Last night I had one of the most
wonderful experiences a writer can have – in my opinion anyway. I was the guest
of a small book club at a coffee house. These ladies get a book, then read it,
then get together to discuss the story.
One of the ladies works in the
same building where I am the receptionist. She suggested I come to the coffee house so they could meet me. Relevance
would be the topic of discussion.
It was a fantastic experience.
Each one told me what they loved best about the book and the general consensus
was that first they loved the main characters, then they loved the supporting
cast. But they went further. They told me what
they liked about them and why. I cannot speak for other writers but this was
so important to me personally. It
let me know what I was doing right!
Then came the questions! Where
did I come up with the idea? What was my inspiration? Were any of the
characters based on people out of my own life? All the kind of questions that
make you think.
I gave them some insights into
book two and three. Book two, EPIPHANY, will be available in just a week or so
and I’ll be writing book three during the month of November as I take part in
NANOWRIMO 2013.
What is that? It stands for National Novel Writing Month,
50,000 words in 30 days. November is NANOWRIMO. In my opinion, I think all
aspiring writers should take part. If you’ve never written a whole novel or
even if you have, this is an excellent opportunity to learn how to write under
a deadline. There’s no real prizes; just the knowledge that you can do it. It’s
a personal challenge. I’m taking the opportunity to write the third book in the
Magarelli Series, Fathom. Others will use it to write fanfic, or stories for anthologies. It’s a great deal of fun and a super
online community. Check it out: www.nanowrimo.com
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