That's great! Congratulations on your achievments so far. Well done to grab that bull by it's horn, so to speak...
I did literature for my first round at university, have published some, have had expectations that I'd go for a novel, but haven't really tried. Yet. Maybe yours will be an example that might push me closer to trying it too. Keep us posted on your progress. Lasse From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:47 AM Subject: Way OT: How I spent my summer > 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
