On 20/10/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >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.
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