author of celtic, medieval, gothic and fairytale inspired fiction
6 days left until NaNoWriMo and I’m once again having doubts. Not about the story per se but which story. You see I have so many unfinished WIPs on the go that it’s driving me a little crazy.
Somebody please put me out of my misery.
It would be interesting to write EQUINOX given the new prologue I have stashed away. But Morgan le Fay is such a fun character to write. If I was crazy enough I could write two novels at once, but 100k is just pushing it.
*sigh*
So, there’s 10 days remaining before the start of NaNoWriMo and as I work on another project I find myself stumbling across something not at all foreign to me, given that my own name Stacey was once a boys name.
But honestly people. Are we that far gone that Rhett has crossed the line from a boys name to a girls name? I mean sure there was a time that I considered naming my daughter Reese after her father but my husband never went for it. He also shot down any and all welsh names and I didn’t like to pass on my own middle name so I passed on my mothers… Faye, having dropped the y.
Names and their trends, I suspect there may come a time when we come full circle and perhaps stick to gender appropriate names.
So there’s 12 days left. Well 11 days and twenty minutes but anyway.
I’m planning mostly in my head at the moment I will be printing out my short story and other bits and pieces later because it’s likely part of my novel will be written on my iPhone. I need to invest some money in a keyboard, I think. I haven’t one finger typed since primary school and it’s annoying to say the least.
Meanwhile, if any of you are doing NaNoWriMo and want to friend me on the forums I’m Rhiannon Brid over there. I took the username from two Celtic Goddesses associated with writing, creativity and inspiration.
So, it’s 13 days out from NaNoWriMo and I’ve realised one thing: I have a horrible track record when it comes to blogging.
To be completely fair though my kids have gotten sick twice since I last wrote a blog.
Illnesses aside I have figured out the jist of my novel. I know the opening scene and I know the ending – more or less.
So much for good intentions. I got sick and spent all day yesterday on the couch, watching re-runs of Charmed, in between naps. I’m just barely eating, too scared my stomach is going to rebel.
BUT… I did manage to figure out this years NaNo Novel. I’ve been struggling somewhat. I have subsequently decided to revisit an idea that sprung to life last November. I’m going to write Morgan’s story. It’s been on the back burner for 12 months, and it’s one that needs to be finished.
For those who might want a sneak preview, my short story Morrighan is only a small glimpse into Morgan’s story.
You can purchase the Quests, Curses and Vengeance Anthology in both Paperback and Kindle through Amazon and Martinus Publishing.
Okay, so in my bid to get organized for NaNoWriMo, I’ve decided you’ll be heaving from me each and every day during the month of November. I know, you’re already sick of me aren’t you? Well, tough. 😀
Okay so, for those of you who don’t know my NaNoWriMo adventure began in 2005. I was 22 and seven months pregnant with my first son. I wrote 50k on a novel I called Red Rose Castle. And subsequently every NaNo novel since has had Rose imbedded somewhere within.
So this year, I thought I had the perfect title, but it’s no longer fitting, even though I love the cover art, I threw together. The problem with not knowing what your going to write about is that you can’t really slap on a title until you figure it out.
And so far, all I have is the genre. Paranormal Romance. I’m toying with a few very vague ideas right now. I have a few characters that are dying for attention. I guess we’ll see soon enough.
Okay, so it’s officially the 1st of October. Which means there are precisely 31 days until the start of NaNoWriMo. (that’s National Novel Writing Month, for those not in the know)
I’ve been participating since November 2005. During which time I’ve gotten married, had four children, been subjected to my mum passing away and moved five times. In fact now that my youngest child is 3, it feels kind of weird to be doing NaNo without that kind of crazy child filled drama in which to fit writing around.
I’ve only lost once, in 2008, the year my mum died and I plan to continue to keep up my winning streak this year. 50,000 words in 30 days. BRING IT ON!
You know, their kind of important. Apparently werewolves become tricky to name the more stories you write. As this story may eventually tie into my Zooey ‘verse it’s probably better to play it safe and not reuse character names. Lest I have another Zachary/Zackery/Zack situation on my hands. What can I say, I like the name Zac.
So with that out of the way. I’m going with Adrian. Maybe Taylor.
Suffice to say, there will not be a sequel in Rose’s future. Well, there better not be. I’m not sure yet, but she may have a sister.
So, Vampires in fiction. It seems they are either loved to bits or hated with some kind of fiery passion better left alone.
For me though. Well I fell in love with Anne Rice in High School. Claudia’s story was just sad and I found myself relating to Jesse a little too much. All in all there’s a reason most of her books line almost an entire shelf in my bookcase. Joss Whedon is another that springs to mind who kept to the true Vampire mythology. Sure, Spike got around in the daytime but not without smoke or the occasional lit himself on fire moment.
I don’t personally write Vampires. They show up infrequently in my writing. And there’s a reason. It’s just too impractical to not get around during the day. Sure you could go the House of Night Series route and hold classes at night, have none of the characters swear and get your books banned in high schools across America. I shouldn’t poke fun. I am a fan of PC Cast, I just think she shouldn’t of collaborated with her daughter.
So it begs the question: How do you get around the sunlight will burn you dilemma? Well perhaps you don’t, you definitely shouldn’t have them sparkle. And Angel blood is a rather curious idea but all in all I think Vampires need to just stay in the shadows. Otherwise there is no mystery. They are just another bunch of long lived humanoids with annoying personality traits. And let’s face it, the fey have that covered.
Just got a small spark of an idea for Sovereign. Not exactly the way I wanted to go but it may help bridge the gap.
It’s going to be ones of those days, whereby I accomplish not much of anything. Even my dreams are fuzzy.
So, somebody needs to rescue me from not writing my NaNo novel. I just figured out the opening line. I always do it early. That way come 12:01am on November 1st I can jump straight in to the story. Instead of sitting there wondering what the hell am I going to write.
And on that note, here it is: He was standing right in front of me; I couldn’t move.
So I got bored, but it makes for a pretty cover.
A sneak peak at what I’m writing in November. Somehow I got organized and it only took me 24 hours. Suffice to say it’s a YA Paranormal Romance… and the main character is named Rose.
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So, what is it about guys that says the moment a girl puts on a dress it’s okay to whistle at them? Or in my case, honk. I’m completely invisible to the opposite sex in jeans and a t- shirt but bring out a dress and its attention overload. Sure it’s flattering but still. It’s just a dress.
So, it’s almost November. I don’t have a clue what I’ll be writing but I do know one thing. My novel will possess a title with “Rose” in it. It’s a thing. Check out the NaNoWriMo page for more.