Thanks. I will be looking for reviewers. And I'm saving your message so I don't forget.
I'd like to thank everyone who replied for the encouraging words. I didn't expect that, but it goes to show how much of a family the PDML is -- even in the midst of an aperture crisis. Paul On Oct 21, 2006, at 12:21 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Congratulations on getting a first draft written! That's a big > accomplishment. If you need reviewers, I'd be happy to help ... I've > done book draft reviews from time to time, it's always fun. > > best > Godfrey > > On Oct 20, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> After having written several hundred magazine articles and countless >> advertisements, I finished the first draft of my first novel today: >> 70,700 words. It will probably grow a bit as I revise it, since my >> early revisions have found me adding more detail and transitions. But >> i'm very pleased with the plot structure. It's the first person, >> present tense narrative of a schizophrenic advertising writer who >> gradually grows more insane. The narrative is divided between the >> reality based character and his deluded counterpart. Every time the >> narrative switches to the alternate personality, the chapter ends and >> a new one begins. The working title is _Both of Us_. I think the >> ending qualifies as a shocker. I sketched out a plot for it many >> years ago and wrote a couple thousand words at one time. This summer >> I decided that I had to write it. I'm not getting any younger. I >> started in July and finished the first draft today. Feels good. >> Revisions kick off Monday. I've revised as I wrote, so it's pretty >> tight for a first draft. Hope to have it ready for submission in >> about eight weeks. This explains in part while I've done nothing more >> than photograph my granddaughter this summer. >> Paul >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
