Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Done

I did it.

You helped me do it.

The first draft of my very first young adult dystopian SF novel (that's quite a mouthful) stands completed at 86,405 words. Precisely.

May the ripping-to-shreds begin! But first--vacation.

And perhaps just a teeny-tiny

W00T!

Can you keep the fire burning while I'm gone? Feel free to pop into the comment box as often as you'd like over the next week and a half or so. I would LOVE to curl up and read the conversation that ensues.

See you all at the end of the month!

*happy dancing her way offstage left*

29 comments:

  1. Yea for you! Not much beats the feeling of completion...except maybe signing a publishing contract!

    Have an awesome vacation!

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  2. Congrats to you! Setting, and especially achieving, goals is a great thing.

    I am certain this vacation will now be even more savored. Have a great time. We will miss you.

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  3. Congrats! Enjoy your vacation too!

    I'm betting revisions will go that much better once you have a chance to step away from the draft for a bit.

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  4. Excellent!

    wordver: Mockboid, if Atticus Finch had lived in Jersey...

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  5. Hooray, Authoress!!! That is fabulous. There is something so thrilling about getting the story OUT. And I do love a good edit, myself. ;)

    Have a fabulous vacation.

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  6. Woo hoo. We all knew you could do it. Have a great vacation.

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  7. Have a GREAT vacation. You deserve it!
    Happy dance every night!

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  8. *so jealous!* I'm even further behind as I started deleting things today to be rewritten! I hope I finish by Friday...

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  9. Congratulations!! Enjoy your vacation!

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  10. Your vacation will be all the sweeter now, because it is your reward for a job well done.

    Secret word: trope. Hmmm.

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  11. Have a nice, stress free vacation and congratulations! :)

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  12. Yay!! Well done! Enjoy your hard-earned vacation :-)

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  13. Congratulations! Now you can enjoy your vacation without worrying about how many words you have left to write. =o)

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  14. Congrats and enjoy yourself on vacation!

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  15. Hooray! Have a wonderful vacation.

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  16. Congrats! And have a great vacation!

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  17. Bravo! Have a liberating, joyful, crazy-great vacation!

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  18. Congrat! You deserve the break!

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  19. Good for you! I bet it's a fantastic feeling to have the first draft down.

    Let the revision wait until after your vacation. =D

    I'm very happy for you!

    Joan
    (who is knee deep in her own revisions)

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  20. Okay, folks, Authoress wants something to read so what should we write about for her?

    Maybe, describe your ideal vacation in 20 words or less?

    Here goes: salty air and pounding waves,or big desert and silent sky: remembering I am small in a big world.

    Anybody else?

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  21. starry nights, majestic mountains, pine scented breezes and sitting in front of a roaring fire.


    Aaaahhh...I need a vacation!

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  22. I'll play.

    Australia, husband (and kids for the first week only), ocean, hiking, writing on the beach - no sharks or jelly fish :)

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  23. No need to drive, nowhere to go -- just a movie on DVD, takeout food and thou. Ah, staycation.

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  24. Resort with activities for the kids, husband, endless buffet, open bar, beach, no stress, with a little sightseeing and shopping.

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