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How is that, that you can be done and not done? I've had a few other examples in life, but most of them are surprises:
Master's Thesis
I wrote and defended my master's thesis... turned it in... got a grade... and then I had to make a few freaking CHANGES! Really hard when you know you've ALREADY gotten an A to address changes before they allow you to be DONE. Isn't an A done?
Professional Manuscripts
Man, if these aren't an exercise in 'holy crap, you mean I'm not done yet' this is it... and I refer here to BOTH the scientific manuscripts I do professionally and the fiction manuscripts I do... erm... professionally.... But this is more about LONG TERM PROCESS.
So what the Heck do I do about this thing with the first drafts? I mean all the hiccups to DONE... okay FINE... but I just am not sure what to do with hiccups on the way to first draft... It's not the beginning of the end... that's the trouble... it's the end of the beginning, and it is supposed to go... erm... over the cliff all at once... or something...
Ah, well... Hopefully it will be DONE DONE, by the end of the month, and in the MEANTIME, I've gotten back to typing up my Garden Cozy that I begin editing on July 1, if not sooner... (best to have it in word before the edit... process just goes more smoothly.
In the MEANTIME... some NEWS to share:
You know how I'm a Harry Dolan freak, yes? Freaky groupee annallat... I managed to get an ARC for his second book, Very Bad Men, and will post my review July 6th , (one day before it's out) and then will post an interview with Harry July 16th. (the day before his Ann Arbor Nicola's reading... Nicola's is our last remaining Indie Book Store and I am going with my boss, as she gave me his first book—I wanted it anyway, but you know how broke I always am)
I hope you all have a great week!
24 comments:
Congrats on meeting at least the main goal, which was the 50k I imagine? :D I am not quite there yet, but WILL BE very shortly. hehe
Why am I not surprised that you are done-not done...LOL! Well I am almost done with the 50000 but my book is far from done! Probably it is about half done :)
I say you are one NAKED step closer - and that's what matters!! Yay!! Take care
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You are so close, you can do it! Just strip everything off and freeball to let it all hang out ... um, well, how about freeboob? ;o)
I hear you about being done not done. I don't know if I'll ever be done with this novel.
wow, lots going on with you! Congrats to stacy and I look forward to Harry's interview!
I'm always done yet not done when it comes to my NaNoWriMo projects.
Congratulations on your Master's thesis. That's terrific news!
Trish--yup--that 50K was the one passed... I edited that in because it's a key point!
Siv-yeah...50K really is just on the short side for most books... There is some YA that short, but even there most of it is at least 60K.
Jenny-teehee--Exactly!
Jessica--YES! I will freeboob it! That is a perfect solution!
Matthew--Yeah--on the EDITING rounds it never seems done, does it? I've often not been satisfied with the ending until a rewrite.
Katie-Yeah, no leeway to sit around! I will pass on your congrats!
MJ-Ah! Not alone, so that's good! Thank you!
Oh Hart...you are so busy. I'm gonna check out that book though simply because the cover is awesome. Your recommendation, however, did not go un-noted.
Congrats on all you've accomplished! You've done a ton of writing.
I never really feel *done*--even when I've handed the thing in (I'm famous for my last-minute emails to the editor: "Can you read this version instead?"
I'm seeing that once you're pubilished, it never really ends, I've found. You finish the first draft, revise. Send it to your agent, revise more. Maybe even revise a few more times (as I had to do on the most recent one). I'm not published yet, but I know once it gets to an editor who is interested, more rounds of revisions will be necessary and even then, probably a few more revisions before it gets to publication. Stephen King said it best when he wrote about usually being sick of his novels before they reached bookshelves, he'd gone over them so many times!
Well good for you, Hart, and congratulations on meeting your goal, even if you still have more to do.
You sure are a hardworking lady!
Have a great week,
Kathy M.
Well hey, you accomplished great and wonderful things done done or not!! So congrats! And congrats on your ARC! Yeay!!
Push on, Hart! You are so close.
i don't think i'm going to hit 50k. I'm at 32K right now and will probably put in another 10K before the end. Ah well, i mean, it's going to take probably another 50K to finish the story, so i knew i'd be working through july as well
I think all writers have to deal with that 'almost done' feeling. It's hard, but keep going. Great news about the Harry Dolan ARC :)
Michael, it IS a great cover, isn't it?
Elizabeth-teehee I can totally picture you with the refreshed versions.
Stephanie-that is SO TRUE with all the iterations! I generally do three drafts on my own, two rounds with peers, then agent, then editor. My one 'in press' is currently with copy editors...
Thank you, Kathy!
Thank you and thank you Colene!
Alex-Oh, I will. If i have a strength, it is perseverence...
Sarah-42K is still a darned good month!
Carol-I think you're right. And Thank you!
Gosh, you've been busy, haven't you? I'm impressed with the 50k you've done!
Congrats to Stacy, can't wait to read the Harry Dolan review and you, my dear, are crazy! Did you really go back and revise your thesis after you finished and got an A! No words but am very impressed!!
Way to go on the goal! Don't worry about finishing - that can be July's goal. Totally awesome. I need a little of that to rub off on me. I have a deadline to make something query ready, but another project has to be finished first. And I just need to get it done. And now I need to go make dinner for 3 little boys.
(So glad to be able to comment again.)
Talli-I actually LOVE having an excuse to write like a fiend and neglect my housework. Did I mention that?
Johanna--PSU 'publishes' all theses and dissertations and keeps them on file, but only if you make the corrections. They were stupid formatting things, mostly. something I've come to learn just goes with publishing.
Vicki-Oh, I wish July had the TIME! I have two rewrites slated for July and August.
You are a writing machine. Have a great week too.
Man, I can't believe how much writing you've gotten done in such a short time span. You're a rockstar! *fangirl squee*
Thanks for the shout-out! :D
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