I just wanted to record on the immortal internet machine that on
27/03/2011 at 12:45pm
I finished the first draft of my first novel ever!
27/03/2011 at 12:45pm
I finished the first draft of my first novel ever!
And that only took me like... um, 15 months!
(6 months longer than planned!)
(6 months longer than planned!)
PS. Don't talk to me about the long slog of editing and revisions that now lies ahead of me. I'm still in my happy place!
PPS. And I won't tell you the current word count 'cause you'll FREAK!
Congratulations! Time to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Don't worry about those edits yet, just bask in the fact that YOU DID IT!!
ReplyDeleteOHHHH, congrats!! I LOVE this feeling. It's such a happy feeling :D
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteamazing news, well done!!! *deep bow*
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Congratulations on this milestone, Rachel. We're new friends, you and I, so perhaps you don't know that it actually took me twenty years to write my first one. Marriage, children, careers and life in general caused me to push my dream of being a writer to the back-burner. Thankfully, five years ago I really began to feel the mountain of regret that I was staring at in my old age if I never tried to finish the book. That pushed me to not only finish it, but to see it published as well.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy that feeling, my friend, and much success with the milestones which are to follow...
-Jimmy
Congrats! Celebrate! Enjoy this big step. Then get back to work.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter how long - it matters that you finished! That's a huge accomplishment : )
ReplyDeleteCongrats! This is a huge milestone! Enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteAnd now worries about how long it took you to write it. Life happens. It took me about as long to finish my first draft too.
Congratulations!! Doesn't it feel wonderful??? I finished my first draft of my first novel in November and it felt SO good. I took about a month off to detach myself from it and get ready for revisions (I had notes from two of my crit partners on the whole thing). (and don't worry, it took me a year and a half to write mine- I don't count the 6 or so months I didn't write while we bought a house...so technically 2 years if you count it).
ReplyDeleteWoop Woop! Who cares how long it took. You did it! I know it's an amazing feeling, congrats :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! Sooooo exciting :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! :D It's such a great feeling huh!?
ReplyDeleteWoohoo, congrats to ya! Yeah, don't be in a big rush to revise and edit--enjoy your high for now. Your WIP may have to sit for a while anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. This is definitely something to celebrate. :)
ReplyDeleteWow that's brilliant! I wish I was there too :O)
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ReplyDeleteThat's an accomplishment worth celebrating! Great job. Enjoy the euphoria.
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Go you!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I've yet to make it that far so I'm pretty impressed!!
ReplyDeleteNow I REALLY want to know what your word count is, ha ha!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Rachel! Finishing a draft is quite a milestone and your first step toward publication. You're already ahead of a bunch of people who spend year after year saying that "one day" they'll write a novel but not doing it.
Enjoy the moment and best of luck with the ms!
Lorena
Woot woot woot! Congratulations! I can't wait to be saying the same thing in (hopefully) three weeks!
ReplyDeleteI bet my word count is longer than your word count! hehehe...
Thank you everyone! It's so great to know people who UNDERSTAND what this feels like!
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