Finally

Finally, I have finished it.

My rough draft anyways.

Now comes the hard part. The editing.

I don't quite how the others do it, but I'm going to explain my writing process. Usually, it starts like this:

1. Get an idea/character: It can happen at any time. Mostly, my stuff is influenced by what I read, listen, or watch. Anything can potentially inspire me.

Here I can take two paths.
A) Think it out: I don't mean plan it out, like with a timeline and stuff. I mean think it out. Think about the character, think about the plot, think about the world, the motivations, the villains. I think about it all untill I have a pretty good idea what I want to do. Or
B) Start writing: Sometimes I get an idea or character and I just have to write it down. That's when numerous of random notebooks come in handy. I have one by my bed, in my dresser, in my car. Everywhere, so that I have easy access to paper. Also, a writing tool is needed, so I have those stashed everywhere as well. Usually what's in my head is a scene or character description.

2.Then I write: Just. Write. I don't care over much about the grammar or the spelling. I just get the story in my head onto the page. I don't even break it into chapters, because for me that breaks the flow of my story. (Weird, you can say it) Sometimes I have to research and that's fine.

3.After months of writing and thinking and writing and changing my mind, I will have a finished story (sometimes though, I lost interest and that story is filed away for another time)
Now it is time to edit.

When editing, I make a note of what my final product is. Then I read through the entirety of my story and make sure my consistancy is there, and all the little character devolpments I may have missed. Also I may change my mind about a detail and change it here. This inital readthrough is also when I break my story into chapters.

Next, I hand it to a select few of people who will read it. These are called beta-readers. They are to tell me if it works or not. If not, I go back and read through and make more edits. If it does, then off it goes to find an agent.

And through it all, my critique partners are there. Every step. (except maybe the first one since that's in my head and they can't be in there)

Truthfully, I haven't made it to beta readers stage yet, but that is how I will do it when I get there. I'm just so excited that I have finished something other than short stories/flash fiction and that it could potentially be something.