And it’s about time. I started this back in September, thinking I could easily get it done before World Fantasy 2009. More than a month after the convention, and five days after the last self-imposed deadline, it’s done!
Alright, here are the stats:
ms pages: 270
words: 73,009
file size: 492 KB
chapters: 16, prologue & epilogue
start date: 28 September 2009
end date: 4 December 2009
When I finished, I was listening to “To far away times” from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack. It fit the mood perfectly–absolutely perfectly. The epilogue might be a little cheesy (if you were one of my alpha/beta readers, you’ll know why–thanks, Gini!), but in a good way, I think. Anyways, here’s the track:
It took me forever to finish this draft, but that’s what happens when you’re swamped with school, I guess. If this were the summer and I had nothing else on my plate, I probably could have finished it in 17 days (or less) like the 3.0 draft.
For a more detailed breakdown, here is a graph of my daily wordcount for the project:
Overall, though, I’m very satisfied with my work. I’m sure that if/when it gets picked up by a publisher, they will have a multitude of editorial critiques and suggestions, but I can honestly say this draft is as neat and polished as I can make it.
It’s time to send it out!
Nice work, Onelowerlight! Good luck with your novel. Find some good people to send it off to.
That is awesome. Congratulations! I think Genesis Earth is a great story. I really hope to see it on shelves someday. I’ve got lots of friends and family who would really enjoy it.
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Keep us posted on how things go from here . . .
I’m excited that you accomplished your goal!