Requests of Literary Exile

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Another Sneak Peek into My Novel

Another Sneak Peek into My Novel

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Hyun Woo Kim
Apr 15, 2025
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My novel writing was going pretty well until last week. Now, I am stuck again, just like how I felt back in December. My plan was to finish the first draft by Easter, but it seems I will only be able to reach the end of Chapter 7 then. Considering that my novel consists of ten chapters, seven-tenths of it is not so bad, though. Hopefully, I will have a complete first draft before the summer.

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Honestly, I am tired of writing the novel at this point. I just want to wrap it up fast and get back to writing short stories. Novels are good, but my favorite genres are short stories or plays. Anyhow, here’s another short part from my novel.


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