Having noticed that I haven’t edited my novel since July, I have decided to again take part in NaNoEdMo (National Novel Editing Month). Originally, I wanted to take part in NaNoWriMo, but with focusing on my World War Two stories for my writing group WW2 anthology, editing and submitting my short stories, and editing my novel, I’ve not had time
When I started editing my novel, I never thought it would take a year before I finished the second draft. I often sit and wonder what I was doing in all that time. But the only answer I have is that editing (if you want to do it right) takes longer than you plan. I always describe the second draft
I started writing my current novel in November 2014 as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and completed the first draft in February 2015. Wow, just writing down that date makes me realise that I have been working on this novel for a very long time. At the start of 2015, I had hoped that I would end the
Did I reach my NaNoEdMo goal? The simple answer is no I didn’t. However, I don’t see that as a failure. The fact that I took part in NaNoEdMo and edited like a maniac shows that even though I didn’t reach my goal, I’m still a winner. To be honest, I think my goal was too great. I planned to