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50K!
Somewhere around 9:30 last night I ploughed through the 50,000 mark on my novel, which I was very pleased about. Still got a way to go before the end, but I feel good for getting this far. I’m aiming for 65,000 words, as that seems to be the place to be at for a first time novelist.
Following Maura‘s advice, I stumped up for a copy of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print so I’ll be working my way through that between now and the New Year, once I’ve got the novel finished.
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Xander says:
Congratulations!
And thanks for that book recommendation. I may have to pick that up.
65K, huh? Damn. It’s looking like my first draft will be lucky to clock in under 110K.