NOVEL DONE!!!!!!!!!

The first draft of my novel Faith and Grace is done! It is 35,495 words, I think the second draft will be double that, maybe. Check out a brief part of the last chapter.

"Grace watched things as best she could, from atop Blackie. The shots grew less, and less, as man killed man; They sang out, “I have killed a man for wounding me.”The three sides struggled against one another, writhing in their death, clawed hands, rising to choke an enemy even as the hand grew cold. The hatred bred within the orgy of blood was fierce, a pounding holocaust, bullets, knives, arrows, blood soaked ground. The death even effected the sickly dry air, making it humid with blood, dirty with the blood of warriors and women, soldiers and children, lynching men and baby boys.
It was horrific, but Grace watched. Someone needed to see the depths to which the hearts hate could descend. There was a memory that needed to be preserved. One could never forget this day. Three hours after the first cannon had roared out, crying for the bloodletting to begin, the last knife was plunged, two men grappled with one another, tearing and biting, one held upon the other’s throat, the other grasped wildly for a knife. The choked man died, the other, from exhaustion fell upon the knife, blade piercing breast.
After the silence had disgorged itself for creepy moments, nothing moving below, save fire swallowing up buildings, Gracie went forward. The horse didn’t want to go forward, into the town, filled with stenches and stains, in fact Grace didn’t want to enter there either, but they were able to coax and cajole themselves into the dead town."

Curious.. im trying to write a novel myself or "scenes"

On the surface it is the story of Luke Tomb, son of Babis Tomb, a criminal who raped Grace Babblespout, the daughter of the family who adopted Luke. They live in a theocratic town Faith, where Greg Babblespout, Grace's father, rules as pastor.
Beyond that it is also a story dredging up lots of questions.
What does it mean to be masculine? Is violence necessary?
Without Faith does God's grace still exist?(answer yes)
And a bunch of other stuff. I elude to the Bible a lot. It was fun to write, but it feels to good to have plunked out the last 2,300 words or so!
What do you write/plan to write?

Ive started to write a fiction book about post nuclear usa.. very mad max / Fallout inspired..i guess you could say its abit "western" but ive only written about 5 chapters.. and i have hardly even begun to write the main story yet sofar ive just described different factions and so forth. Its hard because i dont want to plagiarize any movies ive seen.

Also i write scenes id like to see from movies as id want them, like how kirk comes back after 100 years after being declared dead in star trek. it sounds silly i know.

I know i will never get published or anything so i just write for myself :)

Is this your first? What a feeling, huh?

I'm currently on chapter 7 of what will probably be 90K words.

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Congratulations. You have added to the weight and depth of human excellence. You have created something from nothing. For the rest of your life, no one will be able to take this from you.

This is my third "novel" the first one was a really horrible space opera, the second was a Fantasy novel some of my friends are editing, and I'm going do do a final draft in my spare time this coming school year. Faith and Grace is really short, but I think it is the best so far. It feels like something Steinbeck would be willing to read, or something that could redeem Cosner for Open Range.

Just kidding. Congrats, I liked the sample you posted. Godd luck on your future work.

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