The news you've all been waiting for...

[Faye]

...well, perhaps not all of you.

Anyway...

IT IS FINISHED!!

Yep, draft one of my first full-length novel is all done! I'm writing this immediately after saving and closing the Word document, so I don't know how I feel yet. Part of me's exhausted, part of me's elated, part of me feels slightly nauseous, and part of me wants to act like a completely spoiled, middle-class luvvie and burst into tears.

But it's done. Now I just have two weeks to remind myself how to edit and start forming the skeleton of the second novel. This feels completely weird.

[hellion]

Many congrats to you, Faye. You've achieved more in the space of a year than some of us slackers have been trying and failing to do for the last seven. Damn Virgo perfectionist streak...

"part of me wants to act like a completely spoiled, middle-class luvvie and burst into tears."

Then you go right ahead. With all that hard work, you've earned the right to do whatever the hell you want. My one recommendation is that you don't talk about The Book with anyone, or even think about it until you've taken a good, long break. Put the writing part of your brain into neutral for a couple of weeks, then you'll be able to come back and edit with fresh eyes.

It's just occurred to me that unsolicited advice from someone who's only managed a drawerful of false starts and first chapters is about as useful as a chocolate teapot, but the good wishes still stand. Well done!

[Dollanganger]

That's fantastic, well done Faye ;D

I'll be eagerly awaiting the arrival of The Book on my local book store shelf...

[Faye]

Thank you both!

hellion - I'm taking a two-week break before starting the first edit, so I'm taking the opportunity to start some research for the next book. Nothing too heavy, just some reading and casual note-making at this stage.