I haven't done a ton of writing since the last check in, but I did get myself to the place where I can see the finish line. For the first time, I tried writing out of order. I love it. But since I also write on the go, it means my manuscript gets a little messy. I use google docs and write scenes in a long document called "Future Scenes" (I'm so creative) or e-mail myself bits of dialogue using my phone.I knew I was at the point where I had to organize what I had so that I could fill in the holes and figure out what else I needed. I've been really worried, because I knew I was getting close to the end and I hadn't figured out how to close the story.
Last night, I ordered and integrated all my future scenes into my main manuscript draft and filled in a few things here and there. Then I made a list of what I had left to write. There isn't much. Less than 10 scenes, 8-15K words. I think that I'll finish the rough draft by the middle of next week (that's my goal). Best of all, organizing the manuscript was the kind of creative activity I needed to figure out exactly how my story would end.
So I'm really excited.
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So now you see the big picture with your manuscript. That's good! You'll type "The End" in no time.
ReplyDeleteWay cool Steph! Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteI started writing my current novel out of order too! It's fun because you write what's going on in all your head and power through. I was worried about the mess, but I found ywriter5 and it is great! You can write straight in it or copy from word. Then you can drag and drop scenes and chapters wherever they need to go. and it's free, which makes it extra awesome... *end rave*
ReplyDeletegood luck!
Wow! You have made great progress! I love you style of writing, very unique. Keep up the good work!! :)
ReplyDeleteI always write out of order. Thank goodness for Scrivener--it helps keep me organized. You must be so excited to be nearing the finish line. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteWow. That is so cool. I write out of order too...and ALL over the place, scraps of paper, laptop, notebook, e-reader...I always think, "This is the book I keep totally organised." I lie to myself all the time!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to see the end in sight! Can't wait to read you're done!
I do the same thing with the emails! I write emails to myself when I'm at work without my laptop and then I email it to myself and save it to a special file. I think I still have like 5 emails in that file that I'm still working on!
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