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FINALLY finished my novel!

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Oh my goodness, I am SO excited! The fantasy novel I have been working on for about 3-4 years now (on and off) is finally finished. I typed the final words ("To Be Continued") at 12:49 PM on Tuesday the 27th of July, 2010. This is an incredibly historical moment for me, as this is my first completed novel. (Many short stories and Fatima's saga as a children's book {published now} have come before, but nothing of this magnitude.)

Final Stats:
Word count - 47,113 (not a lot, but good enough for me)
Pages - 179 (letter-sized)
Chapters - 16 (long ones)
Characters (no spaces) - 219,641
Paragraphs - 1,520

Goodness! And this book doesn't even have a real title yet (working title is "To Save Terria").

Now comes the scary stuff... Editing! I've been editing myself as I go along but it's going to freak me out to have other humans read my work. Gahhhh...

I'm hoping to get it sent out to 10 different publishers and/or agents by the end of August. Apparently books written for teens by teens are really hot right now, so I should have a lot of luck.

Anyway. Wish me luck in my writing adventures! I'm already planning a sequel... *giggles maniacally*


Edited by HorseFeathers - 7/27/10 at 10:42am

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post #2 of 22

How very exciting for you.  Good luck.

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post #3 of 22

woot on finishing it and good luck!  fl

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #4 of 22

Good Luck!

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clap   what an accomplishment!

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post #6 of 22

Congrats and good luck!  I'm a big fantasy buff and I'm always looking for new authors, keep us posted.

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post #7 of 22

Way to go! You are on your way to fame & fortune!  thumbsup

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post #8 of 22

Just don't forget who your friends were BEFORE you became rich and famous.

That's  RANCHER HICKS.  lau

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I'm not old, I'm Vintage.

 

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Originally Posted by rancher hicks 

Just don't forget who your friends were BEFORE you became rich and famous.

That's  RANCHER HICKS.  lau


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What an accomplishment! You should be proud.

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post #10 of 22

Wow!  That's wonderful!  It must feel so good to complete a project like that!  wee

How exciting!  I have a book reviews blog (Super Reader Girl Reviews) and would love to feature you and your book there once you're nearing publication!  Let me know if you want any info on agents/publishers.  I've been saving a number of articles written by recently published authors that might be helpful.

I enjoy proofreading as well, so let me know if you want some early readers before you start sending it out!  I'm pretty much addicted to books.  smile

Wishing you the best of luck!!!

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