Probably the most difficult Nanowrimo novel I’ve chosen for myself, Pumpkin Eater is a tale of deception where the reader is the one who is fooled. A tragic heroine. An evil husband. A sympathetic marquis. …Except it’s really a scheming girl and her lover determined to ruin a lonely, heartbroken duke and steal his land … More Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Unusually for me, I feel totally prepared for Nanowrimo and it’s only August. (End of August, but are you checking?) Thanks to a few hours of good work yesterday. …and a Writing Excuses episode that gave me an idea, and a story I started like 10 years ago that was really bad but has a … More Ready for Nanowrimo
I finished 3 Minutes Later, book 3 in my trilogy that I started November 2009. I CAN NOT EXPRESS HOW GREAT THIS FEELS except by typing in all caps which you must know I hate. My next step is to build a timeline of the trilogy (using Aeon Timeline) for consistency. Then I’ll make character … More About 3 Minutes – in only 9 years
So, the previous cover, I tried writing my own title—using a mouse to draw vectors, then fixing them. It took too long so I got bored and the letters didn’t come out thick enough and… so on. I’m sure I’ll revisit making my own fonts again, once I figure out what app I should use … More New Cover for Host of Monarchs
A week in to Nanowrimo. Stop. I have 11,637 words. Stop. That’s only 29 words behind the goal. Stop. …Although I wrote most of it on Sunday, per normale. Stop. This year I am attempting a sequel to my vampire-hunting-romance, A Horde of Gummies. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, A Horde of Gummies follows a schoolteacher and a … More NaNoWriMo 2017
