It's done.

[kitchen_kink]

Oh god, it's done.

I just finished it.

I said I would finish it, and I finished it.

It's done.

I mean, it's done for now. Only one other will read it before it's edited. It'll languish, probably for six months or so while I put together a short story collection and do NaNoWriMo in November.

But the first draft. The first draft of my first novel. It's 536 pages (okay, that was with 1.5 inch margins all around, because they wanted it that way when I submitted the first few chapters to a contest) - 480 pages with 1.5 inch top and left margins and 1 inch right and bottom ones. It's 122,953 words long. It's a mess. It's rambling, it's inconsistent and the plot makes very little sense to me anymore - but it's a novel. It's done.

It's done.

It's terrible.

But it's done.

Comments

[madbard.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on elevating yourself above the vast majority of writers in the universe.

And the first draft is supposed to suck; its mere existence is cause for celebration. Break out the champagne!

[regyt.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Sounds like a hell of an accomplishment to me. I can't wait to read it. (I also offer proofreading/editing/whatevering services, if so desired.)

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-Sincere congratulations.

[kitty-scarboro.livejournal.com]

congrats. such an accomplishment.

"It's a mess. It's rambling, it's inconsistent and the plot makes very little sense to me anymore - but it's a novel. It's done.

It's done."

exactly! - and it is much easier working on, editing, and changing a piece - once it exists in the first place.

[cycon.livejournal.com]

Wow. Go you.

I'd love to read it...

[oonh.livejournal.com]

I'd like to read it.

In the meantime, go to tom7.org,
and read his books

[amber-phoenix.livejournal.com]

at last! congratulations!!

[scottsch.livejournal.com]

woo! Congrats!!!

[greendalek.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news! I do hope to be able to read it someday.

Off to the West Coast --I'll be checking my Yahoo address periodically for website-related updates n' stuff. Have a great week! *kiss*

[unknownrockstar.livejournal.com]

I knew you could do it! : ) hope I get to read it at some point!

[macthud]

I'm so far behind on my reading, but -- wow! Rock on! Sign me up!

(I've enjoyed every first-novel by any author I've significantly enjoyed -- Heinlein, Sturgeon, Stephenson, etc. -- and now I'm looking forward to this one.)