I’ve read somewhere between 60,000 and 100,000  words is the typical size of a novel. I’ve written just over 30,000 words of my third novel, so I consider myself one third complete. It’s at this stage I feel like I have something. The characters are taking shape, the story is filling in. Now to see what happens…

Today is a day for working on my platform. Thanks to the HSW summer workshop for pointing me in the right direction and encouraging me to build a platform. Facebook, twitter, linkedin all provide me with a forum to get my work known. I’m still feeling heady about getting an agent and have to remind myself that it’s real. Each morning, I try to add a new connection, post, or twitter. This part is fun, so I limit the time I spend on it and don’t let it distract me from writing.

It’s official. I have signed on with the HSW Literary Agency in Toronto. Now to find a publisher…