It’s been a while since I wrote my last entry.  That being a short story which I completed in one sitting purely for the reason to see if I could complete something.  And I did.  And I’m happy.

But since then my desire to write and complete my first novella/novel (depending on length) has been growing.  I absolutely love the learning process involved in writing  I had no idea how much I would, what a discovery.  It makes me smile everyday.  The power one has in their hand to share their thoughts with the world is powerful but it’s more personal than that.  It is firstly for myself to enjoy whilst crafting my own masterpiece in the way they I think is best, which is always subjective hence personal.

So here I am, 20,000 words into my first draft and am basking in the modest glory of that milestone.  Wonderful.

To keep learning and growing as a writer I have entered a global writing competition through #campnanowrimo.  As a result I have started using the free trial ‘Scrivener’ who are one of the sponsors of the competition.  My current learning mode is set to writing not software so I preferred to use it as needed rather than go through all the tutorials for it.  And here I am 20,000..no…20,139 to be precise.

Learning to write the first draft without interrupting the process by editing is tricky but I am learning to just write it all out because the fun part really does start when editing.  I had no idea I would love editing too!  Just playing with words and restructuring a sentence can make the difference between passively relaying a scene to being a part of it.  Speeding it up with short stops.  Then slowing it down with prolonged purposeful prose.

I aim to complete the first draft very soon and begin the editing process.  Follow my journey as I learn to write and discover the world of publishing.  Whether my journey leads to securing a literary agent and a publishing contract or makes me a better writer this is one journey that guarantees a happy ending.