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3 Day Novel gallery
Writing a novel in three days. Whose hare-brained idea was that?
[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_jake-wallis-simons-3-day-novel-illustration-2.png]
Jake's comic, charting the stages of his decline...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_1.jpg]And we're off!
Next stop, middle-of-nowhere Devon.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_2.jpg]The Arvon Creative Writing Centre in Devon.
This was the first ever Arvon Centre, founded by Ted Hughes. Great place for the 3 Day Novel Challenge[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_3.jpg]My writing cell
(not quite a garret) for the three days.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_4.jpg]With a few hours to go.
It's an oldie, but it's a goodie.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_5.jpg]My writing schedule.
Enough to make you bleed from your fingertips.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_6.jpg]Day 1, session 1. 5am.
About to begin the novel.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_7.jpg]Day 1, session 2, 12pm.
At least I've done the first 5000 words! Now for the next 5000...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_8.jpg]20 mins walk in the country...
But don't stop thinking. [img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_9.jpg]Day 1, session 3: 7pm-midnight.
The graveyard shift. I'm all alone in this place. No phone signal or internet. Don't think about it. Write on.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_10.jpg]Day 2, session 1, 5am.
Up at 4am today to start writing at 5am. The pain is beginning to set in.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_11.jpg]This was taken at 5am.
Pitch black outside, but I have a daylight-simulating lightbox which is fab.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_12.jpg]Day 2, session 2, 12pm-5pm. The halfway point!
I am ecstatic. Obviously.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_13.jpg]Someone lent me these
But I didn't use them in the end.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_14.jpg]Day 2, session 3, 7pm-midnight.
Gruelling - so gruelling. But I press on.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_15.jpg]Final day. 5am.
30,000 words down, 15,000 words to go. And I am absolutely knackered.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_16.jpg]Day 3, 12pm - penultimate session.
Light at the end of the tunnel![img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_18.jpg]A walk before the last session.
It's a good evening to finish a novel.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_20.jpg]Ah my old friend.
There's only one way to get through the final 5000 words...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_21.jpg]Last session! Come on!
45,000 words behind me. 5,000 words ahead of me. Christ, it's still a lot.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_22.jpg]The moment I typed the word
On another planet...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_23.jpg]Wooo hooo!
Joy of joys. I've done it![img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_24.jpg]The afterglow.
I'm a new dad, with a blinking baby novel on the desk.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_25.jpg]Bliss of the morning after.
I think I'm singing a song about flying.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_26.jpg]Back home
The wine after the journey after the novel. I miss my characters. But I'm back with real people, so it's not so bad.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_61807_10150260054480581_873975580_14858985_5482321_n.jpg]I survived the 3 Day Novel Challenge
...just!
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_jake-wallis-simons-3-day-novel-illustration-2.png]Jake's comic, charting the stages of his decline...](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/jake-wallis-simons-3-day-novel-illustration-2.png){kind=link}
Jake's comic, charting the stages of his decline...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_1.jpg]And we're off!
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_1.jpg]And we're off!Next stop, middle-of-nowhere Devon.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/1.jpg){kind=link}
Next stop, middle-of-nowhere Devon.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_2.jpg]The Arvon Creative Writing Centre in Devon.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_2.jpg]The Arvon Creative Writing Centre in Devon. This was the first ever Arvon Centre, founded by Ted Hughes. Great place for the 3 Day Novel Challenge](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/2.jpg){kind=link}
This was the first ever Arvon Centre, founded by Ted Hughes. Great place for the 3 Day Novel Challenge[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_3.jpg]My writing cell
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_3.jpg]My writing cell(not quite a garret) for the three days.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/3.jpg){kind=link}
(not quite a garret) for the three days.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_4.jpg]With a few hours to go.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_4.jpg]With a few hours to go.It's an oldie, but it's a goodie.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/4.jpg){kind=link}
It's an oldie, but it's a goodie.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_5.jpg]My writing schedule.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_5.jpg]My writing schedule.Enough to make you bleed from your fingertips.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/5.jpg){kind=link}
Enough to make you bleed from your fingertips.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_6.jpg]Day 1, session 1. 5am.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_6.jpg]Day 1, session 1. 5am. About to begin the novel.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/6.jpg){kind=link}
About to begin the novel.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_7.jpg]Day 1, session 2, 12pm.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_7.jpg]Day 1, session 2, 12pm.At least I've done the first 5000 words! Now for the next 5000...](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/7.jpg){kind=link}
At least I've done the first 5000 words! Now for the next 5000...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_8.jpg]20 mins walk in the country...
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_8.jpg]20 mins walk in the country... But don't stop thinking.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/8.jpg){kind=link}
But don't stop thinking. [img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_9.jpg]Day 1, session 3: 7pm-midnight.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_9.jpg]Day 1, session 3: 7pm-midnight.The graveyard shift. I'm all alone in this place. No phone signal or internet. Don't think about it. Write on.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/9.jpg){kind=link}
The graveyard shift. I'm all alone in this place. No phone signal or internet. Don't think about it. Write on.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_10.jpg]Day 2, session 1, 5am.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_10.jpg]Day 2, session 1, 5am. Up at 4am today to start writing at 5am. The pain is beginning to set in.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/10.jpg){kind=link}
Up at 4am today to start writing at 5am. The pain is beginning to set in.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_11.jpg]This was taken at 5am.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_11.jpg]This was taken at 5am. Pitch black outside, but I have a daylight-simulating lightbox which is fab.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/11.jpg){kind=link}
Pitch black outside, but I have a daylight-simulating lightbox which is fab.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_12.jpg]Day 2, session 2, 12pm-5pm. The halfway point!
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_12.jpg]Day 2, session 2, 12pm-5pm. The halfway point! I am ecstatic. Obviously.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/12.jpg){kind=link}
I am ecstatic. Obviously.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_13.jpg]Someone lent me these
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_13.jpg]Someone lent me these But I didn't use them in the end.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/13.jpg){kind=link}
But I didn't use them in the end.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_14.jpg]Day 2, session 3, 7pm-midnight.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_14.jpg]Day 2, session 3, 7pm-midnight. Gruelling - so gruelling. But I press on.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/14.jpg){kind=link}
Gruelling - so gruelling. But I press on.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_15.jpg]Final day. 5am.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_15.jpg]Final day. 5am. 30,000 words down, 15,000 words to go. And I am absolutely knackered.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/15.jpg){kind=link}
30,000 words down, 15,000 words to go. And I am absolutely knackered.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_16.jpg]Day 3, 12pm - penultimate session.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_16.jpg]Day 3, 12pm - penultimate session. Light at the end of the tunnel!](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/16.jpg){kind=link}
Light at the end of the tunnel![img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_18.jpg]A walk before the last session.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_18.jpg]A walk before the last session. It's a good evening to finish a novel.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/18.jpg){kind=link}
It's a good evening to finish a novel.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_20.jpg]Ah my old friend.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_20.jpg]Ah my old friend.There's only one way to get through the final 5000 words...](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/20.jpg){kind=link}
There's only one way to get through the final 5000 words...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_21.jpg]Last session! Come on!
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_21.jpg]Last session! Come on!45,000 words behind me. 5,000 words ahead of me. Christ, it's still a lot.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/21.jpg){kind=link}
45,000 words behind me. 5,000 words ahead of me. Christ, it's still a lot.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_22.jpg]The moment I typed the word
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_22.jpg]The moment I typed the word On another planet...](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/22.jpg){kind=link}
On another planet...[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_23.jpg]Wooo hooo!
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_23.jpg]Wooo hooo! Joy of joys. I've done it!](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/23.jpg){kind=link}
Joy of joys. I've done it![img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_24.jpg]The afterglow.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_24.jpg]The afterglow.I'm a new dad, with a blinking baby novel on the desk.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/24.jpg){kind=link}
I'm a new dad, with a blinking baby novel on the desk.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_25.jpg]Bliss of the morning after.
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_25.jpg]Bliss of the morning after.I think I'm singing a song about flying.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/25.jpg){kind=link}
I think I'm singing a song about flying.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_26.jpg]Back home
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_26.jpg]Back homeThe wine after the journey after the novel. I miss my characters. But I'm back with real people, so it's not so bad.](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/26.jpg){kind=link}
The wine after the journey after the novel. I miss my characters. But I'm back with real people, so it's not so bad.[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_61807_10150260054480581_873975580_14858985_5482321_n.jpg]I survived the 3 Day Novel Challenge
![[img src=http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/thumbs/thumbs_61807_10150260054480581_873975580_14858985_5482321_n.jpg]I survived the 3 Day Novel Challenge...just!](http://www.jakewallissimons.com/wp-content/flagallery/3-day-novel-gallery/61807_10150260054480581_873975580_14858985_5482321_n.jpg){kind=link}
...just!
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