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queenoftheskiesThis is the first time I have finished an entire novel in one month, and I'm sooooo proud of myself.
I've written over 100,000 words in NaNo before. Did that last year. But I didn't finish the novel until January of this year because of some real life problems.
This time, I set out what I intended to do. I finished the entire novel in one month.
The best part? It's pretty lean. I'll need to flesh out a few areas, I think. Add a little more description and make sure the emotions I want are in place.
Only a couple of dead-end scenes to take out. They were experiments and I'll use them else-where. But, they're probably not even a page worth of writing.
I have a plot twist I might put in upon rewriting, but haven't made a definite decision on that yet.
Might go with the plot the way it is and just see if anything new evolves on rewrite.
This will probably be the easiest edit/revise I've had.
I had days when I let my insecurities get the best of me, but over-all, this is probably the cleanest novel I've written.
I resisted the urge to pad just to hit NaNo word counts. I even cut out stuff that I knew I'd cut out on rewrite anyway. I am really serious about this novel and did NOT want to leave myself stuck with clutter when I was done.
So...
Broken Mirrors is finished. I don't have time to post my meters and such this morning, but I'll do that when I get home from work.
I think I'll start on the next novel in the series since I still have four NaNo days left. :)
Then I have to get to work on the screenplays.
No rest.
I've written over 100,000 words in NaNo before. Did that last year. But I didn't finish the novel until January of this year because of some real life problems.
This time, I set out what I intended to do. I finished the entire novel in one month.
The best part? It's pretty lean. I'll need to flesh out a few areas, I think. Add a little more description and make sure the emotions I want are in place.
Only a couple of dead-end scenes to take out. They were experiments and I'll use them else-where. But, they're probably not even a page worth of writing.
I have a plot twist I might put in upon rewriting, but haven't made a definite decision on that yet.
Might go with the plot the way it is and just see if anything new evolves on rewrite.
This will probably be the easiest edit/revise I've had.
I had days when I let my insecurities get the best of me, but over-all, this is probably the cleanest novel I've written.
I resisted the urge to pad just to hit NaNo word counts. I even cut out stuff that I knew I'd cut out on rewrite anyway. I am really serious about this novel and did NOT want to leave myself stuck with clutter when I was done.
So...
Broken Mirrors is finished. I don't have time to post my meters and such this morning, but I'll do that when I get home from work.
I think I'll start on the next novel in the series since I still have four NaNo days left. :)
Then I have to get to work on the screenplays.
No rest.
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Date: 2006-11-27 01:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-27 01:56 pm (UTC)My brain is going to need a HUGE rest!
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Date: 2006-11-27 01:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-27 01:57 pm (UTC)I was beginning to wonder. :)
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Date: 2006-11-27 01:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-27 01:58 pm (UTC)This is really exciting for me!
This is an important novel for me.
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Date: 2006-11-27 02:34 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-11-28 04:11 am (UTC)No, I won't be posting any to Wordweft. They kicked me out of the group a couple of weeks ago. :(
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Date: 2006-11-28 04:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-28 05:17 am (UTC)I'd love to read some of your work, too, if you ever need a reader!
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Date: 2006-11-27 03:17 pm (UTC)So are you.
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Date: 2006-11-28 04:12 am (UTC)::blush::
You're very kind.
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Date: 2006-11-27 03:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-28 05:18 am (UTC)I appreciate that.
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Date: 2006-11-27 08:47 pm (UTC)I am totally in awe of your wordcounts. I am even more in awe that you did well by it and cut things that needed cutting - now *that's* impressive indeed.
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Date: 2006-11-28 05:21 am (UTC)I tried really hard to make sure that I had GOOD words in this novel, not just words.
That was VERY important to me this time around.
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Date: 2006-11-28 05:21 am (UTC)Congrats!
Date: 2006-11-28 03:54 am (UTC)Re: Congrats!
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Date: 2006-11-28 05:34 am (UTC)You're very kind.
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Date: 2006-11-28 11:18 am (UTC)Wish
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