I was being completely honest about being entirely unprepared for NaNo, so my chances of success this year are sketchy at best. During the year I’d worked on an idea for something that I’d been thinking about for a long time, and it died on me. For NaNo, I’m thinking about a sequel to last year’s project, as I wanted to do more with a group of secondary characters (the part-clockwork children living under the streets of London, the Tatters) and a travelling fae carnival. But we will see…

Your work keeps getting better and better, girl! I can’t wait until I have something finished that’s worthy of a cover and commission by you. They’re top-shelf…so, soooo, much more adroit than the majority of so called “professional” covers I’ve seen lately. I know it’s not paying like you’d like it to, but I have a feeling that one day it will at the rate you’re going!

I’ve been on the fence about NaNo’in’, but if your going to give it a go, so will I. You’re right; the community made all the difference and kept me going. Any ideas what you might try your hand at? Same genre or something else? I’m going to stick with fantasy. Scions of the Moon didn’t die so much as dried up. I nailed about 70K altogether before I shoved it “under-the-bed” as a bad attempt. I know there’s a story in there, something I want to tell, but there’s something wrong too that I can’t identify. I am happy to report that I didn’t give myself over to a new idea and slight Scions; it just dried up of its own accord. Maybe something will click later on and I’ll come back to it. Until then, onward and upward. I have an idea about an urban fantasy that involves a local Sage-type who investigates some mysterious deaths connected to an artifact unearthed in the desert and brought to town. It’s still sketchy in my mind, but I’m kicking the tires to see if it’s worthy enough to make 2K a day. We’ll see :-)

Red-stripped swimmers? check!
Rubber duck ring? check!
Fins? Check!
Snorkel and mask? Check!
Sunblock? Check!
Let’s do this, Sis!

Regards,

I hope that you do participate again this year. Having the support of the community was what made it all possible, and you have no idea how much I appreciated your notes during it all. It really, really helped.

No one can be more unprepared than I am this year, so let’s just jump in and try to keep each other from drowning – what do you say?

It’s been a bit since I last “talked” to you. You know how life can be: full of unexpected challenges. I’ve had a few of those and they’ve made the already rocky-road of writing even more difficult to navigate. That you plan to do NaNo gives me hope though. I too need to outline; indeed, it is a must or I can’t write–like looking for treasure without a map. When taking such a route, nine times out of ten I end up with a chaotic mass of semi related scenes from which a coherent story might be teased if one were a master of knots or someone who likes rubics cubes. I think, I’ll take a page from your book…er, blog, and work for the balance of this month to achieve plot-outlined-ness. If I can do that, I’ll give the month a go. Anyway, good to hear you’ve got you sights set on NaNo. Good luck with your outlining!

Cheers,