Writing a novel is a process. Since this is my first, I had no idea what the process would be like. I assumed it would be challenging, frustrating and rewarding. I had no idea it would be so amazingly fun! It’s hard to describe exactly what my experience is like. When I sit down to write …
Category Archive: Writing
Apr
26
2010
Apr
23
2010
Hindsight
They say that hindsight is 20/20. I guess they mean that once you know what the outcome is, you can look back and see clearly all the things that you should have done differently. But isn’t hindsight really more like 60/40? If you knew then what you know now, wouldn’t you make different choices? Wouldn’t you …
Apr
22
2010
Halfway Celebration!
At 57,000 words, I think it’s safe to say that I have reached and surpassed my novel’s halfway mark! I read online that the average novel length for submission is between 90,000 and 100,000 words. Based on my outline, I think I’m right on target to finish within or close to that range! Now that I’m …
Jan
15
2010
It Begins…
I’ve always wanted to write a novel. It’s been something I’ve been thinking about for years, but I never knew what I wanted to write about. I just knew that one day I wanted to do it. I’m proud to announce that I’ve finally started writing my first novel! In the summer of 2009 I started …
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