I cleared 40000 last night!

Guest Post by Camille Eide Christmas is a favorite time of year for many of us. The sights, sounds and holiday smells create a magical sense of warmth, of familiar traditions, and opportunities for special times with special people. My Christmas Romance, Savanna’s Gift, is set in a beautifully adorned rustic ski lodge in the…

As a writer, how do you get to know your characters? I’ve found that interviewing mine is a great way to get to the bottom of their personalities, but sometimes it takes some digging. If you haven’t ever tried writing interviews with your characters, here are ten questions or directions to try steering the conversation….

This opening from Daughter of Exile is a completely different style than the one I posted Friday. I believe this is the first novel by Isabel Glass (Tor 2004) and it seems to break many rules. The voice of the entire novel is similar to this opening snippet (so at least it is consistent!) but…

2574 new words today for a full nano total of 5683. Today’s snippet: Three kittens. What an unimaginable luxury. My heart sank as I realized of course Mama wouldn’t let me keep them. I tried to think where I might hide them as I set the black one down on my chest beside the calico,…

I’m approaching the finish line on my fifth novel, as I’m sure you’ve heard me whine about, I mean, mention, a lot lately. You’ve also heard me whine about the slogging that I am going through to get the story told. (Today came in just under 2k, which makes me very happy!) When I look…

Amazing how that happens. I fear that the re-re-outline is going to need to be dealt with rather soon on this novel, though. I wound up freewriting for a bit this morning to even see far enough in advance to start the next chapter. Although it is still somewhat dim, at least I think I…