Jeanie Writes Genre

I decided to celebrate my win by giving myself a new template. Isn't it shiny? I like the otherworldly feel of the muted colors and the fact that you don't know whether the woman pictured is human or alive or even a woman.

"So, Jean," some of you are surely wondering, "50,000 words does not a novel make. You're hardly done with it, are you?"

To which I would say, "No. No I'm not."

BUT--it has a beginning, an ending, and quite a bit of middle. It still needs a few crucial plot scenes and could use a handful of character-building scenes, but for now, I'm satisfied calling it a finished rough draft, and putting it on the back burner while I get back to finishing The Hero Factor. By the by, I signed up for NaNoFiMo to ensure that I don't lose my momentum.

I guess that starts tomorrow, but first I'm going to give myself a non-writing weekend to catch up on knitting, reading, sleeping, etc., and rest my brain so I can start fresh on Monday.

Still to come: I'll do a write-up of what I learned during NaNoWriMo, and also post excerpts of both my WIPs. Look for those later today.

Labels: nano, nanowrimo, writing life