Slaying the Dragon
Last year marked the first time I attempted the wild 30-day ride of cold-launch, from-scratch novel writing known as National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo, and I came out the other end with a 38,000 lump of words that I absolutely abandoned five days before the deadline. I had grown sick of the story and could write no more of the NaNo recommended, muse-liberating sex scenes. I shelved the manuscript for weeks, swearing I'd never touch it again. Only I did, ultimately turning it into the 98,500 word novel The Alewife: Curse of Obsession that was picked up by Second Wind Publishing earlier this year.
This year, I went into November with a better plan and a story that has been percolating for a while, but never put to paper, as it were. This year's NaNo story is a maturation of my novella On The Bridge: The Complete Gretchen Thyrd Novella, adding on to the story begun in the novella. This year's book was a joy to write and was nearly effortless most days, although the Thanksgiving holiday kind of slowed me down, particularly the 'Friends' TurkeyDay marathon on late-night cable TV (ah, the hazards of rental houses) right smack in the middle of prime writing hours. But, I survived, and while there is still much to write and much to clean and much to be sent to the editor, et cetera, I nevertheless reached the goal of 50,000 words today...I slew my dragon!
And coming in December, Mars Rising, book three of the Noctivagas Chronicle:
This year, I went into November with a better plan and a story that has been percolating for a while, but never put to paper, as it were. This year's NaNo story is a maturation of my novella On The Bridge: The Complete Gretchen Thyrd Novella, adding on to the story begun in the novella. This year's book was a joy to write and was nearly effortless most days, although the Thanksgiving holiday kind of slowed me down, particularly the 'Friends' TurkeyDay marathon on late-night cable TV (ah, the hazards of rental houses) right smack in the middle of prime writing hours. But, I survived, and while there is still much to write and much to clean and much to be sent to the editor, et cetera, I nevertheless reached the goal of 50,000 words today...I slew my dragon!
And coming in December, Mars Rising, book three of the Noctivagas Chronicle:
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