Today I finished the first draft of the third and final book in my Above World series. I’ve written my fifth book and my first-ever trilogy!
Although my feelings are mixed — I’ve been with these characters for over five years now — I feel good. Epically good. I hear birds chirping and see unicorns dancing on rainbows everywhere I look.
This last week was my “make-it-or-break-it” week for the novel. I wrote about five hours a day (more during the last few chapters), and here’s how the word counts played out:
2700 Sunday
2600 Monday
1400 Tuesday
1500 Wednesday
1900 Thursday
2000 Friday
2500 Saturday
1500 Sunday
That’s over 16,000 words from Sunday to Sunday. I want to cry from exhaustion, cry with joy, and then sleep for a hundred hours. I want to heap gifts and praise on Chris East and Stephanie Burgis, who selflessly read each messy chapter as I went and encouraged me to keep going.
I can’t believe it’s over. Well, except for 3 to 10 rounds of revisions and edits, of course. But those are milestones for another day.
You did it!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!! KICK EFFIN’ A x 1000!!!!!
Yay you! That is some mighty wordage. Done-done!
Woooo! Congrats!
It deserves saying twice–YAY!!!!!
You are now the producer of the kind of epic tales that kept you sane growing up. And what a tale it is! Way to pay it forward, my friend. I’m proud to know you.
Congratulations Jenn. Those numbers are truly inspiring. You’re going to make a lot of kids (and adults) very happy soon!
Kudos to you.
So damn proud of you. YOU DID IT — and you did it WONDERFULLY!
I am beaming for you! I am SO beaming! Huge, huge congrats my dear!
Congrats Jen! You’re a rock star!
I AM SOOOOOOOOO THRILLED for you Sweetheart!!!!!!! Congratulations…..I am SO proud of you!!