Finished!

[msagara]

I've finished the first draft of CAST IN FURY.

I'm curious, though. For me, when I say I'm finished a novel, what I really mean is I've finished the first draft of the novel that I've been working on. I still have to go through it, line-edit, revise, fact check (and, honestly, it is not an understatement to say I am not very good at this last part ), tighten, clarify, etc. The book is not actually ready to head out the door (or in my case, be thrown out the door in frustration, because at a certain point, moving commas does not help) but to me -- it's finished when I have a complete first draft.

What stage in a book is finished, for you, if you write them?

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[shannachie.livejournal.com]

Same for me. Once I write the last word I feel I have finished the book, although, since I am an extreme potterer and tweaker, it will probably undergo a lot of changes before I am really happy with it.
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