An awesome, awesome, amazingly awesome feeling.

megan_d · Jul 8, 2007

I just hit the half way point of my first MS. Fifty thousand words. And oh man, doesn't it feel good! I have no doubt in my mind that I'm going to be able to finish this thing, because if making it halfway feels this awesome, I can only imagine what actually finishing it will be like!

Spyder Pyresphere · Jul 8, 2007

Congratulations. It's a wonderful feeling to take pride in your work, and it feels even better when you know you're getting closer to being able to share your thoughts and imagination with others.

Write on, fellow author.

sadron · Jul 8, 2007

^_^ Happy for you! I wish I could write that much!

Melanie Nilles · Jul 8, 2007

Congratulations! The glass is half full is always more positive than the other way of looking at it.

You WILL reach The End!

Siddow · Jul 8, 2007

Congrats! That's quite an achievement.

JamieFord · Jul 8, 2007

Congrats! Pace yourself and keep going!

stormie · Jul 8, 2007

Fifty-thousand words is a great accomplishment! Congrats!

megan_d · Jul 9, 2007

Thanks for all your kind words guys!

cletus · Jul 9, 2007

That's great. Keep it going!

Nakhlasmoke · Jul 9, 2007

If you think you feel good now, just wait till you write those closing words.

Well done you.

Tracy · Jul 9, 2007

Congratulations - and well done for sharing with us. Look forward to reading your post that you're finished the novel.

blacbird · Jul 9, 2007

Congrats too. I just hope you haven't used the word "awesome" as frequently in your manuscript (preferably, you haven't used it at all, outside of dialog, maybe).

caw

III · Jul 9, 2007

Writing for the enjoyment of it and the thrill of personal accomplishment - that's an accomplishment in itself. Congrats and keep plugging along!

Prawn · Jul 9, 2007

You da (wo?)man!

Death Wizard · Jul 9, 2007

Now it's all downhill!

johnzakour · Jul 9, 2007

Wow, congrats.

Truthfully I never feel comfortable about a book until I see it on the bookstore shelves. But that's just me, I worry a lot.

Cassidy · Jul 9, 2007

yayyyyy! congrats! hope the last half is fun!

Spiny Norman · Jul 10, 2007

I always find the middle part the most terrifying. What if it stagnates or I can't finish it the way I want?

JJ Cooper · Jul 10, 2007

Go Aussie.

JJ

ccarver30 · Jul 10, 2007

YAY!!!!!!!!

TheKnightWhoSaidNi · Jul 10, 2007

Good job! That's farther than a lot of writers get.

Sean D. Schaffer · Jul 10, 2007

megan_d said:
I just hit the half way point of my first MS. Fifty thousand words. And oh man, doesn't it feel good! I have no doubt in my mind that I'm going to be able to finish this thing, because if making it halfway feels this awesome, I can only imagine what actually finishing it will be like!

That's good! Congratulations.

Just remember, if your feelings change on you, to keep plugging away until you get it done. Some writers suffer from a problem called 'the Mid-Book Blues'. If you start feeling down about your book, don't give in to your feelings but rather plug away until you finish your piece. The satisfaction of getting half-way through a book, from what I've experienced, is nothing compared to finishing the story altogether.

Best wishes to you.

catephoenix · Jul 11, 2007

CONGRATS - Just wait until you type those immortal words 'The End' - Nothing like it.

Zoombie · Jul 11, 2007

deathwizard said:
Now it's all downhill!

Actually, it's true in the working sense but not true in the story sense. As in, the story gets more and more exciting after the second half (or at least mine does), but it gets easier and easier to write.

Then, right before the end, I lost all ability to write for two days. Then, exactly at 2:00 in the morning, I sat up, turned on my computer and finished the book.

Funny. Ha.

Well, keep on writing, Megan_D. If you don't...I'll kill you!

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