THE END!!! which is really only the beginning…

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Tess Grant Posted in WritingTagged Goals, Reservoir, The End, work in progress

Today after 4 hours of writing, I wrote some words on my work in progress that have been very elusive…The End. It was an amazing feeling. This WIP has been difficult for me, compounded by numerous factors. I wrote the first chapter back in 2011, then worked on it off and on up until the last year when I finally worked on it exclusively. It’s a bit thin at 52,000 words (I was shooting for 80K), but it’s been a far bigger undertaking than anything else I’ve done in terms of both plot and research.

Now comes the revisions (rubs hands together). Normally I’m not a big fan of the process. I like to tweak and tinker as I go, so that when I’m done I’m very close to the final product. But Reservoir (yes, that’s its name) is a whole different ballgame. I can’t wait to dive into revisions. I have great faith in this story and I know that the edits will only bring it closer to the vision I have for it.

Thanks to all of you who have hung with me through this project, especially DH and the girls! It’s so good to take a step forward.

How about you? Are you moving forward with your goals?

10 thoughts on “THE END!!! which is really only the beginning…”

September 2, 2014 at 10:21 pm Reply
mary wooten says:

I was just thinking about you and your “current” book. Can’t wait to read it, SO am really looking forward to “the end being only the beginning”!!! Congrats, you super woman. Love ya, M.

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1. September 3, 2014 at 9:13 pm Reply
  Tess Grant says:
  
  Thanks for the encouragement! This one has been a long time coming.
September 3, 2014 at 2:42 am Reply
Gwen says:

Right on T! Can’t wait to read it 🙂
1. September 3, 2014 at 9:14 pm Reply
  Tess Grant says:
  
  Thanks! I hope I can make it live up to my own expectations. 🙂
September 3, 2014 at 2:47 pm Reply
dksalerni says:

I like revisions MUCH better than first drafts. That’s why I keep pecking half-heartedly at my current first draft WIPs and checking my In-box for a revision letter from my editor for the last project I turned in.

But the fact is, I’ll have nothing to revise in the future if I don’t write some new stories, so back to the drafting I go …
1. September 3, 2014 at 9:15 pm Reply
  Tess Grant says:
  
  Ahh…if only we could switch places! But I”m looking forward to these revisions.
September 3, 2014 at 6:55 pm Reply
Eileen says:

I don’t have any writing goals, unless finishing the minutes for the bowling association meeting counts!! But I am at my weight goal and working on that 5K goal.
1. September 3, 2014 at 9:15 pm Reply
  Tess Grant says:
  
  Any goal works here. Congrats!!
September 3, 2014 at 10:40 pm Reply
W S Gager says:

You are my hero. Kudos to you for finishing! I need some of you determination! Want to share?
Wendy
1. September 4, 2014 at 7:58 am Reply
  Tess Grant says:
  
  I had my doubts. I was definitely the tortoise in this race. Keep going. You can do it!