Yesterday, I finished the final draft of TDP-1. What an amazing feeling. Hence the chocolate icon 😀
This is the first time I’ve reached this beautiful, polished stage. Sure, I’ve written books and put them aside before, but I’ve never made it this far.
And I love it. Apart from several nit-picky sections of phrasing I want to work over, I love the book. With each edit round, it’s improved. The story line, which was solid to begin with, just got a new level of urgency added to it. The story doesn’t change, but the motivations are stronger.
I don’t know if this book will find me an agent or not. I have tonnes of stories to work on while I shop it around. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love it if someone else loves it like I do, but during this process I have grown as a writer – in leaps and bounds.
Not only have I developed my writing process, but I’ve refined a revision and editing process, too. In turn, this helps me critique and beta read for others.
So, whether or not this book/series is the one that makes it, I will always love it and the journey of getting it to this finished stage. Because of this series, my understanding of writing’s place in my life has grown.
I love it.
I really want to thank Jami, Em, Jai, Anthony, Becca, Heather C, Heather J, Shyntyrr, Kylie, Seti, Papilie, Mercedes and, of course, my husband Trevor.
Thank you for all your feedback, especially the type I didn’t want to hear. Thank you for being so meticulous in your feedback, both the good and the bad.
And I hope you’re all ready for 2&3, and then the A.I trilogy. Bwah hah hah. Just kidding – well, not really 😉
Of course – I also want to thank the #writemotivation team for their constant cheering and encouragement. And I’m so sorry that my time this last week has been focused inwardly. I’ll be much better this coming week and respond to more than the few blogs I managed last week.
Don’t forget – Jai has been making bottled #writemotivation A lucky few people will get one after the end of the month!
I’m starting new on my google reader this week. Got way backed up. But hey, at least the MS is ready, right?
AND OMG I MADE IT INTO PITCH MADNESS!!! *cough – calms down*
How has your week been? Do you feel like you’ve got your own writing process developed now?
CONGRATULATIONS lady. That’s an awesome accomplishment! you deserve all the chocolate in the word!!!!!!!
Congrats on finishing the draft! And congrats again on making it into Pitch Madness!
Thank you, hon 😀 I’m so nervous though!
Thank you hon – on both counts!
Congratulations, what a wonderful feeling that must be. And good luck for all that comes next 🙂
Great feeling, but now the really hard part starts haha! It never ends!
Congrats on making it into the March Madness pitch! That is so much awesome that you should enjoy double the chocolate.
Reaching the place where you are at is commendable and humbling. You’ve written, revised, edited and repeated the process while gaining much needed knowledge at improving your craft and your abilities. I wish you the best in shopping this story around. But what you’ve gained thus far is just lots of awesome-on-a-stick 🙂
Thank you so much, hon. Even if I don’t make it with this book/story – I’ll keep writing. Don’t really have the choice to stop haha
Congratulations on EVERYTHING! I’m getting close to the development of my own editing/revision process soon, and it’s slightly daunting, but I know I have to get there, hehe.
As for my week, that’s all in my #writemotivation post on my blog, so I’m not going into here. I just want to not cry myself to sleep every night . . . that’s my goal currently.
Thank you hon! I know you’ll get your own process down soon.
And I’m so sorry *hugs* I commented over there too.
Way to go hon I’m so super happy for you and proud of you!! What an awesome feeling 🙂 Good luck with this, my fingers are crossed for you. I understand about turning inward last week – I did that too – and look forward to being back for at least a week or two *wink* lol.
Celebrate celebrate celebrate! You deserve it 🙂 Revel in this wonderful feeling of accomplishment 🙂
Yeah, I’m pretty stoked too. However, I will definitely be back and cheering as hard as ever now my brain isn’t trying to implode lol.
So happy for you! So proud! Can’t wait to hear more good news! And can’t wait to receive your motivation…I’ve been lacking in my own!
*hugs you* No lacking! Motivate – you can do it!
Thanks, hon <3
WOOT! If anyone deserves some super #writemotivation love, it’s you! So happy and proud of what you’ve accomplished. Not only have you been working hard on your manuscript, but you have also been selflessly cheering us all on. Even when you were frustrated and down, you still were cheering us on. 😀 I for one, would not be 18,000 words into my own story if it hadn’t been for you and all the #writemotivation people cheering for and encouraging me. It might sound cheesy, but the word “inspirational” comes to mind. 😀
Congrats on making it into PitchMadness. That is a HUGE accomplishment. 😀
Cheering others on helps kick me in the butt 😀 Win all around really 😀
Thanks hon, now to wait in fear haha
Any time, darling. And CONGRATULATIONS!!
*hugs you*
I feel like I have also grown leaps and bounds with this current MS. My writing has improved. The way I write, edit, and rewrite has also improved vastly! This book seemed to take me forever, but now I am on the tail end of it. Looking back…6 months from start to finish isn’t that bad at all.
I think that’s the important part. Learning and progressing as a writer 😀
Congratulations, woman! I’m so proud of you. I wish I could take you out for lunch to celebrate! 😉
Haha! Thank you 😀 I would love to go to lunch, but instead I will squee for the release of your book on the 17th 😀
Excellent! Congratulations on a goal well accomplished!Woohoo!It always feels good to realize you’ve grown as a writer. Keep on rockin’!
Thanks hon 😀 Yeah, the more growth, the better we write!
A final draft? I wish I could work out when a draft was final.
It’s when I don’t see any more room for ME to improve it and my copy editor has been over it, and my crit partners have burned it into the ground. That’s when it’s final 😀 aka – a LONG TIME haha
Congrats Girlie! That is fantastic. All of it.
Thank you lovely <3 Much appreciated!
Many congratulations on finishing your final draft! It’s such an accomplishment. 🙂
Thank you, hon. It’s a great feeling.
Huge congratulations to you on getting that final draft completed! That’s a really cool accomplishment and I hope that you’re getting a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction from it.
Thank you. I am right now, until an agent asks for an R&R I’ll be in a great mood lol. But now? I’m happy.
Congrats!!!
Thank you!
CONGRATULATIONS! I’m *almost* to this stage with my MS–can’t wait to get there!
That is FANTASTIC! I hope you get there soon – and cheer when you do!
Congrats! Your post inspired me. I love being in love with a book, and I need to focus and finish!
Thank you so much 😀 Being in love with the book is half the battle, I think 😀
Woo-hoo! Congrats on finishing the book AND on making it into Pitch Madness. How exciting! I expect to hear more good news very soon, right?