The plan for Tori and Cam

I didn’t tell you what my plans are for my novel, did I? I was so exhausted the other day!

Anyway, am gonna leave it for a coupla weeks, maybe more (if I can keep away from it for that long, I can already feel Tori and Cam whispering at me). Am gonna then go back to it, read it and fill in any gaps / tie up any loose ends. Will then print it out and proof it, and cut it down a bit. I hope to then get 3-4 people to read it and then, by the New Year, it’ll be ready to send out to a few agents.

I’m notoriously impatient so I hope I can hold out till the New Year or if not, I hope I find the time to get it preened to perfection.

I already have a few agents in mind that I’d like to send it to… wow,. can’t believe it’s nearly getting to that stage already.  

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PS. I must apologise for the lack of eloquence in my posts lately but all my creative juice is going into my novel.

My playlist

Music goes hand in hand with my writing so thought I’d post (some of) the music I’ve been listening to while writing my novel:

The Howling & Forgiven – Within Temptation

Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon

Ordinary Day – Vanessa Carlton (perfect for my ending, as in the very last page)

The Moment I Said It – Imogen Heap

Close to the Flame – H.I.M

The whole Beautiful Lie album – 30 Seconds To Mars

Bring me to Life and My Immortal – Evanescence

True Colours – Cyndi Lauper

Moment – Aiden

The End

I wrote the end today. The end of my first ever novel. Jesus.

I took a coupla days off to focus on it.

I’m not suggesting by any means it’s a completed project. It needs major re-drafting and there are lots and lots of holes. The approach I took was to write, write, write. Write all the bits that I want to write and any bits I didn’t have the heart to write, I left.

But it’s about 83,000 words, more than I’ve ever written in one go – in one MONTH!

It’s so so so true what Robertson Davies says: “There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel you must write that book, or else go mad, or die.” Like I said, I was possessed by this novel. I HAD to write it and this is the only way I can write a novel. It needs to excite me; to obsess me; to intrigue me as much as any of its future readers (which will probably be, like, three: me, Bertie and my mum!).

I feel like I’ve discovered some dark wonderful unknown. The Holy Grail of writing. Something so obvious that’s staring you right in the face: the key to finishing that elusive novel is write. Simply write.

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PS. Been reading a good agent blog lately. http://www.greenhouseliterary.com/index.php/site/sarahs_blog.

Writing fever may lead to divorce

Feel so sorry for hubby. All I do is write, write, write. And when I’m not writing, I think about writing. I’m in a daze and barely respond to his questions. To anyone’s questions.

I can understand why writers are so solitary. It’s such a solitary business. Well, actually, I lie. My good friend Bertie is also working on a project and we talk non-stop about our work.

But if you ain’t a writer or interested in writing, then forget it! I’m gone.

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Writing fever

I have never ever had writing fever like this. I have been writing my novel non-stop.

I WAS planning to sketch out the intricate details of my plot, like they say you ought to in novel-writing courses. But the characters – Tori and Cam – are following me around the house, whispering in my ear, telling me where they’re going, what they’re about to do and I have to type, type, type instead of plan, plan, plan.

This is so DRAMAZ but it’s like I’ve been possessed by the characters.

I can’t stop writing and it-is-exhausting! x

Novel blanket

I’ve just started writing my new novel. The teen one. And already, it just FEELS right.

I’ve put my script aside for the moment as the novel’s taken hold of me. I need to leave the script anyway for a bit so I can edit it with clear eyes.

This new novel idea has wrapped itself around me like a cosy blanket and I have a feeling I might by hibernating within it for a few weeks / months.

Might also mean I won’t be blogging much …

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