Are you a pantser, or did you plan your novel?
Did you outline your novel, or simply proceed with the ideas that inspired you to pick up your pen?
I planned my novel from the beginning to the end, then wrote the first draft. However, I was far from satisfied with the end product. I realised that the ending didn’t have conformity with the beginning. But changing the ending and the beginning, meant doing a complete thematic and structural edit of my first draft. But as I did this, I had ideas for further improvement. After much rewriting and many thorough edits, I am happy with my manuscript, but I still have work to do.
How are you getting on with your novel?
5 minutes later and I'm still laughing. SEND me that poem!!!
@ Daphne: Unfortunately, this site does not provide a button for 'LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!'... So I could only give you a 'thumbs-up'.
I had a plan for a three volume novel. It had a plot, several sub plots, various characters, and ramifications all the way to Timbuctoo. It ended up as a 16 line poem. I read it a lot at literary festivals, it always gets a laugh.