The novel is proceeding inch by inch, with
some bits speeding by and others taking numerous rewrites. My deadline is the
Mslexia adult novel competition in 2015. I hope I make it!
I’m so glad to have a deadline as it’s very hard writing without one, especially in the early stages of a novel when everything is nebulous and ideas aren’t always there when you need them. You can’t force ideas but at the same time if you put your brain on the spot (reminding it of your deadline) sometimes it comes up with the goods. (Excuse cliches and mixed metaphors.) It’s a tricky balance.
I’m so glad to have a deadline as it’s very hard writing without one, especially in the early stages of a novel when everything is nebulous and ideas aren’t always there when you need them. You can’t force ideas but at the same time if you put your brain on the spot (reminding it of your deadline) sometimes it comes up with the goods. (Excuse cliches and mixed metaphors.) It’s a tricky balance.
The further I get into the novel however,
the more nebulous it becomes, and as I’ve said I don’t know how my heroine is
going to resolve her problems. Hopefully that means the reader won’t either but
it may mean that I get stuck later.
The good response
of the YouWriteOn reviewers has made me think that publication might not
be totally out of the question. The fact that one day someone might even
read – and enjoy – the novel is another spur.
A big family weekend coming up so I have to
spend today preparing for it (in both practical and psychological terms). So no
novel-writing or blogging till at least next Tuesday. And I shouldn’t be
blogging now as I’m not even halfway through my To Do List.
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| A misty murky walk yesterday (with damp spots on the camera lens) |
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