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dianec42 ([personal profile] dianec42) wrote in [community profile] justcreate2023-12-10 07:09 pm
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Just Create - Wintry Mix edition

Holy cow, another weekend has come and nearly gone!

What have you been working on? What are you struggling with or need support on?

Don't forget to be supportive of the other commenters!
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[personal profile] sunfright 2023-12-11 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
This week (last week, my time), I finished a novel I've been working on since NaNo and I'm busy going into the editing process now, first and second read-throughs, as well as beginning to look for betas. I have 3 so far, but would like a pool of at least 5. If anyone here felt up for it, I'd love that, but it's a 71k word long story so it's a lot.

It's been such an amazing writing process, never have I had such a streamlined, smooth writing experience. The writer's drop has only set in now and I'm beginning to drag a little, mostly due to tiredness and holiday stress.

I'm doing an "editing week" now where I take two chapters a day and edit them in depth, which means I'll be done by the weekend (the novel is 13 chapters long). I'm really satisfied with what I've done so far. It's a historical novel, taking place in 1920s France with LGBT+ elements.

So far, the summary goes like this: She wanted to be on her way; Paris seemed as good a direction as any. When her distant older brother, Charles, involves her in his plans of ensnaring his wealthy business associate's heir, Armand Dubois, and when Charles' girlfriend, the enticing Italian actress, Eloisa Paolo, also enters the picture, Sylvie Gallard has to slowly realize that wanting to be on your way somewhere can land you in many different places.

I look forward to working with this novel for the next couple of months.
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[personal profile] sunfright 2023-12-11 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!! It really has been.
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[personal profile] cornerofmadness 2023-12-11 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay for the novel it sounds amazing
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[personal profile] sunfright 2023-12-11 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!! It's been a blast to write and editing it only makes me more and more satisfied with the result. I've never felt this way about something I'd written before.
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[personal profile] cornerofmadness 2023-12-12 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
That's wonderful
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[personal profile] mekare 2023-12-11 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow congratulations on finishing Nano! And it‘s great to hear you had such a smooth writing experience.
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[personal profile] sunfright 2023-12-11 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a race, for sure, but I think the end result and this feeling were worth it, definitely. Thank you!