That was me. I just finished the final draft of my novel. It’s come in six weeks past my goal and a couple thousand words short, but I write lean, so I’m sure when I do my first true read through, I’ll find places to add more.
Next, I’ll print it out and let it sit for a while … probably a week is the most I can keep my hands off. If you’ve been visiting this blog for a few months, you probably know I promised myself a reward for finishing this novel. I’m going to paint a graphite portrait of my main character, Jalal. And, when I’m done, I’ll post a link to it from my “I Write” page.
Then, I will do that read through, which I know should be done without the red pencil, but I also know that’s an impossible task for me. So, once through—aloud—for edits, once again to polish, and then it will be off to my beta readers. I’m choosing some writer friends, but also some who are strictly readers because that’s who I’ve written this for.
Now, I’m off to catch up on my social networking, do the laundry, maybe give the housework a lick and a promise—maybe—and then, lucky me, it’s Jalal time!
Happy. Happy. Haaappyyyyy.
Linda Cassidy Lewis 
Congrats Linda! I can’t wait to see the graphite portrait of Jalal! I have this image in my mind… 🙂
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I hope I don’t disappoint, Mary. I hate it when they make a movie of a book I love and they cast actors who don’t look anything like the characters I had in mind. I’m starting work on it today.
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Oh Linda, this is HUGE! Congratulations!
*APPLAUDS*
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Thank you. I’m taking a bow.
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*waves* with big grin on face.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I still have my pompoms…but I stopped doing the cartwheels….I was getting kinda dizzy
You go girl!!!!!
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Bravo! I finished mine (a children’s novel, so just 25,000 words) and I’m in the looking for an agent phase, which is not nearly as fun.
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So sorry, that should have been “Brava!”
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I’ve worried and worried about writing the query letter and choosing agents to send it to, but I have to put that out of my mind for now or I’ll never get through this final edit. (Final, ha!) I’m hoping I’ll have enough fun editing to carry me through to the querying. 🙂
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Huzzah! I couldn’t hear the scream from the other side of the world. Please accept my belated congratulations.
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Thank you, Ann. I hope to start the fun work on Monday.
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