Day 7 (Team July)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Here is the post to update with any extracts, thoughts, or comments you might have for today.

I'm saying good-bye for a week, leaving you in the most capable hands of elmey until Day 15. Happy writing!

Comments

[elmey.livejournal.com]

\o/ Well Done!! \o/ Congratulations!! I feel like a proud Aunt having watched you sweat over this for over a year now :)
I wish we could have a real party for you.

I like Shandlin on Yeats and unrequited love--protesting a bit too much, isn't he ;) And poor clueless Eva! It's nice to have this glimpse of them starting out.

Are you going to take a bit of time off before you start the next draft?

[ideealisme.livejournal.com]

Thank you, mrs. I just did a wordcount. Jesus Christ on a bicycle this novel is vastly overweight. My head hurty thinking about it. Yes, I think I will take a week. Partner is urging me to start subbing asap tho! Not sure if ready...

The reason I had to backfill that Yeats scene is because Yeats actually turns up later on and Eva remembers Shandlin ranting on about him - except that Shandlin hasn't said a damn thing about him because I deleted that entire section and wrote a new one. Hence the backfill! To be fair on Shandlin, I think he's for real when he says he doesn't like Yeats, tho their similar states of impecunity might be influencing him slightly.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Take a week, give yourself a break. You know you're going to be working like crazy on the next draft too once you start.
This is such an amazing achievement though; I think you have something special.

[ideealisme.livejournal.com]

It took me ten and a half months and I wrote hundreds and thousands of new words. I am absolutely shattered now and am going to head for bed and sleep the sleep of the just. Thank you so much for your belief. I cannot overstate how much it means to hear.