My Writing.
I added 45880
words to my novel.
I wrote 8 articles
for Divine, of which 7 were published.
Blog
posts: 50
Number of
days I wrote on: 365
I also
enjoyed three days of the Melbourne Writers Festival.
My Novel
Writing.
I started
the year thinking I had a couple of chapters to write to finish my novel. Yeah
right. About 24 chapters later, I am finally sure I am writing the last
chapter. In a way, I am glad it has taken so long to get to the end as I was
having problems working out how to bring it thematically to a conclusion. I
always knew how the novel would end plot wise, but it took me until chapter 105
to figure out how to complete the theme or concept of the novel. The manuscript
currently has 213,558 words.
the year thinking I had a couple of chapters to write to finish my novel. Yeah
right. About 24 chapters later, I am finally sure I am writing the last
chapter. In a way, I am glad it has taken so long to get to the end as I was
having problems working out how to bring it thematically to a conclusion. I
always knew how the novel would end plot wise, but it took me until chapter 105
to figure out how to complete the theme or concept of the novel. The manuscript
currently has 213,558 words.
My Reading
Year.
I seemed
to be always too tired to read at night, so I should be happy that I actually
managed to read 11 books. But I ain’t.
to be always too tired to read at night, so I should be happy that I actually
managed to read 11 books. But I ain’t.
Why Do I
Write?
A post on
Google asked the question: Why do you write? They wanted an answer in one
sentence. With a less than impressive
year of writing and reading, I asked myself that question. Here’s why I write:
Google asked the question: Why do you write? They wanted an answer in one
sentence. With a less than impressive
year of writing and reading, I asked myself that question. Here’s why I write:
I write stories I would like to read
about the challenges I expect people will face in the future.
about the challenges I expect people will face in the future.
There you
go. How about you?
go. How about you?
Writing
Aims For 2014
Once I
write the last 1000 words of my novel, this year is going to be one of
redrafting and editing. I have the second drafts of two novel manuscripts and
one novella to keep me busy. I also want to get back into critiquing, including
critiquing a few novels.
write the last 1000 words of my novel, this year is going to be one of
redrafting and editing. I have the second drafts of two novel manuscripts and
one novella to keep me busy. I also want to get back into critiquing, including
critiquing a few novels.
And, most
importantly, I finished the year with a Klout of 50.
importantly, I finished the year with a Klout of 50.
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Nice work Graham.
That's dedication.
I hope you get that novel into shape this year – though has more chance of publication as a trilogy. Either way, its some achievement.
Hi Anthony.
I reckon I will be cutting out at least 50,000 words when I redraft it. There is plent of scope for cutting.
At least the other manuscript has only 128,000 words.