Just finished reading my own novel for the first time

Some of you might remember that about six months ago, I finished the first draft of a novel. Since then, I have not thought about it at all.

But I decided that before I began revising it, I should probably read it. And...it's okay. Structurally, it's not as big of a mess as I thought it would be, but in general, it's still a horrible mess. I am not going…