I was determined to start and finish a 40,000 word novel during the NaNoWriMo month of November 2016. I didn’t do it. Instead of taking me one month or 4 weeks to write a novel it took me 6 weeks. I’ve basked in this accomplishment for far too long. Last night I thought about starting […]
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Second Draft Complete
Yesterday, I finished the second draft of my novel. I’ve started working on the third draft of my novel and have found several places where I can both tighten it up and expand character thoughts. The novel’s working title is “Second Chance at Happiness”.
Continue readingEditing first novel
So now I’m editing my novel. I’m finding plenty of things to correct; such as forgetting commas or expanding sections, etc. My writing isn’t perfect, but I’m getting it as close to perfect as I can. What are your experiences with self editing?
Continue readingFirst Draft of Novel Finished
August 27, 2016–I just finished the first draft of my novel Second Chance at Love–my working title. The hard part is over…or is it? Now I get to go back through it page by page and tweak what I wrote. I’m dreading it, but am glad at least the first stage and hardest part–the getting […]
Continue readingStraining to Write
I’m straining to write 1,000 words a day now. I feel as if I’ve lost my edge and my focus for my novel. I’m at 59,0o0 words. It took me four days to write 1,000 words. I feel my writing is flat and that I’m just going through the motions (if that since it took […]
Continue reading2,ooo Words
Yesterday, I made up for the loss of a day by writing 2,000 words. That’s all I have to say about that.
Continue readingWore Myself Out
I wore myself out tonight at the gym, a gym I had just joined. I rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes. My legs felt like rubber. I did have a luxurious shower afterward, which made all the effort worth it. Now here’s my dilemma (oh good Lord I hope that’s the right spelling of […]
Continue readingA Small Book
Sunday, March 13, 2016, I wrote another 1,000 words which brought me to a grand total of 50,212 words, which is a small book. I’m now officially out of novellaland and into book world. I made it yeah!! Writing 1,000 words a day, even on days that I don’t feel like it, has helped me […]
Continue readingWriter: Get to the Point
I was just reading a post by a writer who shall remain nameless. It was a really good post full of descriptions and details. Ah the details. I found myself looking at my internal watch thinking “would you please get to the point”. It’s not that I don’t enjoy details when reading…no, that’s not it. […]
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I did it yesterday. I wrote 1,000 words in the early morning hours (around 2 a.m. when I couldn’t sleep) and then wrote another 1,000 after work in the early evening. I’m thrilled to have written 2,000 words in one day. So this puts me at just over 46,000 words. Yeah!
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