In his book, “On Writing,” Stephen King said, “I believe the first draft of a book — even a long one — should take no more than 3 months.” Given that it took me 2 years to complete mine, does it come as a surprise that it took me 12 years to complete the editing… Continue reading 12 years is a long time to complete a novel — or is it?
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Cut? But I love this part so much.
So many words! So many words! Turning one novel into two helped to solve my giant word count problem, but I still had a long way to go to get “I Knew Men” into shape if I wanted to pursue publication. There were scenes and experiences that I had thrown my heart into, that I… Continue reading Cut? But I love this part so much.
261,007 words. It’s a magic number – not.
Writing “I Knew Men” was so much fun! The epic story flowed from my brain to my fingers, and once again I was grateful that my parents gave me piano lessons. I can type very fast, to the tune of 261,007 words! What I didn’t know at the time is that the typical novel averages… Continue reading 261,007 words. It’s a magic number – not.
I wrote a novel. It was accepted. Now what?
“I Knew Men” was inspired during long cold winter nights in northern Minnesota where one of my good friends and I would play “Last night I had a dream” – trading dramatic stories starring ourselves as ‘Cinderellas’ in the arms of whoever the 1970’s teen idol of the day happened to be. I’ve been reading,… Continue reading I wrote a novel. It was accepted. Now what?