The Weirdness of Writing a First Novel: 4 Musings on the Journey to Finish

The past two weeks I’ve been hard at work on the second draft of my first novel, and I’m in a good rhythm. I’ve been writing from 1000-to 1500 words a day 6 days a week. I’m not sure how sustainable that pace is, but for now, I like where I’m headed.

Novel writing has been a unique project for me. I tried once about 10 years ago and gave…