The 25-Day Novel Challenge: Day Nineteen

PAGES EDITED: 120/220

I am now 55% of the way through the editing phase, which means that I am a little over halfway done! Yay! I am still on target to finish the editing phase by Day 21 and hopefully have the book itself published by Day 25.

Today’s editing session went really well. As I edited it, I noticed that I had put in a bit that foreshadowed the way the final conflict between the protagonist and antagonist at the end of the book. At the risk of tooting my own horn, I have to say that it is pretty good, because I didn’t have the climax of the story figured out before I sat down and started writing this story. It was like my subconscious knew ahead of time how the climax was going to end and put this bit in early so it would be foreshadowed.

This is another reason I don’t write with an outline. So often, my subconscious seems to know the details of the climax or ending well before my conscious mind does. I know outliners probably have these moments of unconscious brilliance, too, but I just consider it more amazing when a writer does it without an outline.

Anyway, that’s all for today. On to Day 20!