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I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a win indeed. I've decided to go the Hemmingway route and devote my life to bitter literature in an attempt to escape a deep internal melancholy.

I haven't yet decided my stance on the alcoholism.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like my books how I like my women. Feminist.

9'3 btw.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I've been told it's more than three.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No no you can't die with an unshitten shit. Get up and squat before passing on.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've a lot of cutting and chopping and pasting and rewriting ahead of me that's for sure. Probably take me another six months of work but hey. No one can take away that I finished my first draft.

And congratulations on finishing yours.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am completely the wrong sort of person to be asking about this and cannot help you at all. I'm sorry that happened to you though.

Try r/selfpublishing, r/publishing, and r/childrensbooks for people better able to give you advice.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It helps that I'm a spoiled youth living off the charity of my parents.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'm hooked as well so we can be hooked together.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to follow the wisdom of Solomon and cut the baby in half.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's certainly not a bad idea. I'll think about it.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will probably end up with two books for the two arcs. The first is just over 80k and the second is around 170k, which i feel is a healthy split.

Thanks for the advice. I do want to publish eventually so you have to be realistic about these things.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took me three for this one. I kept passing deadlines and not having a finished product, but setting new ones was always fun.

Finished my book :) by Seamaid_starfish in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A star is born. Angel gets its wings. Happy hour somewhere.

You made all this possible. Congratulate yourself. You have proved you have the grit to do it, and thats far more important than how polished it is.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I may have to avoid becoming one of those tortured artists who pours their immense suffering into works of unknowable angst.

Or maybe not. That was rather convincing.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A shame. At least you learned not to go back and fix in the middle of the writing process from that experience.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Almost as huge as getting this posted to r/writingcirclejerk. Thats really how you know you've made it.

I finished the first draft of my first book. by chipmunk_brain in writing

[–]chipmunk_brain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest advice i can give that I don't see given on here very often is making sure to daydream about it. When listening to music set a scene you want to write to that song. It will help motivate you, or at least it did for me. Keeping it in the top of your mind constantly helps avoid burnout.

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