I know that November isn’t over yet, but for me NaNoWriMo 2014 is done. I also know that I didn’t make the 50K word count, but that wasn’t my goal anyway.
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My #fantasy novel “The First Light” had a word count of around 38K on November 1st. My goal was to finish the first draft, and I had hoped that this year’s NaNoWriMo event would push me along. It did.
I added 23K words this month to the first draft of my manuscript, and I was able to type those glorious words “+++ The End +++”.
Yes, I’m glad that I got to do that. What #author wouldn’t be? However, I do feel like I’ve just lost an old friend. I know that my friend will be back when the editing process begins in a couple of months.
A current #wrtitetip states that an author should put their manuscript away and leave it alone for two months. But that doesn’t mean that I’m going to cease writing. I have a backlog of short stories to edit. Those stories will afford me the opportunity to hone my editing skills before going back to the novel.
Has NaNoWriMo 2014 been good for you too?
San Giacomo's Corner 
Well done, Ernesto, I’m happy you made it all the way to ‘The End’! And now you can…relax…put your feet up…and think about all the editing you’ve got to do!
I’m trying not to think of the editing part. For the past 4 days I’ve been doing between 4-5k words a day purely because it is the last stage in the NaNo’ing and I’m at 43k words. I know I’ll get it finished in time.
Looking forward to being where you are!
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Going to let the manuscript rest for a bit. I’ve hot too many short stories that need attention now, 🙂
Keep going Mark, I know you can do it.
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I’d love to read your short stories. I read the intro to your chapter 16 and was really impressed. What kind of genre are you concentrating on with your shorties?
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Thanks Mark. You can see extended excerpts for “Ragged Souls” and the complete freebie “Gematria² ” with this link http://www.wattpad.com/user/ernsangiacomo
I write Fantasy for novels and mostly spiritual / horror for shorts.
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IMPRESSIVE! Congrats, my friend.
Do you find that the time you spend blogging assists or distracts from your other writing goals? (Sometimes it leaves ME scrambling – wondering how others manage it)
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com)
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I regard blogging as writing. It tends to keep my skills sharp since a blog post needs to be short, sweet, and to the point.
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LOL – maybe on YOUR blog – I tend to favor the long post (do you think maybe there’s a link there?)
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I’ve seen a few of your epic novels, ummm I mean blog posts. 🙂
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Seen? (Took one look and ran screaming, huh?)
Suffice it to say that “brief” doesn’t seem to be among my talents. I’m workin’ on it – grudgingly. (I’m told I write like I talk – and isn’t THAT a frightening thought?! ;D)
I have shaved the length quite a bit this year, but I had to get “fluffier” in order to do it. (I can’t explain the brain-science *behind* EFD struggles briefly AND make it readable for anyone who isn’t a brain-geek like me).
I keep thinking I need to give up blogging & take up science writing — BOOKS are supposed to be long, right? We shall see what the new year shall bring.
Happy Christmas (as the Brits say). xx, mgh
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I don’t think you will have any trouble writing a book. 🙂
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Nope – no trouble at all *writing* books. I’ve written quite a few, actually.
FINISHING them – including editing – and getting them published is quite another story. My creative ADD mind gets a new idea as I edit, and off I go on a new one.
Hope to turn that around in the coming year. Wish me luck!
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Congratulations! That’s always a great feeling! 😀
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Thanks Rachel
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Congratulations! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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