Basically done.
Posted by CM under Legalese on Sun 4 Nov 2007
lthough not. By “done” I mean that the bones of the story are in place. There is a lot of work to be done in those final pages–both in trimming some portions, expanding others, clarifying key emotions in important points.
And that doesn’t count the inevitable rewrite or three. But for now, I’m popping open a bottle of wine. I deserve it!









November 4th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Congrats! I think the key is knowing that there will inevitably be rewrites. I was blissfully unaware of this when I finished PMA… I have since been enlightened!
November 4th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Thanks, Sara! Trust me, the rewrites are not only inevitable, they’re looming over me. This is what happens when you change the underlying motivations of your three main characters in chapter Sixteen.
November 4th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Congrats!!! I’m jealous—two books in one year!
November 4th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Congrats!
November 5th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Thanks, Elyssa. Trust me–I need a LOT of work on both of them. And thanks, Alice.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Congrats, CM. It must be so cool to see that red bar on the right all filled in. Good luck with the editing. I have a funny feeling this one will be on the shelves in no time.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Hooray! *tosses confetti*
Pass the wine…
November 6th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Congrats CM! Finishing a book is such a high, even though those revisions are looming. Enjoy that wine…and I’m with Tessa, pass it on over.
November 7th, 2007 at 3:07 am
Congratulations! Enjoy that wine, you do deserve it….
November 7th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Hurrah! Congratulations!
November 7th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Thanks, Lindsey and Darcy!
Anonymous, as you may well be aware, you are identified in these parts as Mr. Milan.
November 7th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Huzzah!
I must admit, the first time I finished, I was very much in denial about how UNfinished I still was. I’m going to be starting one of those rewrites or three next week sometime.
But there is something the feeling when a story that reaches THE END for the first time that’s just unbeatable ;). I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your wine and the sense of accomplishment.
November 10th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
cheers!
November 14th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Oops, I really need to subscribe to blog feeds because I get engrossed in Grad school and then I miss exciting posts like this. Congratulations!!