NOVEL R. TEH. DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[megwrites]

It's done, it's done, it's done!

122,585 words, in total (which, after revisions will probably go down to >110k, thank you monkey!god.)

424 pages in Open Office

34 chapters, plus epilogue and prologue

So now, I get to sink into what matociquala has referred to as "post-novel ennui", go out of town to see my sister get married, come back, let it sit in a drawer for a bit, and then revise it and hopefully carve off 10,000-15,000 words.

I LOVE BEING A WRITER.

Comments

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAYYYY!!! *tosses confetti* Go, you!

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[lagringa.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

Well done, ma'am. So, could someone (me) read it? Or a portion of it? (pretty please?)

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Absolutely! I'm actually about to ask for people who'd like to read it and give me comments. What form would you like it in?

[lagringa.livejournal.com]

If you've got a Word doc you can email me, I can read it on my Palm Pilot - would love to! You can send to me at deadlanguages (at) gmail (dot) com.

Yay!!!

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Thank you so much for offering to do this for me! Just so I know that you're sure of what you're getting into:

The novel is 120k, fantasy (not high fantasy, but fantasy nevertheless), and probably chock full of mistakes, rough patches, and typos I haven't yet found.

Still in? ;)

[lagringa.livejournal.com]

Still in!

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations, have fun in all your fabulous fabulousness at finishing!

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, and I will be sure to have fun. Also, I'll be sure to thank you in the acknowledgements of this book (should it ever need them!), because you cheering me on really gave me a boost. It's nice to know that I have friends like you. :)

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Congrats on finishing! Now take a break from it for a few months

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I probably won't take more than a few weeks from this, but I will let it ferment in a drawer for a while. :)

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

Wow! Congratulations! That is a mighty accomplishment. Take a little time to rest and then get back to work :)

[fiction-theory.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)