Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Did It! Woo Hoo!

I just wrote “The End” at the bottom of page 214 of the book I began on November 1. Yes, folks, for the first time I participated in National Novel Writing Month…

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…a crazy event in which writers all over the world commit to writing a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. Much to my surprise, i just finished at 50,790 words – a week early.

All I can tell you right now is that the book is titled Sidestep. It is not part of my Willow Falls series. And it is VERY much a first draft, which translates as “probably pretty awful but I really have no idea yet.”

I’m going to put it away for a week or two, enjoy Thanksgiving, maybe get a massage to celebrate and restore some circulation to my tired wrists. In a few weeks I’ll dig in and start the rewrites.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go stare at the bottom of page 214 again. The End.

Happy sigh.

8 comments:

  1. Congratulations! I'm so proud of you! Take a much-deserved "wrist rest" and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Thank you, thank you! So far I'm resting by starting to knit a pair of socks for the hubs...

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  2. Congratulationes tibi! Have a lovely holiday, then back to the 50-cent world.

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    1. Thanks! Although I have to admit, I never left the fifty cent world, I just wrote less on weekends!

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