Comments on: The Home Stretch

By: » Aaaaah - Around The Literary Blogosphere (A Carnival) World Class Poetry Blog » Blog Archive

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:28:04 +0000

[...] John Hewitt updates us on the status of his novel. [...]

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:09:41 +0000

I’m up to 44,000 words now.

By: Connie Williams

Connie Williams — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:53:26 +0000

Congrats Leah — fleshing them out is the big challenge now.

By: JoniB

JoniB — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:15:12 +0000

Congrats to Connie & Leah! YAY! I’m at 46,000. And I’m stuck. But I noticed that if I just start typing, all of a sudden IT comes to me and I hit the flow. Love that feeling! My drug of choice. And remember people: It’s a shitty first draft. ALL first drafts are bad. (I have this posted on a post-it on my monitor.)

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:42:22 +0000

Yep, I finished on the 23rd. I wanted to yell in triumph but it was 11 45 or so at night… Lol. It was great. I’d never tried anything like it before so it was a huge confidence boost. I know that it’s badly written, but I do have the bare bones of a good story, though there are many plot holes lurking…

Good luck!

By: Connie Williams

Connie Williams — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:19:04 +0000

Crossed the line last night a little before midnight at 50,430. Whew!!! What a dash.

By: Rosemary Nissen-Wade

Rosemary Nissen-Wade — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:35:32 +0000

Still cheering you all on – louder and more enthusiastically than ever now you’re coming down the home stretch!