After worrying that my story was going to go stagnant, I sat down at my laptop this morning while the kids were at school and got writing. A few hours later and my novel is over 4300 words longer!! I’m so excited! And as an added bonus, the words I wrote are actually good! It’s …
Tag Archive: Writing
May
11
2010
May
10
2010
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
My stone is getting mossy… We’ve had company for the last month and the hubby and I went on vacation for a week as well. So needless to say, getting writing done on my novel has been a challenge. We don’t get company very often, so while we do, I like to spend my time visiting …
Apr
26
2010
The Process
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 …
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 …
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