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I just finished writing a story for the first time in years.

Posted by demifiend
Tags: writing, first draft, psychology, therapy.psycho, confessions, murder, confidentiality, short stories

I just finished writing the first draft of a short story called "Thirteen Cuts", weighing in at 4,493 words.

Dr. Gilbert Porter is a psychiatrist who must weigh his own conscience after a patient has hasn't seen in months admits to having participated in the judicial murder of an person who was not guilty of the charges against him. Does Dr. Porter have what it takes to help see justice done?

It's going to take some revision before it's ready for publication, though. I know shouldn't be this stoked about finishing a first draft, but it's the first time I've finished any sort of written fiction since I finished Silent Clarion in 2016. I just wanted to celebrate a little, and my wife's out of town.

6 comments

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    Fin
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    Was your first book published? edit: Oh wow on amazon and everything

    Was your first book published?

    edit: Oh wow on amazon and everything

    3 votes
    1. demifiend
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      Yep. Unfortunately, it's kinda Amazon-exclusive at the moment and I'd like to fix that.

      Yep. Unfortunately, it's kinda Amazon-exclusive at the moment and I'd like to fix that.

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    Cyhchan
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    Congratulations!!!! Finishing a first draft is a huge achievement! Please keep us updated when it is published. The premise is really interesting and I'd love to check it out.

    Congratulations!!!! Finishing a first draft is a huge achievement! Please keep us updated when it is published. The premise is really interesting and I'd love to check it out.

    3 votes
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    Catt
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    That's awesome and definitely worthy of celebrating!

    That's awesome and definitely worthy of celebrating!

    2 votes
    1. demifiend
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      So I did. Had a nice dinner.

      So I did. Had a nice dinner.

      3 votes