On Oct 20, 2006, at 7:47 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
I once had hope of becoming a novelist, but it turned out that shorter genres were more fitting for my "talent." Good job getting through the draft. Good luck getting through the edit. Doug Brewer http://www.drivingtheflies.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
