March Madness

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March Madness

It has been quite the month, gentle reader, but am happy to report that all is well at home camp. 

Writing, however, has certainly taken a back burner, but is never out of my mind. In the forefront is how to tackle the rather large elephant in the room, that NaNoWriMo manuscript.  Do I edit what I’ve written already, do I go back and do some more planning, perhaps redo character development; do I just plod through, pick up where I left off at the end of NaNoWriMo, and write the rest of the story down so at least it’s out of my head? Sometimes if I leave a project aside, let it simmer, the solution will present itself.  But I fear in this case it’s just me shirking from some hard work. 

So when I read the latest post from the fabulous Janice MacLeod, the author of Paris Letters, my heart sung with joy, that thrill of knowing exactly how she feels, a fellow writer struggling at that crucial point.  For her it is getting past Page 50, for me, it’s the last half of the book.  And Janice is a published author and rather clever at everything else she accomplishes, so there is hope for this little kiwi yet. 

Here’s the link to her blog post: So You Want to Write A Book

Me, I’m off to the Ruapehu Writers Festival today, where I’ll get inspiration and enthusiasm and motivation in spades, and I can’t wait!  I will duly report back with what was heard, learnt, seen, and an update on that elephant. 

Thanks for sticking with me, dear reader.

The Girls down at Ruapehu/Horopito