Just because National Novel Writing Month is over doesn’t
mean my book is finished.
This year I scrambled to put together a rough
outline: one I could refer to when my pantsing hands were stuck. It came in
handy. My work-in-progress is just over 50,000 words (so far) and even better,
my 13-year-old daughter approves of my story. She liked it so much, she
left a note on my iPad saying my story was “amazingly written” and that she could “not
put it down.” That’s enough to keep me writing through to the end.
A funny thing: You know me and license plates, right? I don’t always read into them (it just sort of happens), but today I saw one relevant to my story. It was perfect timing because tomorrow morning I have a date
with my writing partner to carry on with our novels. And yes, I will leave you
hanging.
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| Something About Turtles |
For tonight, I am creating mini-chapbooks of my poems. Each book contains six pieces.
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| Mini Poetry Chapbooks |
But back to novels.
Many of my friends also “won” NaNoWriMo. Does that mean they
finished their stories or just wrote the required 50,000 words? I’m not sure.
How about you? Did you participate and, if so, were you able
to make it to the end?
Happy writing!
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This is fantastically great news!!! ~ Meena
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Meena! xo
DeletePleasing your daughter...that is good news. :) Love the chapbook covers. I look forward to reading your novels.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Sabra! :-)
DeleteWinning NaNoWriMo (i.e. writing 50,000 words) is definitely not the same as finishing a story... NaNo focuses on producing a first draft. The real work comes in the editing! But massive congrats for getting there.
ReplyDeleteAlso, wow, I love the look of your mini chapbooks. Beautiful!
Sophie, Thank you so much!
DeleteIt was my third time "winning" NaNo and one of the books I have completed after much editing (you're right in saying that was a lot of work!).
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