Last fall I was introduced to the wonderful world of Nanowrimo. What's that, you may ask? National Novel Writing Month. It happens every November, and it is a challenge to any and all writers to produce a rough draft novel in a mere thirty days. I had never written a novel before, or even tried really, so this was all new turf for me! I spent the months of September and October coming up with an idea to write about, doing some preliminary research and pounding out a rough outline. I am not a pants-er. You know, those people who can write a novel without any sort of plan where it's going? So I knew I would have to have a road map. What I didn't know (because how could I?) is that my average scene length was about 1,000 words. My neat little outline said that the scenes would be 3,000 words. Needless to say, I derailed from the outline, quite quickly. But it all worked out in the end! By November 30th I had a 50,000 word first draft! How exhilarating! And what is this novel about, you might ask? Here's the synopsis:
In 1932, Camille Westford wakes up in an insane asylum, with no memory of the events proceeding her admittance. She meets a quirky schizophrenic, Ingrid, and together they explore the secrets of the asylum's horrible practices, as well as Camille's mysterious past.
So right now I am editing away, and hopefully you will see "Committed" on a book shelf near you soon!
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