I've joined YWS on November 10 after having realized that I was actually dead-serious upon writing a story that had been configurating in my head for three years. This was my first attempt at writing a serious novel, with outlines, research, plot-- the whole shabang.
And I worked diligently o-o -cough- -giglesnort- Ahem. At least....I can honestly say that my fingers probably have gained muscle with all my typing.
Lately, it has seemed that my moods were affected by my writing. Scary isn't it?
If I were to have written 5,000 words that day, afterwards I would find myself euphoric and in light-hearted moods. *pokes signature* I remember once where I literally typed up an entire chapter in a day, finished, ran downstairs, hugged everyone, and then treated them all for a movie. On the contrary, when I found myself not to have written anything in weeks, I was snappish, frustrated, and my grades suffering. It got that far.
I am glad to say 120,000 words later on June 10th ( exactly seven months afterwards) I have finished the first draft of my novel. Anyone would have thought, with my screams, that I might have won the lottery. Trust me, it felt that good.
So thus begins the second step in my journey: the 2nd draft phase. Writing the first draft was something I had to do on my own, and something where I needed complete isolation. Just me and my story. I was paranoid that if I posted it too early I would begin to rely on other's opinions too much and ultimately lose the real joy that I get in writing completely and solely for myself.
I figured that this step is the one that I would need the most help and support in, as editing has never really been a big motivator for me. So this is where I shall vent, or I might just create a blog or something. So if anyone has any tips before I venture into the dangerous waters of the editing process, I would try to soak it all in.
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