Day 4

Okay, so this is a really big day for me (no I’m not ordering a large cappuccino) I’m giving my completed 67ooo word manuscript to my wife for comments; I’ve told her to be brutal and given her a red pen! This is the culmination of two years ‘hard-ish’ graft some days and nothing on other days. But to see all this effort in print- if only in spiral bound A4- gives me a feeling of satisfaction tinged with slight apprehension(the red pen of course). In all seriousness this is a good thing, after all, the point of writing is so that others can read it- I never actually thought that I would ever get to this stage considering the number of times which I’ve re-read and changed whole sections each time. If this is how it feels to print the first manuscript then it must be truly awesome to actually have your first novel published. I wonder how many budding authors are out there and how many submissions actually result in publication; it must be a scarily high rejection rate, and for good reason. Personally, I really enjoy writing and have started my second work of fiction albeit scribbled down in my big yellow A4 pad- I find it easier to first let my thoughts flow through the pen to paper and then modify as I transfer to my laptop. In this way I use my written notes as a template which I can add to or subtract from as necessary. The first couple of pages can be viewed on my other blog: http://writeronanisland.blogspot.com. Please comment as to whether you are interested enough to read any more. Thanks for looking.