It's been roughly a year since I started really writing in earnest to complete my first book. Last night I put the finishing touches on the manuscript and did a final word count. 74,260. I'm quite pleased with that. Sure, it's not quite the 80k minimum I was aiming for, but I think if I try to add much more, without some advice from an editor, anyway, it would come across as padding.
I've even started a second novel, but I've been able to find inspiration to start a project unrelated to my first, which I'm hopeful will help test me as a writer.
While last year I was still terrified at the thought of becoming a parent, my wife and I are now looking forward to the arrival of our first child in July. It's still hard to get my head around it, but I'm not as scared as I used to be.
So where are you guys now from this time last year? Have you been working on a manuscript that you're proud of? Frustrated with? Have you moved house? Been published?
Feb 21, 2011
One year on
Paul Anthony Shortt believes in magic and monsters. In ghosts and fairies. The creatures that lurk under the bed and inside the closet. The things that live in the dark, and the heroes who stand against them. Above all, he believes that stories have the power to change the world, and the most important stories are the ones which show that monsters can be beaten.
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I've started on writing an urban fantasy book. I have enough content in mind for three books, and at the moment I'm writing out the chapter plan of book 1. Working on giving myself a rough idea of what happens in each chapter, then a page detailing notes of what I hope to put across in each chapter.
ReplyDeleteGot other ideas in mind too that I jot down too, but I want to try and get this one done.
Awesome, sounds good! Best of luck with it.
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