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Thursday 8 October 2009

Finished!!!

2 years 6 months later and the first draft is complete. My final word count is 78,760, not quite the 80,000 I was going for but the final scenes are written and I am more than happy with it. I'm letting it hibernate until the new year, just enough time for the elves to break into my computer and raise it to book shelf standards! There is research to be done, courses to be taken (if the tutors ever bother to email me back!) so its not finished by a long way but I am ready to let someone else read it and that's a big thing for me.

S0 that's it for me and the novel for a while, we are officially on Sabbatical and will reunite in the new year. I'm looking forward to reading, writing shorties, commenting and blogging more over the next few months. But for this next week I am looking forward to sleeping, eating, drinking and just generally chilling out.

See you in Cyprus! (where I hope I can connect and blog lots!!)

15 comments:

  1. Yayyy!! Ah I am so happy for you and it is testament to your commitment that you kept at it! Enjoy your big relax! :) :) xx

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  2. That's absolutely marvellous Lily. Well done. It's going to be mighty lonely over at 100 words a day without you!

    Have a lovely holiday.

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  3. Well done!! Really savour the achievement.
    Hard work starts next year!!

    Enjoy the few months off...

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  4. That is bloody brilliant news honey!! Well done!!

    Now go have a lovely relaxing time with your Mum

    C x

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  5. Well done Lily! That's fab. Have a well deserved rest!

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  6. :) you must be on cloud 9. he he. well done!

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  7. Thank you everyone so so much. I couldnt have got it finished without the encouragement. I am now relaxing although I just had an iced coffee and I have the shakes!! Dont worry JJ I will still be at 100 words cheering you on when I get back posting words here and there. I am determined to submit at least one shorty before the year is out.

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  8. Congratulations! I am so impressed with your word count.

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  9. Oh blimey, I missed this! Really well done Lily - mine has shortened (after editing) to around 77,000 but I reckon it's close enough :o)

    Have a fabulous break :o))

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  10. Thanks you guys!! I couldnt resist going in yesterday and starting the rewrite as I have been doing some research while ive been here. I knew i wouldnt be able to resist.

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