago because I knew one day I would have to edit.
I will be sure to look up those sites. I've been doing a little bit of reading on the Forward Motion Website and have got some pretty good info.
I totally agree with you that this is just like the writing stage. I remember how long it took me to be able to write a novel without hating every word. I used to have a lot of trouble worldbuilding. I'm sure I will get the editing process down. One step at a time. ^^
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