After more than a year of research and writing, I've finally completed a first draft
of Erin's Children! I am so happy with how this story came out and
can't wait to share it with readers.
Of course, a first draft is just
that – a FIRST draft. Now I'm on to editing and revising,
painstakingly looking for all the grammatical and typographical
errors, making sure the story line never went astray, and that
characters I was just getting to know when I first began didn't suddenly act out of character in later chapters.
Flow and continuity, word choice, story and character arcs – all
these things must be running smoothly throughout the entire story.
The purpose of the editing and revision phase of novel writing is to
make sure they do.
Still,
having an entire first draft completed is a huge relief despite all
the work yet to come. Two of the most gratifying words an author can
type are “The End.” The only better two words, at least in this
author's opinion, are “Chapter One.”
Always a great feeling. Looking forward to reading your story
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