Recently, I was given the opportunity to join the team of interviewers at The Horror Tree.

I’ve had an absolute blast so far.

So, in case you haven’t seen it here is my first interview.

https://horrortree.com/horror-tree-presentsan-interview-phoebe-darquling/

Fewer words tonight than this time last night. And while I have story to write, I have no motivation.

Still considering the paranormal romance angle.

Words written so far tonight… 411

Overall wordcount… 3165

So, the second day of NaNoWriMo got off to a slow start, but by ten o’clock I had written 1707 words and surpassed my quota, despite not catching up to the overall quota.

The story so far has quite a few holes, and the death tally is at one. Sorry Eirian, I’m sure you were a good kid, but I need some drama to push the story forward, and suffice to say it worked. And without your death, I never would have learned that Cassian had an older brother named Julian who died young, or just how uncaring Queen Beatrix really is.

Still not sure whether this story is contemporary romance or if it could have potential in another genre.

What can I say, I love writing fae, and I’m not convinced I couldn’t turn this story into a paranormal romance.

Overall tally…

2754.

Day 1 of NaNoWriMo is off to a slow start. 735 words so far with less than three hours to go until the clock ticks over to Day 2.

I’ve got this.

As for the story, it’s still untitled. Contemporary Royal Romance complete with lots of drama.

So the last few months have been a wash with the nightmare that was moving, but we’re finally settled and I can now get back into writing and blogging without feeling pulled in a thousand different directions.

As for my writing, I’ve got two stories on the back burner awaiting submission and two more to write.

November is looming and with it comes NaNoWriMo. Something which I’m not ready for.

And I’ve also got another writing endeavour in the works which I’ll share more about in the coming weeks.

Tonight, however, I’m planning on taking my kids trick or treating and pigging out on way to much junk food. Assuming they share, that is.

So, July is over and my word count was quite pitiful to say the least. I’ve yet to update my tally. I started off strong, but by the halfway mark it was all downhill.

That was actually thanks to finding myself in the Emergency Room with chest pain, on top of a bad cold.

I spent several hours being poked and prodded only to find out I had Pneumonia, which I’m just now seeing the end of.

It definitely wasn’t how I saw my July ending up.

Turns out, that sometimes a cold is not just a cold.

Fingers crossed, August’s numbers fair better.

Well May is drawing to a close less productive then I was hoping it would be.

Two short stories I had planned on sending out are sitting unfinished.

And I haven’t finished the redraft of a novel, either.

Chasing Magic hit Amazon and readers appear to like it, which is good.

Now to make the most of June.

They kinda flew by, and to be honest, I’m still struggling with the age old dilemma of “what the hell do I post”.

So, in light of that, I guess I should mention that I have one short story being published in May and another that I need to finish to submit in May.

Its all happening!

Yes, it’s that time of year again, and I’m taking my kids trick or treating it. They’ve dressed up for the occasion, as have I.

Granted Hallowe’en isn’t as big here in Oz as it is in the U.S. but the kids still have fun.

And we even have a jack o lantern.

Fun times.

And yes, just over 6 hours til NaNoWriMo… I’m not panicking… yet. 😂

When midnight rolled around on Sunday, I’d managed all of 850 words. Not great but I did get my minimum word count for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I did however walk a massive 20km. I stopped keeping track after that. At least I can say I tried.

Hopefully this doesn’t foreshadow how I’m going to fair during November.

Fingers crossed.