Friday, April 17, 2009

First draft process

I know everyone does it differently. Some do it so they must do a certain number of pages a day, some do word count, some do a certain number of hours of BIC time, etc.

I do best with word count. So, my goal is to do 500 words a day on the weekdays and 1,500 a day on the weekends. I really want to try and have a first draft done in two months, before our vacation to Disney World.

I'm excited about this book!

It will have:

mystery
suspense
adventure
beauty
romance

I love this stage when it's fun and exciting. Let's see how I feel in 2-3 weeks. :)

Happy Friday!

4 comments:

  1. Awesome! As soon as this weekend is over I should have more time (sounds ironic huh?) to write in my manuscript. Can't wait for Monday! lol.

    Good luck with your MS. I hope you fly through in time for Disney!

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  2. I'm curious what the average word count for a YA is? I'd love to know, thank you!

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  3. T. Anne, like anything, it varies. I think 50K is probably pretty average. But there are certainly some shorter and some that are longer.

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  4. Oh man. I have a feeling I'm going to be hyped up about this book you're talking about.

    mystery
    suspense
    adventure
    beauty
    romance

    That's my idea of a perfect book :] Can't wait for the title, cover, and overall package.

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