The Spirit of the Stairwell

I did it. Over 51k words in a month. A full novel manuscript in my sweaty hands. Look.

I’m so proud of this. And okay, the blog writing did fall by the way side and yes, much of the novel is absolute rubbish but I finished it. I can actually call myself a writer and not feel like a fraud or a pretender. For so many years I’ve talked about the books I’m going to write instead of shutting my mouth, sitting down and actually writing them.

I’ve turned a corner today. Milestones like this. They’re important. They’re the things you remember changed everything.

“I think the first draft is always a drudge, and I wish there were elves [who could] lay down the canvas and stuff like that. Well, they can’t. You have to do it, and you have to bleed.” Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play etc.)