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But, partially due to my own stubbornness, ignorance and fantastic hair, I decided to write the thing chronologically. Not chronologically following the character, but following time and their random jumps into it. Despite only being a 21 point score in scrabble, the chronological implications for such novel writing meant a lot of fun, a lot of crying and a lot of mistakes.
I also wanted to put pirates and dinosaurs in but you can't have everything.
Rather than spend hours fixing the errors and in-accuracies I was able to employ a writing technique commonly known as "Writing-it-in-and-pretending-it-was-a-feature".
Enlightenment is around 90,000 words and was written, in some form, over the course of three to four years. Some paragraphs are pinched from other unnamed random dribble I've written until it eventually came together as one glorious whole. Despite pretending it was all cleverly written, well planned and perfectly executed I have to admit I didn't have the faintest clue where the plot was going as I wrote it. Bits jump back and forth, my style changes throughout and I've read it so many times I often find myself finishing my own sentences.
But at the end of the day I have say I'm pleased with what was written. Sometimes I look back and cringe or wish I could re-write parts but if I did then it wouldn't be what it is. I'll also have to admit to re-reading bits and having a little giggle which I'm sure is incredibly egotistical but I am proud of what I've written.
