We all think we have a novel in us, but only a few do something about it. This blog is my diary/record of writing a novel using the various different 'How to Write books' that are available in all good bookshops. This is also part of my PhD, so sometimes I'm going to be trying out my observations on the process here before I write them up for my thesis.
This is also my commitment, to whoever reads this, that I will write the novel in a year and finish the thesis in another year - so my aim is to be done in two years. Even though I am going to write daily, the blog will probably only be weekly - I have to work too!
The book is started, kinda. I've got a draft of about 18,000 words so far, and I'm trying to get an outline written. It has a title, 'Take me with you', and my first method is going to be "Nanowrimo" as created by Chris Baty and which I have taught as a short course for a number of years. I first wrote a novel using this method about 3 years ago and found it fun, exhilarating and frustrating in about equal parts. I never managed to do the rewrites for the book, but I an agent did read the rough (very very rough) product of the month's work and liked it and has said she'd read this one when I've written it and polished the final draft.
The thing is I know this is a good method, and I'm hoping it will help me blast a way through the story of this book,and not give my mind time to interfere too much.
I'm also using Scrivener - a writing programme for Mac, which helps me to organise the outline a bit as I go. If you have a Mac and you like moving around ideas on index cards, this is a great resource.
Have just got back from holiday. So this feels as good a time to start as any. Wish me luck, it could be a bumpy ride!
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