EarlyOwl1

37k edited. 171k remaining.

I haven’t made much progress last week but I figured out how to combine my first two chapters — brought the inciting incident a little closer to the start

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And I am sure they deserve it!!

I am learning a lot!
How to write my novel…
How to edit my novel…
How to talk about my novel in social media and generate interest without really talking about it.

Guess which one is the tough one!

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36k words edited
174k words remaining.

I am going faster than a 🐌 for sure! Luna and the Bridge of Hearts

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Week five update.

34,000 words, edited
176,000 words pending

Luna and the Bridge of hearts - a fantasy adventure novel with animal characters. 🐻 🦉 🐵

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Nothing, just an author, trying to draw art for his book.

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My novel is coming together!!!

Last week when I was editing my novel I thought I have noting to cut. Turned out, I didn’t know how to edit. This week though… I see RED. ALL RED.

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Week 4 update of editing my novel — Turns out, I Don’t Know how to Edit a Novel 😅

Going to learn that now!

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I am okay with snail-paced progress than quitting! What about you??

Continuing to edit my 210k worded novel - Luna and the Bridge of Hearts. But I am hoping to reduce the word count 🤞

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Part 1 of my giant novel is complete.
25k words edited. About 12%.

If you’ve ever reached the first real checkpoint
and realized the work has only just begun — this is where I am.

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Trying to draw a Bear for my novel - HORRIBLE HORRIBLE

How do artist make it look so easy?

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Was trying to practice illustrations for my novel! It’s going HORRIBLE.

Artists who draw animals in various poses — hats off!

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20k words edited.
190 more to go.

Sometimes the math of a project such as this is terrifying. Looking at 190k words left feels like looking up at Everest from the base camp. 🏔️

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Trying something new for my debut novel! Hopefully it works out.

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Week 3 update:

18k edited.
192k words remaining!

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This is what I have been working on
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Another chapter of my debute novel - Luna and the Bridge of Hearts is finished.

4 chapters edited.
40 more chapters left

But hey… slow and steady, right!

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I have been using a tool to motivate me… no… guilt me into finishing my 2 year novel project. Here’s me talking about the app that I built.

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Well sometimes… it’s hit the road time!
I’ll get back to my novel in a while. I promise!

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Good companion when I wash my dishes!!

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Back to regular schedule after being super sick 🤒 for the last 5 days! Feels good 😊

Now… about that novel that I was writing…. 🙈

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Back to editing my novel.
This is the last-but-one draft—final structural edits based on earlier notes.
Tedious, slow, and still a long way to go… but this is the final stretch.

Small increments each day.
Upgraded from snail 🐌 pace to 🐢 pace

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Clearly I haven't hit my editing target today but look at that...5%!
I hit a nice round numbe.

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1,850 words edited. Fixing dialogues, mistakes and inserting appropriate foreshadowing. It’s fun…
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That’s some really cool sword concepts.

It was a fruitful Saturday.
I am slowly getting into the rhythm of Editing.

Even so, I am running behind. That's why I still have the 🐢 badge.

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2.5 does sound better than 1.5....
I have started the first phase of editing my debut 203K worded novel.
This is my progress report at the moment...

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In my animal epic fantasy, stars are ancestors watching over the living after sunset. The sky is their final home. Evil critters? They rot in the ground and become food for others.

Trying to keep this clever but clear... think you can top it?
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Well… editing my 203k word has commenced!

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