So I've begun again. I really, really want to start from the beginning again, but I'm trying not to. I've figured out a better villain, a better way of executing the story... and yet I did say I was going to finish this 'zero' draft. Oh well. I have 12 days and then I can start the entire process again!
The beauty of coming back to the novel is that in the time that I've been working on my own issues and work problems, I've seen some beautiful things that I can now include in it. The snow has set in at the Lake District, so what was once green and brown is now completely white. All the trees are bare and the other night a lovely fog came in. You couldn't see for more than a metre in front of you. It was just stunning, albeit cold.
I've written about 1000 words more so far, and I know I have to catch up a lot more. My plan is to wait until my flatmates aren't in. They are great and really supportive but I can't seem to concentrate while they are in. It doesn't help that they have bought some great movies I've yet to see (and really want to as well!), or that I need to clean my room a little and get rid of the excess so that I can really get focused. I would love a proper writing place, but there's no room. So hopefully in the next few days I'll really get up to date and power on through.
xx
Starting again, in the middle
Sunday, December 5, 2010
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It's been a long time between posts, and that's just not right. So I apologise. My life has taken a strange turn.
I've been job-hunting and it seems that I may have to move on from the place I found so beautiful in order to get that. Things seem a little awkward and almost hostile at my workplace, which is never nice, and so I've been trying to get my life together. It's not a bad thing though - just a great way of finding a new foundation to build upon.
That said, from tomorrow onwards I will be completing the 30 days of novel writing. Technically it's still 30 days worth of writing - I just had to leave it for a while. And I know that NaNoWriMo has ended but this is about me finishing something. It's always been about that. So I am going to finish this novel over the next 12 days, edit it, and re-edit it until it becomes my masterpiece. As I re-edit, I'll be posting chapters online. My hope is to have a manuscript to give to publishers by March 2011.
Thank you for your support so far and I'll post an update tomorrow :) xx
I've been job-hunting and it seems that I may have to move on from the place I found so beautiful in order to get that. Things seem a little awkward and almost hostile at my workplace, which is never nice, and so I've been trying to get my life together. It's not a bad thing though - just a great way of finding a new foundation to build upon.
That said, from tomorrow onwards I will be completing the 30 days of novel writing. Technically it's still 30 days worth of writing - I just had to leave it for a while. And I know that NaNoWriMo has ended but this is about me finishing something. It's always been about that. So I am going to finish this novel over the next 12 days, edit it, and re-edit it until it becomes my masterpiece. As I re-edit, I'll be posting chapters online. My hope is to have a manuscript to give to publishers by March 2011.
Thank you for your support so far and I'll post an update tomorrow :) xx
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