And We’re Off . . .
NaNoWriMo #2 for me. I have a lot of ideas crowding my brain, I want to get better at blasting past the internal editor, I love the feeling of finishing (but not like this). I’m out of practice to sit still and write for an hour, so in classic “we’re not actually jocks” Gamble fashion, I’m going to get back in shape during the trip (although I did break in the shoes in advance).
The mission: 1,667 words a day. So save this prose style for the edit.
The story: the third Proxy book, the thrillerish problems of Rosalind Prescott-Evenbridge, eighth duchess of Cumberland, and Nick Darville, reporter.
The method: Nick made his first appearance during my first NaNo, “Deception by Proxy,” and ended up getting shot in the shoulder. Over the year, I came up with a heroine, some photos, and some back story for the both of them that requires photo albums for London and Boston and some research about archery. I’m starting with an opening scene in mind and some events that escalate the conflict. Like the first Proxy, I don’t know who the villain is but there are some good prospects.
There’s a link in the sidebar to other NaNo bloggers if you want to read more adventures. Come over to my NaNoWriMo page to be my buddy and see word counts.
Nick’s theme song:
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