The first draft is finally complete! I can’t believe I’ve finished something so massive. I am really pleased with what I have achieved so far, but it doesn’t stop here.
Last night I printed out the whole thing and today I am going to sit down and read it through. From beginning to end. I’m going to attempt this first read through as a reader and not sit there with my pencil in hand making changes. I intend to read it through once as I would any other book I pick up and then I will read it through again with my pencil and note book and make notes, list flaws and plot holes and tear it to bits, but for today, I’m sitting down and I’m reading my own crime novel!
Here it is, all ready to be read and I can’t wait.
mooderino says
Ah, the first readthrough without making edits. Resist that red pen!moodMoody Writing@mooderino
Sarah Pearson says
Brilliant Rebecca, congratulations!It's real you know, you wrote a novel 🙂
Carrie says
Congratulations on finishing your first draft. Have fun with your read through.
Mieke Zamora-Mackay says
Congratulations Rebecca! My thoughts are the same as mooderino's, "Resist the red pen" today.Enjoy it for what it is. You have accomplished a great feat!
Annalisa Crawford says
Fantastic Rebecca! Doesn't it look good, all clean and printed out like that!
Patricia Lynne says
Congrats on finishing the draft. I have yet to read my own writing w/o picking up a pen. Maybe I should hide them and try…
LindaK says
Massive congratulations – is it wrong of me to feel a teensy bit jealous..? What an achievement! x
Achelois says
Rebecca, Congratulations.
Glynis says
Congratulations! Mm, I wonder if you will be able to resist corrections. Enjoy!
Rebecca Bradley says
Mooderino – I managed to read it without marking anything down. It wasn't easy though, I had twitchy fingers!Sarah – Thank you. I know! So excited.Carrie – Thank you. It was interesting :)Mieke – Thank you. I resisted. It was an interesting experience :)Annalisa – It looks great doesn't it! Patricia – It wasn't easy doing the read through without a pen, but I managed and it was worth it because I could see what flowed and what didn't.Linda – Thank you. I think it's natural to be honest. As an aspiring writer I think we will always feel that bit of professional envy when our peers progress because we want it for ourselves. In fact I think you may have just inspired a new blog post topic!Achelois – Thank you! :)Glynis – Thank you. I managed to resist. It wasn't easy though. A bit like asking me to resist chocolate that is sat in the fridge!