Hello! Here I am, riding high on the wave of a writing buzz. Having spent the last couple of hours or so kicking off my NaNoWriMo 2009 project, I can now announce I am 1,600 words into my 50,000+ words target and if you want to read the novel so far, it can be found at www.nanowrimo-denise.blogspot.com
It is called 'Poulet Nous - The Race to Save Much Malarkey Manor' and is a roller-coaster, rip-roaring action adventure story with a song or two thrown in for good measure. Well, that's the plan anyway, and we all know that plans, no matter how enthusiastically entered into at the start, will go through a phase of disillusionment at some point or another.
Please comment, criticise, remark etc as we go along, as I have a feeling this novel could end up on Lulu for self-publication and it's going to need all the reader feedback (good and bad) it can get in order to help me start the editing process next month. Well, I've got to get one of my books inbetween some shiny covers, haven't I, and if a regular agent/ publisher won't do it for me, then I'll jolly well do it myself! But only if you, loyal readers, think it's worth it.
Also, the nature of the writing project means that I am going for content not quality i.e I won't have time to keep stopping and editing. I have to 'go with the flow', so please excuse any typographical errors, spelling, punctuation or grammar-wise, plus any glaring plot or character errors. But whilst I ask you to forgive them in this first draft, please feel free to point them out to me so I address them in Draft Two. Also, tell me what you like and what you don't like, what makes sense and what doesn't (leaving aside the obvious bizarre and abstract nature of me and Andy talking to and interacting with a bunch of chickens!!)
Happy Reading and thank you all, especially Olly, Diane, Gemma and Andy for your constant support and constructive comments re: my writing.
Loving it so far! Happy birthday for tomorrow.
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