Saturday 1 November 2014

NaNoWriMo - OMG!

Okay, so I've been umming and ahhing about doing NaNoWriMo this year, because work is very busy and I have a lot of pieces to finish, rather than start another one. I was also dithering about whether to just use NaNo to up the word count on one or more of my existing novels - which felt a little bit like cheating. So, with all my dithering, November has rather snuck up on me and at 1 hour to midnight last night, I was still deciding if I would dive in to a new piece in the full spirit of NaNo.

The answer is, that I have decided to keep with the sprirt of NaNo and start a new novel, one I think can be completed in 50K words, since it is going to be the sequel to The Burning Web, which is only just over 40K. My reasoning behind this is that my muse is still wandering in a ghostly direction and, if I'm going to have a chance of getting anywhere this November, I have to follow my muse.


So, here goes nothing, I have a vague idea of the plot, also thrown together before midnight last night, and I'm pantsing this one - also not something usual for me - let's see where it takes me!

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The Burning Web (5 stars).

The Burning Web by Sophie Duncan
Is it symptoms left from his brain haemorrhage, or a guilty conscience that is making Tristan McCall see things no-one else can?

Forced out of the police by scandal and illness, Tris is trying to rebuild his life through the renovation of the home he hopes to share with Xander, his husband. A sprawling Gothic pile, Berwick House is in need of attention, but Tris soon realises the attention is not all one way. Faced with a presence in the house only he can sense, Tris must decide if his damaged brain is playing tricks on him, or if Berwick House really holds a dark and dangerous message from beyond the grave.

9 comments:

  1. Pantsing it isn't so bad. Good luck reaching the 50K words.

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  2. Thanks - I just hope I don't run out of idea before I run out of word count!

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  3. Pantsing is both fun and scary. Good luck with NaNo!

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    1. It seems to be working so far - but it's only 2 days in. And thanks, I'm going to need it!

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  4. I'm cheering you from the sidelines!

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  5. Yay for jumping on board! I guess we'll be insane together, eh? Still not sure why I thought signing on was a good idea, but hey, why not?

    Unleashing the Dreamworld

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    1. Oh yeah, let's all go insane together, it'll be fun o.O But then again, doesn't every writer need a little touch of insanity? ;P

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  6. How did it go for you? I am new to blogging but have been writing for awhile and was thinking about participating next year! I have just completely finished my first book and would love any tips/advice for a new writer! :)

    Cara at http://shortstoriestallideas.wordpress.com/

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