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A Jaw-Dropping, Heart-Stopping Climax!

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If you clicked on this title expecting a juicy, highly erotic post fit for Penthouse Forum, sorry to disappoint. But no, this is about my current novel.

My first.

A Speculative Sci-Fi Thriller I challenged myself to finish during NaNoWriMo 2012. While other NaNo's (if that's what we're called) are trying to write 50,000 word novels, my goal less than 10,000 - only 4 chapters and an Epilogue. But they are to be GOOD chapters, damn it!

 

Today, I finished the first of The Final Four chapters! Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

Stop!

You hear that?

 Is that a holy choir of angels singing??

 Oh, hold up, it's just Queen playing on my Spotify. My bad.

 As you can see, writing all day, on only 4 cups of coffee and a glass of wine can make one a little giddy. But it was such an thrilling write!

 You know how when you read a really good book and you are so engaged with the dialog and the action and the wondering about what happens next that you have to restrain yourself from skipping whole paragraphs to get to the end.

 Yeah?

 Well, that's how writing was for me today. Amazing! Exhilarating! A Rush of Blood to the Head. (Playing on Spotify right now. Coldplay. No lie.)

Some days are torture. I slog through words and letters that only let me down, pausing to watch my goldfish eat because he is more interesting.

 But today it was hot! I was on fire! I couldn't type the words fast enough. I was holding my breath AND panting--gyrating in my chair and making my toes pop.

 I am so stoked right now--I may have to pull an all-nighter. I just may have another one in me.

 But first, a cigarette. 

And some food.

Then we'll see. 

I may just crash.

 Tomorrow is another day, after all, and The Climax continues in chapter 42. Maybe my hero will show up!

 

Shannan

 

P.S. Maybe my fourth novel will dabble in erotica -- I dare say my mind dabbles there quite often.

Eight Days and Counting

In just 8 days, NaNoWriMo 2011 begins. For those of you who have never heard of this insanity provoking event, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is a novel-writing challenge that takes place every November, during which participants begin writing on the 1st with a goal of completing a 50,000 word novel by the 30th. Just by finishing the month with a word count of 50,000 words makes you a "winner."

 

I am not to sure how many of these winning novels are actually any good... but I have my suspicions, don't you?

 

Last year, I used this month to develop my outline for Dream Walker. Some people don't outline their novels. They have an idea or inspiration and just sit down and start writing. For my novel it was really important for me to have a map of where the plot and the characters were going, so I could make sure they got there in one piece.

 

One, whole YEAR later, I have an 85,000 word Supernatural Sci-Fi novel, less than 10,000 very important words away from being complete.

 

In terms of NaNo... it's a fail.

 

In terms of my life? It's an epic WIN.

 

There is an exuberant enthusiasm that surrounds the event and exudes from its participants. I am going to tap into that frenzy this year and use it to fuel my final push to finish my masterpiece.

 

Do you have a novel you have been dying to write? Do you have something started that you would like to finish? Why not join us?