The Lucas Strikes Back
I originally set up a blog as an attempt to get myself writing on a semi-regular basis. I thought it would help with completing any one of the three novels I’ve been working on. And to a point it did. I sweated and slaved and currently I’m now in the (unenviable) position of having 2 completed first drafts and a third that’s about half way finished. My next task is to kick myself into gear and start doing some editing work so that they are clean enough to send to publishers \ agents, etc. (Something I am at the moment trying not to think about.)
So my summer project is going to be trying to get these stories into some sort of shape. The first novel is currently standing at about 100k, and the second has about 90k words.
Right about now you are probably wondering what the hell the title of this post has to do with my half finished novels.
Well, knowing what it’s like to have written a book, knowing that the first draft is only about a third of the battle I know it’s going to be a struggle, but it’s one I’m kind of looking forward to. And then I read about people like this idiot and it really pisses me off.
Congratulations Elisa, that’s fantastic news. Well done.
I think that link is broken but if you meant this yoke I saw it yesterday and laughed my ass off. It’s best to bear in mind that the author in question self published the book via Lulu or some other POD outfit and Lucasfilms lawyers are now going to strap her down and crack open her skull so Jabba Lucas can shuffle out with his money ladle and eat her brains.
Seriously that poor deluded woman is going to get sued out of existence.
Comment by Donal — April 24, 2006 @ 10:17 am
Blimey. Congratulations.
Yet again, I’m reminded of the fact that many, many people out there are stupid, and need telling.
Comment by Is — April 24, 2006 @ 1:29 pm
Hmm, and also remined of the fact that I need to be clearer in my commenting. The congratulations are for you, and well deserved too.
The comment about sortng out stupid people related to the link.
Actually, thinking about it, it probably was clear what I meant.
Comment by Is — April 24, 2006 @ 1:35 pm
I can’t wait until you can get Harry Potter slash fiction on Amazon!
Comment by Brian — April 24, 2006 @ 2:29 pm
nice one eli, don’t forget to send out some advance readers copies to your loyal blog following!
Comment by ronan — April 24, 2006 @ 11:55 pm
Perhaps I should clarify… having written them does not automatically preclude that they are legible…
Comment by elimare — April 25, 2006 @ 8:04 am
Damn. I was hoping you were referring to 90s multi-lingual rapper Lucas of “Lucas With The Lid Off” fame. Good luck. My novel was rejected by Penguin today. Hooray! I don’t want to jump off a bridge at all.
Comment by Chris — April 25, 2006 @ 10:18 pm
eli, are these the results NanoWriMo or are they regularly written novels (i.e. not against a ticking clock?)
Comment by ronan — April 26, 2006 @ 12:07 am
(Ir)Regularly written novels Ro. Only took me 5 years… although the Nano did help to give me a push as regards discipline to finish.
Chris, that’s great news! How many of us have a rejection slip with the Penguin publishing house header? Not I, sez I.
Comment by elimare — April 26, 2006 @ 7:39 am