Guess What?

I WROTE A FREAKIN' NOVEL!!!!!!!

It's finished!

Happy dance all over the place....

Saturday Evening Update

I hit 100K this evening. I'm ALMOST finished with the novel, but I'm taking a break this evening. Should knock it out for sure on Sunday.

Saturday Afternoon Update

I hit 96,000+ words this afternoon, and I'm starting on Chapter 30. I'm going to have a chapter more than I planned, I believe, but I'm nearing the home stretch.

I hope to have the first draft of the novel completed by this evening, but I'm satisfied that I've gotten this far, so I'll see. I'm going to take a bit of a break to spend some time with the husband, but I'll be back with another word count later this eveing.

Lynn Viehl responded on her site with some suggested agents, so I'll look into that when I've polished up the draft and written my synopsis.

Friday Update

I took the day off, mainly to try to adjust to my new diet the doctor wants me on because my blood sugar and weight have been climbing. No carbs for two weeks. Ugh. The head has been spinning.

I'm writing on the book today, though. Last night I finished plotting out my scenes. Then, I started working on the book when I got up this morning. I'm almost at 92,000 words. I'm on Chapter 28. Looks like the book may run to 31 chapters with an epilogue, too. I'll know soon enough. I would like to knock it out this weekend, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to write that fast. I can write for a two-hour stint, but then I get bored and have to get up to do something else.

But, I hit two milestones today. I got to page 300 (and more), and I reached and surpassed 90K words. The home stretch is in sight.

Cruisin' Along

I hit 88,000 words. I will try to finish the novel in 9 more scenes. Getting close.

Movin' Along

Having new readers, especially those who are close by and give me almost instant feedback, has pushed me toward the finish line on this novel, my first. My word count is now 84,000+. I'm just starting on Chapter 25 of what should run about 30 chapters. My goal is to be finished with the actual writing by mid-March. I have a week off coming up then, and I will use that time to edit what's there, write a synopsis, and begin my search for an agent and/or publisher.

While I'm in the wait-zone, I'll make notes for the two connecting novel ideas I have. I'll also look at doing some minor rpg writing, just to keep my hands in the mix.

Back to work!

After a long hiatus, I've started back writing on my romance novel. I hit 78,000 words this evening. I also have 2-3 more readers giving me feedback on it. I think I needed their spark to get me back to work on this. I'm getting so close. I can FEEL the end.

Moving Along

I'm into Chapter Twenty-One now. I have about 72,500 words. I took a bit of a hiatus to think over the plot of my next few chapters. I think I will have about 30 chapters when I'm finished. I'm starting to see the finish line. But then there will be editing work ahead.

Still going...

Ok, the pace slowed down a bit as I hit a plot wall. I'm having to re-think some things, but I'm still moving ahead. I'm nearing 64K now in 18 chapters. I have gotten a few more readers looking over what's been written so far. This is mainly to aid in checking continuity and story flow, plus I like having feedback as I go along. It sparks me to continue slogging away.