I started this blog on the back of a New Years resolution made in January 2011. I thought it would help me to discipline myself to create a writing schedule. By March it seemed to have gone the way of many resolutions, and I was no longer blogging regularly.
But this time, it wasn't due to lack of discipline. The blog really helped me find my writing voice and develop a routine - so in March I took out my 40,000 word MS, saw it wasn't working. I had learnt enough to know I had to cut 35,000 of those words. Fifteen months on, I have a completed 85,000 word MS entitled Cutting Loose.
So here I am, back to the blogging community (if you'll have me back!) with a dream come true - I have written a book.
Above is a picture of me, standing beneath a banner created by my friend Gosia, looking rather manic and delighted with myself. I'd a small get together last night with friends to mark the occasion. Below are the cupcakes I shared with friends to celebrate. You're welcome to try one-- I'd recommend the chocolate and peanut butter! :-)
10 comments:
Delighted your back blogging :) Can't wait to get stuck into your book this week! And those cupcakes look yummy...maybe you could freeze one for me and we can recelebrate when I'm home again in July :)
congrats! I love that feeling of accomplishment after finishing a manuscript.
welcome back, and big congrats on your book, there's no stopping you now...
Thanks so much for the welcome back, Niamh! I've often tried to start a novel before and have gotten 20-30 thousand words in, but I've always gotten blocked and felt unable to finish. I feel now that I have done it once, I can do it again. :-)
YAY! That's something to celebrate for sure!
Wow congrats on finishing your first draft!
It's a wonderful feeling that no one can describe. Enjoy it. :-)
Thrilled to see you made the Irish Writer's book fair, haven't had the courage to enter that myself yet!
Congrats!
I missed celebrating! Congrats!
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We all get way led with busy lives! At times we are compelled to write by that inner passion. don't beat yourself up. Well done on finishing the manuscript.
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