by Russell | Mar 27, 2018 | first novel, writing
First draft done. Second draft done. Beta readers done. Third draft done. 129k words later, the final (for now) draft is done. Time to see what agents think. This is going to hurt.
by Russell | Jul 20, 2017 | first novel, writing
Typing THE END, even if those six letters a purely figmental, releases a flow of endorphins and a sigh of relief like nothing else. I finished the first draft of my first novel yesterday. At 120,320 words, it is thirty percent longer than initially intended, but...
