The first one took seven years to finish. The second one took six months from first draft to last. Now I'm working on number three and after a month I have the entire thing framed out and am working on filling in the open spaces.
When I first start a story, I usually write the opening chapters and then skip around writing the scenes that pop into my head. Then I write the ending. After that, it's just filling in the empty spaces. Usually, my chapters equal a day in the life of the characters. I don't write novels that cover a year or more. Generally, it's a month or two and it's a big event that changes the course of their lives.
So, here I am in the middle of the climb, preparing to hike to the summit. Sometimes it's ridiculously easy and sometimes it excruciatingly hard, but the view from the top is always worth it.
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