After many machinations, alterations, deletions, frustrations and other things ending with -tion I have finally finished The Book. I have bits of this book on my computer that date back to 2011 – yikes!
All 29 chapters now stand before me, hovering somewhere between novella and novel (I haven’t done a word count yet as I save individual chapters as files).
Of course there is a catch. Whilst I’ve finally filed in all the gaps and have a real, coherent story, the book still needs more editing. A second edit in some places and a third edit all over. I’ve followed my own advice and put it to the side for a while. I’m going to write some blog posts and finish work on a poem to keep my brain occupied during this lull. But I can’t wait as long as I’d like because the deadline looms. I don’t think I’ll hit it but it will certainly give me a push!
How did you feel when you finished (first or final draft)? What did you do when the moment came?
21/05/2015 at 7:54 PM
Congratulations!
21/05/2015 at 7:59 PM
Thank you!
21/05/2015 at 8:16 PM
Must be a great feeling! Congrats!
21/05/2015 at 8:23 PM
Yes it’s pretty good!
21/05/2015 at 11:48 PM
Congratulations.
22/05/2015 at 5:49 AM
Cheers!
22/05/2015 at 5:18 PM
I took a deep breath and started another essay. 🙂
22/05/2015 at 5:44 PM
Not a bad idea – get straight back on the horse!
22/05/2015 at 6:10 PM
It does help, especially when rejections come in. LOL
26/05/2015 at 6:50 PM
Once the hurrah is past, I often feel a bit sad. Don’t know why. It’s like empty nest syndrome. Now what?