Done with my first draft!!
Jan. 16th, 2024 10:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rainwatersparkI'm done with the first draft of Novel #5!!!
It's a little under 113k words. By far the longest book I've ever written. My target was 120k words, but I'm glad it's under, since I always add during revisions and now I can do so without stress.
I'm hoping to finish my own revision pass by the end of the month, though we'll see if that happens. My main revision plans are to flesh out some scenes, weave in a minor character subplot, flesh out character arcs generally, and expand descriptions. I've gotten some advance feedback on Part II of my book, and now I'm waiting on advance feedback on Part III to make sure the central mystery makes sense (which is my main concern).
Once I'm done with all of my revisions, then it's time for general beta reader feedback.
I thought I'd be happier, but really, I feel like I've been exhausted for 1000 years. "^^ I'm looking forward to being able to take a break.
It's a little under 113k words. By far the longest book I've ever written. My target was 120k words, but I'm glad it's under, since I always add during revisions and now I can do so without stress.
I'm hoping to finish my own revision pass by the end of the month, though we'll see if that happens. My main revision plans are to flesh out some scenes, weave in a minor character subplot, flesh out character arcs generally, and expand descriptions. I've gotten some advance feedback on Part II of my book, and now I'm waiting on advance feedback on Part III to make sure the central mystery makes sense (which is my main concern).
Once I'm done with all of my revisions, then it's time for general beta reader feedback.
I thought I'd be happier, but really, I feel like I've been exhausted for 1000 years. "^^ I'm looking forward to being able to take a break.
