The End!!!

Sassee · Sep 26, 2007

12k words shy of my goal but...

OMG!!! My first ever completed first draft!

:hooray:

Now what was that next part? Revisions? Editing? ... You know, for now I'll just be happy about "the end." LOL!

How long should I let it sit?

<runs around tossing shurikens in the air like confetti>

I finished! I finished! Woo!

Writer14 · Sep 26, 2007

-dodges ther falling shurikens-
O.O

Well...for starters...don't kill your future readers. ^^

Congrats!!
I've heard you usually let it sit for like a month or something.
But... I'm not sure.

Still... Awesome!!!

Azraelsbane · Sep 26, 2007

Grats!

As for how long to let it sit, it really depends on the person. I'd say give it a few days at least.

ccarver30 · Sep 26, 2007

Let it sit for a while- then revise!!

sunna · Sep 26, 2007

Yay for you, that's awesome! :partyguy:

I'd say leave it for at least a few days. I do a few weeks, myself. And go have a martini, or a big fudge sundae...You deserve to celebrate.

Azraelsbane · Sep 26, 2007

ccarver30 said:
Let it sit for a while- then revise!!

Oh no, it's the shake your brussel sprouts smiley. You've been marked, Sassee.

Sassee · Sep 26, 2007

Azraelsbane said:
Oh no, it's the shake your brussel sprouts smiley. You've been marked, Sassee.

<hides>

C.bronco · Sep 26, 2007

Nice, Sassee! Take a few days to bask in the glow (and eat chocolate) before picking it up again!

melaniehoo · Sep 26, 2007

Congratulations! I hope to join you soon (I'm closing in...).

Wait at least a week so you can celebrate!

glassquill · Sep 26, 2007

Three cheers for your fine accomplishment. Let it sit for a couple of days before you introduce it to the joys of editing.

Wraith · Sep 26, 2007

Woooooo! Congrats!!!! *dodges shurikens and shudders..bet your novel is action-packed* Feel free to shove it out of view and rejoice in freedom until the demons poke you again. Good luck!

ccarver30 · Sep 26, 2007

Azraelsbane said:
Oh no, it's the shake your brussel sprouts smiley. You've been marked, Sassee.

Come on! Those are pom-pons! They do look like veggies though... LOL

lostgirl · Sep 26, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS SASSEE!!!!! I'm super happy for you. Shurikens like confetti completely rocks.. LOL

Definitely take a couple days to bask in the glow of completedness (I'm making up my own words.. LOL) because really the fresher your eyes are the better off for your editing it'll be..

Claudia Gray · Sep 26, 2007

Congrats!

jannawrites · Sep 26, 2007

WAHOO!

May we all reach that point someday. Soon. :e2BIC:

BIG congrats, Sassee!

Amiton · Sep 26, 2007

Congratulations, Sassee!!! It's a great feeling, isn't it?

Now, if I could get to the end of rewrites...which have now officially taken seven times as long as my first draft...

Amiton.

III · Sep 26, 2007

Congratulations Sassee!

wee · Sep 26, 2007

That's so cool! Congratulations!

My previous experience has been that it needs to sit long enough that you can't quote from it anymore. Maybe that process speeds up if you write other stuff in between, can't really say. But at least one month, I would think.

Doesn't Uncle Jim recommend at least three months as optimal?

I believe the point of a time frame is to give it enough time sitting that you can re-read it with fresh eyes.

I'm planning to print a full copy of mine as soon as it is done, and put it in the safe. It will serve as a back-up copy in case something dreadful happens to my computer, then be my reading/marking copy.

wee

musicalzoo · Sep 26, 2007

congrats!!

definitely let it sit- at least a couple of weeks so you can revise with a fresh view!

san_remo_ave · Sep 26, 2007

Many congratulations!

LilliCray · Sep 26, 2007

I have no idea how to celebrate or congratulate another on completing a draft... mainly since I've never done it. *snivel*

On the other hand...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Go, Sassee, go! Go, Sassee, go!

David I · Sep 26, 2007

Congrats!!!

Put it away and get working on something else engrossing ASAP. If you can leave it alone for months, I'd recommend it.

Stephen King recommends a minimum of six weeks, if I recall, but he's a fast kinda guy.

Ava Jarvis · Sep 26, 2007

That's awesome!

Now you must resist the urge to read it and put it in a drawer for a while (and in a few other digital places) and work on the next book!

Woohoo for you again!

Soccer Mom · Sep 26, 2007

Well, some people edit right away. I've done that before. But I do like to let my cook for about a month while I work on another project. Then I return with fresh eyes.

eta: And congrats too! Finishing is fun.

Esopha · Sep 26, 2007

YEAAAAAH!! :hooray:

The End!!!

Momma Wolf

Christina.

Agony is defeat

Nicole Castro

Agony is defeat

Momma Wolf

I have plans...

And thus we begin the edits

RB's favourite chewtoy

The demon in your inkwell.

Nicole Castro

Always Watching

no, really

rockin the suburbs

just a little

Back at it

Plot? What plot?

Too stupid to know fear

Crypto-fascist

bam pow zap.