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Revising as Told by Gifs

Hi everyone! So I wrote this a while ago and never got around to writing more to it or publishing it and since I've been pretty bad at getting posts up, I thought I'd throw this one up. I'm pretty sure I wrote this when I was revising either Project Hellion or Sterling Silver (or both). Thankfully right now I'm still in the first draft stage of my latest WIP, Second Star to the Right, but I am hoping that by the end of the month, the first draft will be finished and I can start on revisions! Also, as a bit of a side note, I finished Nanowrimo!! I got to 50,000 words a few days ago and now I am almost at 60,000! This is my fourth completed Nanowrimo and it feels so good, especially since I wasn't sure how this year was going to go. 
Also a little update on my books: Today the proofs for Firespot The Red Panda come today and if they look good, then I might just hit publish on my very first children's book today!! I'll update the blog when its live on Amazon! Project Hellion is also I'm ready for publication. I think I'll hit publish on that in the first week of December. :) Plus, my mom is starting illustrations for my other elementary story called The Christmas Fairy. I'm hoping it'll be ready before Christmas. :) 
Anyways, this is for all of you who are in the middle of revisions, whether it be gearing up to go through your first draft or polishing your last draft. 

The exhilaration and excitement of the first draft. You're passionate and in love with your idea and your story. 

When you realize that first draft you were so excited and passionate about is actually kind of a wreck that needs lots of work... 

You get to that point in the revising process when you're just done writing and rewriting scene after scene and wish that you had plotted out the book more before you wrote the first draft. Why do you do this to yourself?? 

When you're so deep in the revision process you literally just cannot think straight and are so ready to be done! 


But then you realize your so glad you didn't give up on this book and that its worth it when that plotline or character problem finally comes together and you feel like a genius! 



And then you finish that final draft and it sinks in that you... actually finished it. Like this is the final draft. You put all the time and effort and hard work into this book and you didn't give up and now look what you have to show for it! A final draft that is polished and nice and clean! 


I hope you all have a great week and a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!! Keep up the writing nanowrimoers!! 




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