We now pause for a moment of intense giddiness

I just wrote the three hundred and fourth page of my novel.

Yes, 304. Which means I cruised past the 300-page milestone this afternoon. As you may imagine, I’m feeling rather giddy at the moment. Insanely pleased with myself. Don’t worry. It’ll pass in time for me to write again tomorrow. It’s not like I finished the damn beast, after all.

But the end is in sight. End of the first draft, anyway. Homestretch time, baby. Maybe another forty pages to go? Or sixty? Not much more than that. And then comes the revision. And then more revision. And then…well, yeah, revision.

But 304!!!

Okay. That’s all. Just wanted to share a bit of the glee.

64 Comments on “We now pause for a moment of intense giddiness

  1. Hooray! I know how it feels to hit a writing milestone. Way to go! Write Cari Write!
    Posted by: Steph

  2. Awesome Cari, It’s great when people can excel at things they are passionate about. (Yes, I know that ended with a preposition, but it’s too late to figure out how to correct it!) Keep it up!
    Posted by: Johanna

  3. Hooray! I know how it feels to hit a writing milestone. Way to go! Write Cari Write!
    Posted by: Steph

  4. Awesome Cari, It’s great when people can excel at things they are passionate about. (Yes, I know that ended with a preposition, but it’s too late to figure out how to correct it!) Keep it up!
    Posted by: Johanna

  5. Great job! I’m so excited that your first draft is sorta kinda almost done. The revision process seems rather scary–I mean, how do you know when you’re done revising?–but finishing the first draft is really the biggest milestone besides being COMPLETELY FINISHED, if you can determine that you’ve revised enough.
    Posted by: susan

  6. Woo!

    I just starting writing..something. It may be a book, a short story, something. But I attribute a lot of it to all the lovely writing ladies around me. =)
    Posted by: Amber

  7. Great job! I’m so excited that your first draft is sorta kinda almost done. The revision process seems rather scary–I mean, how do you know when you’re done revising?–but finishing the first draft is really the biggest milestone besides being COMPLETELY FINISHED, if you can determine that you’ve revised enough.
    Posted by: susan

  8. Woo!

    I just starting writing..something. It may be a book, a short story, something. But I attribute a lot of it to all the lovely writing ladies around me. =)
    Posted by: Amber

  9. Yea, Cari! You SO rock. My poetry thesis was not even 100 pages ~ and I had all that white space. Wow. I’m looking forward to reading this book!
    Posted by: maggi

  10. Hey congratulations! And thanks for sharing the glee! Glee! Glee! The world needs more glee!
    Posted by: amy

  11. wooot…….. trois cent quatre! c’est magnifique!

    i assume you were wearing handknit socks at the moment this occurred, no?
    Posted by: carolyn

  12. rock on! i know that giddy feeling. i’m handing the final version of all 326 pages of my dissertation on monday. unlike you, though, i’m ok sending this baby off without thousands of revisions 🙂
    Posted by: rebecca

  13. congratulations, I dont write in fiction terms but I know what it is like to hit a threshold in my research writing and it deserves a toast!
    Posted by: stinkerbell

  14. Yea, Cari! You SO rock. My poetry thesis was not even 100 pages ~ and I had all that white space. Wow. I’m looking forward to reading this book!
    Posted by: maggi

  15. Hey congratulations! And thanks for sharing the glee! Glee! Glee! The world needs more glee!
    Posted by: amy

  16. wooot…….. trois cent quatre! c’est magnifique!

    i assume you were wearing handknit socks at the moment this occurred, no?
    Posted by: carolyn

  17. rock on! i know that giddy feeling. i’m handing the final version of all 326 pages of my dissertation on monday. unlike you, though, i’m ok sending this baby off without thousands of revisions 🙂
    Posted by: rebecca

  18. congratulations, I dont write in fiction terms but I know what it is like to hit a threshold in my research writing and it deserves a toast!
    Posted by: stinkerbell

  19. Hey, congratulations! I have a MSS nearby, too, and there’s almost nothing like having a really good, productive writing session. 304 rocks!

    Deb
    Posted by: Deb

  20. Hey, congratulations! I have a MSS nearby, too, and there’s almost nothing like having a really good, productive writing session. 304 rocks!

    Deb
    Posted by: Deb

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