So, today was my birthday, and do you want to know my absolute favorite gift? I FINISHED MY NOVEL! *dances a happy jig* This is a great moment for me. It is the first novel that I have ever actually completed. My first three attempts never made it past 30 pages, and now I am sitting on 620! Of course, I have a ways to go yet before I send it off to agents, but this is still a great milestone. I want to thank all of you guys on Hatrack. I come on all the time and you all have never failed to inspire and motivate me.
DONE!!!! Oh yes.
[This message has been edited by wrenbird (edited April 02, 2008).]
Posted by InarticulateBabbler (Member # 4849) on :
Congratulations!!! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Posted by Wolfe_boy (Member # 5456) on :
Ah, IB.... you always seem to know what to say.
Happy birthday, and congrats as well!
Jayson Merryfield
Posted by JeanneT (Member # 5709) on :
Congrats!!
Posted by Tiergan (Member # 7852) on :
Congratulations. And Happy Birthday, my littlest daughter turned 2 on Wednesday as well.
COngratulations again on the novel.
Posted by Rhaythe (Member # 7857) on :
Well done! Congrats!
Posted by Patrick James (Member # 7847) on :
Congratulations and a very happy unbirthday! (Wish I had posted on the 2nd. It's not your birthday anymore.)
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Way to go...
Posted by KayTi (Member # 5137) on :
Congrats, that's great news! Happy Birthday too! Posted by JamieFord (Member # 3112) on :
Wow, congrats! And at 620 pages, that's no small feat.
Posted by Oblomova (Member # 7846) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Dane.Schiffer (Member # 7889) on :
Congrats man, i mean it. I hope one day i can be at that place in my writing career (life?)
Posted by Amator (Member # 6517) on :
Very cool. Way to go! I recently finished my first novel, but it is a svelte 320 pages. I'm editing it now and was planning on bulking it up a bit, but it's a pretty simple story and I don't want so much parsley that you can't see the steak.
The day I finished I printed it out, put it in a three ring binder, and showed it to a few friends. By that I mean I showed them the first page and fanned through the rest of the pages. I don't want anyone to read it until I'm finished with the first edit.
Congratulations again, and sorry for stealing a bit of your sunshine by injecting my own stuff in your thread. Keep us updated!
Posted by Rommel Fenrir Wolf II (Member # 4199) on :
so you 21yet? LOL
wow 620 pages. how long that take to write?
RFW2nd
Posted by Lynda (Member # 3574) on :
Congrats and happy belated birthday! Isn't it a great feeling to write "The End"??? Yay!!
Posted by Writing Anne (Member # 7840) on :
Congrats! How exiting! I can't wait until I'm there. You've inspired me.
Posted by Igwiz (Member # 6867) on :
That's AWESOME wren!! Congratulations, and happy birthday too!
Posted by wrenbird (Member # 3245) on :
Aw, thanks everyone. You are all great.
I'm still dancing that happy jig, though I'm ready to dive into the editing process. I'm sure you'll see my first 13 up soon. I look forward to all of your fantastic advice.
P.S. Rommell, it took me almost a year to write. And, I passed 21 a while ago.
Posted by Rommel Fenrir Wolf II (Member # 4199) on :
1 year for 620pages, i am lucky if i can get 30 for any of my work in 1 year.
i remember my 1st 21 birthday many many many years back. althoug the drinking age was when you could walk. LOL
