After having written several hundred magazine articles and countless advertisements, I finished the first draft of my first novel today: 70,700 words. It will probably grow a bit as I revise it, since my early revisions have found me adding more detail and transitions. But i'm very pleased with the plot structure. It's the first person, present tense narrative of a schizophrenic advertising writer who gradually grows more insane. The narrative is divided between the reality based character and his deluded counterpart. Every time the narrative switches to the alternate personality, the chapter ends and a new one begins. The working title is _Both of Us_. I think the ending qualifies as a shocker. I sketched out a plot for it many years ago and wrote a couple thousand words at one time. This summer I decided that I had to write it. I'm not getting any younger. I started in July and finished the first draft today. Feels good. Revisions kick off Monday. I've revised as I wrote, so it's pretty tight for a first draft. Hope to have it ready for submission in about eight weeks. This explains in part while I've done nothing more than photograph my granddaughter this summer. Paul
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