Thanks Ann. Gutsy or foolish? Time will tell. In any case, it was enjoyable. Paul On Oct 20, 2006, at 9:45 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> Thats fabulous, Paul - > and gutsy! > > ann > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> After having written several hundred magazine articles and countless >> advertisements, I finished the first draft of my first novel today: >> 70,700 words. It will probably grow a bit as I revise it, since my >> early revisions have found me adding more detail and transitions. But >> i'm very pleased with the plot structure. It's the first person, >> present tense narrative of a schizophrenic advertising writer who >> gradually grows more insane. The narrative is divided between the >> reality based character and his deluded counterpart. Every time the >> narrative switches to the alternate personality, the chapter ends and >> a new one begins. The working title is _Both of Us_. I think the >> ending qualifies as a shocker. I sketched out a plot for it many >> years ago and wrote a couple thousand words at one time. This summer >> I decided that I had to write it. I'm not getting any younger. I >> started in July and finished the first draft today. Feels good. >> Revisions kick off Monday. I've revised as I wrote, so it's pretty >> tight for a first draft. Hope to have it ready for submission in >> about eight weeks. This explains in part while I've done nothing more >> than photograph my granddaughter this summer. >> Paul >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
