Just completed the last of my 2nd draft edits for Act 1 of my novel. The last two pages were a bit half assed as one of the edits was “more running, more panic, more stuff’ but the point is its done. 

Now comes the fun part of retyping all of this as my drop box account saved only non writing files because my life is filled with first world problems.

With edits underway for the past few months, I am now at a point when I can say I possibly like the first 700 words.

Oh hey,

No big deal. My novels at 90k.

Chapter 6: DONE!

Revisions complete! Well, for now.

I feel sad when editing, and the pages I mark up aren’t dripping with red ink. They aren’t perfect I just don’t know how to change them for the better.

Chapter 5 is edited

Yeah, it still needs work. But they are things I can’t change until I reread the next few scenes. So, for the time being Chapter 5, check.

It’s almost 6k which is pretty much a spot on match for the last four chapters. So all around I’m feeling good. Sleepy, but good.

Four days off…

And I’m staring at my novel…

I just… I just don’t… I mean I want to edit… but there is so much work to be done… the world needs so many more layers… it’s there… I just don’t…

My novel is now 83k!

WOOOOOO!

My mood is the best it’s been in weeks. I feel so accomplished. Also I’m only halfway through chapter 4 edits. Imagine how many more words I can add!

I now think I might like the first 1,600 words of my novel. I’m not sure, I just think, maybe.

I’ll know after group tonight.

This characters back story… 

Starting to edit chapter 7

As I re-read my dialog:

Well, this is all going to need to be rewritten.

Plotting out book two, before I go back to editing book one.

I’ve missed writing. This week has been filled with to much stress and not enough writing.

Working on my second cup of coffee. My cat is snuggled up behind me. Just reread the last scene of chapter 5 and made some still needed improvements there. Felling much better about tackling chapter 6. 

Lets get this party started.

85k!

Wooo! Longest it’s ever been! The longest I’ve ever worked on a novel. The most words I have ever written about one subject!

In other news

I have finished chapter 4! I actually had three other scenes that I was planning on including in this chapter, but the first two have brought it over the 6k mark. So I figured I’ll cut it off there.

My novel is now 83,202 words. Yeah. It feels good.

I’m also fantasy planning my London vacation. No idea if I could actually do it. But… Any ideas? Places to visit?