Stuart Crouch
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Sunday, 2 May 2010
Birthright - Making Progress
I started writing my first full length book in January 2009, and had the first chapters finished within a few months. Then came the writer's block that you hear about, and from July to December I wrote precisely nothing... Starting up in December 2009, I've added another 35,000 words, and in so doing, reached the all-important halfway mark. Now, I've got to finish...
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Now at 84,000 words, and my head is full of ideas for the rest of the second half. I'm aiming for around 110,000 words for the first draft. All I have to do now is recover from RSI in my right wrist...
ReplyDeleteStill, it gives me time for a breather, and to re-read the sections I've written in the past few weeks... It's all good.
ReplyDeleteI now have a few people reading 'Birthright'... excited to see what they think...
ReplyDeleteYou are the best! A.G.
ReplyDeleteHave now finished the first draft - in December 2010 - and the first edit - in April 2011. Exciting. I was impressed (admittedly with myself) to find that there were very few glaring errors - for example, a short run of chapters where Tuesday happened twice - and just a few loose ends to straighten up at the end...
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