First blog post
INT. THEATRE STAGE – DAY
The stage is empty except for closed heavy red curtains and a microphone on a stand. NICOLE WINTERS, AUTHOR, appears from stage left. On her way to the microphone, she tries glancing out at the audience, but squints against the blinding lights. She stops in front of the mic, clears her throat and then taps it, twice.
NICOLE
Hello? Is this thing on?
SCREECHING audio feedback. Nicole flinches, her back pressing against the curtain. Now out of the bright spotlight, she can see into the audience. The theatre is completely empty.
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So, there you have it, my anxiety daydream about starting a blog. Now that’s out there, the only thing to do is to feel the fear and do it anyway.
This blog will be about writing: my past experiences as a writer and the process (comparing screenwriting with YA/NA), my journey as a YA author, some of the adventures I had on the Isle of Man researching TT: FULL THROTTLE, at the Isle of Man TT Races (or IOMTT), current projects I’m working on and those story ideas battling in my head (Battle Royale style, thanks) to be written next.
Follow along if you want to know what kind of trouble I’m getting up to next, or what kind of things are knocking around in my noggin. It might just be a surprise to me too – ha!
- Nicole
