AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! That's how I feel right now. I just finished revising chapter 21 of 22, the one I mentioned in my last post that needed to have a scene cut?
Well I not only cut said scene, but I totally took the rest of the chapter and had a throw down on the floor where I basically deleted every single word I wrote and started from scratch.
I am SO relieved right now and excited because I have one chapter to go until I finish my revision and I'm thinking tomorrow baby!!! Tomorrow!
Of course because I basically wrote this chapter from scratch it's probably not very good yet and my CPs will have a hey day with it, but whatever. I just had a dance party with my sister to celebrate.
And yeah, I still need to go back and fix some issues mentioned by my gamma readers and do line edits, but basically, the MAJOR revision is thisclosetobeingdone.
WHOA! I can practically smell Query Wars!
In other news I reached 300 followers this week--SQUEEEE!
You know what that means...contest is a coming your way. I'll announce it this week when I decide on the fabulous prizes AND...I hear there's a commercial ready for you....
Yay! Congrats - such a good feeling I'm sure, and congrats on reaching 300!!
ReplyDeleteDance it up girl ;o)
Yay!!!!
ReplyDeletehappy dancing for you!
ReplyDeleteOh yay! Congrats! I too hope that soon I can squee about my last chapter but I'm like only 50% done with revisions so ....
ReplyDeleteAwesome for you. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Frankie--both on the MS and the followers!
ReplyDeleteI tell ya these shared victories really help us newby writers keep at it.
Congrats, Frankie!
ReplyDeleteYou may as well just mail those prizes straight to me, since I'm made of win right now. Or... possibly made of stupid, since I stayed up too late and got up too early today. If it's the latter, then you can safely ignore this comment. If it's the former, then, uh, get to the post office, eh?
And... Webcam for Writers = awesomesauce-in-waiting. (I'm overusing that word, but I gotta milk it before it becomes passe. What? It is passe already? Crap.)
Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a happy dance for you right now...and then I'm reading chapter 21...yesterday was a day of cutting, was it not?
ReplyDeleteWay to go, girl!
YAY!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI super hope you finish 22 today! I don't want to wait any longer for the end dern it!
ReplyDeleteGo, Frankie, Go!
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Frankie!!! Make that last chapter EAT ITS OWN WORDS!
ReplyDeleteI've still got 23 chapters to go, but I am not discouraged because I am accomplishing greatness!
Make it happen with your last chapter and be an example to us all!
Hm. I could have SWORN I left you a comment last night--but it isn't here, so um...not sure it its a shannonfail or a googlefail.
ReplyDeleteAnyway--OMG I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU RIGHT NOW! Finishing a major re-write is pretty much the best feeling in the world--I can't WAIT for you to enjoy it. We're getting close Frankie. So, SOOO close!
Oh, and I'm not even going to think about your upcoming dare. Nope. Not gonna stress. Nope.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SQUEEE!!!! Go, go, go, go, go!!!! Hustle, hustle, hustle!!!
ReplyDelete(And I see you're now endeavoring to BRING sexy back...instead of BINGING sexy back...I'm so proud. LOL)
YAY! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteWooo! Congrats on finishing the chapter revision and on 300 followers! How cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little jealous that you're sooo close to Query Wars. I miss being in those trenches, and hope to return soon! Perhaps I ought to be writing...
Good luck on your last chapter!
(PS- my word verification is 'drownme'. Um. That's a bit scary.)
Erica, thank you! Woot! Dance party!!!
ReplyDeleteKaren , thank you!
Tricia J. O'Brien , awesome, dance party!
Llehn , thank you and I hope you are squeeeing soon too! I know how you feel, I was only 50% of the way not too long ago myself.
roxy, thank you so much!
Jon Paul , Aw thanks! Im glad its encouraging.
Simon C. Larter , bahahaha. Oh sure Ill just send those right to you and as long as I have some say it in it, awesomesauce will NEVER be passé!
beth , thank you!
Kelly Lyman, yay and thanks for reading my chapter and Im rushing to finish 22. And Yep I spent half the day deleting words and half writing new ones. It was tough! And I know this chapter is going to need a lot more work, but its in the direction I want it to go in.
Eva, YAY!!!!
Marybeth Poppins, thank you and I am trying to get that to you tonight! WOOT!
Tere Kirkland, thank you!
Amalia T., hahaha I like that idea of making it eat its words and awwww, Ill try and be an example. Whew!
Shannon Messenger, hahaha thanks and I’m excited that we’ll be in the trenches together and yeah…be afraid. Your dare is coming. Remember—you set the bar!
Mireyah Wolfe, thanks and yeah as fun as it is to bine sexy back, I thought people would appreciate me bringing it more.
Sarah, thank you!!
Kat O'Keeffe, thank you so much and you’ll be there again soon enough!
Woot! I can't wait until I am where you are...of course by then you will be done with Query Wars and OMGsototallyrichandfamous it won't be funny.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I really hope that the appropriate reaction on seeing the picture in that commercial was to laugh...because I totally did.
Heather, you will sooooo be there soon and I love your assessment of my future, awesome! Also, yeah..the picture was meant to make you laugh, probably 90% of what I do on this blog is to make you laugh--so good thing about that! ;)
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm really happy for you Frankie :-) I can't wait to be there too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara, you'll get there soon!!
ReplyDeleteOh congratulations Frankie!!! I can practically taste it from over here. The sweet tang of victory. It tastes like apple pie. VEGAN apple pie. :)
ReplyDeleteHeather, mmmmmmm vegan apple pie! Yum!!!
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