Today is the first day of April which means it is also the first day of Camp NaNoWriMo! My goal for this camp is to write (and finish) the first draft of the fourth (and last) volume to my Nellie series. The way I have ended the story in the third volume, people have been screaming at me for the fourth and I have postponed it for over two years now simply because I am afraid of letting my readers down. But isn't leaving the series unfinished the biggest let-down of all? So yeah, I have promised to write that book and I really want to give my readers that. Strictly word-count speaking, that last novel should be around 50k words. That is my goal this April.
BUT Nellie isn't the only story I will be working on this month.
She will be my main priority, of course, and I intend to see that novel all the way through, but I have to admit I have sort of lost the flame for this old series. It was written more than three years ago (five for the first volume) and I find myself having very little in common with it anymore. Still, I will write it because I promised but I needed to work out a sort of reward system. And now it's time that I tell you guys about it: I have a new story in progress. And for a long while, I haven't been this enthusiastic about writing! Maybe because I have finally found something to write about that I truly love (those of you who know me won't be surprised when they read this): a haunted house! :D
Yep, I'm writing a ghost story on the side! ^_^
And here's how the reward system will work: 1700 to 2000 words in Nellie everyday and after that, whatever I can put in the ghost story. :) (It doesn't have a title yet. I think I might call it The Bedford Hotel...)
(I just bought the soundtrack to my favorite Disney World attraction as inspiration: The Haunted Mansion. ^_^)
Yep, I'm writing a ghost story on the side! ^_^
And here's how the reward system will work: 1700 to 2000 words in Nellie everyday and after that, whatever I can put in the ghost story. :) (It doesn't have a title yet. I think I might call it The Bedford Hotel...)
Well, I'm off to add some words to my word count! (As usual, you can follow my progress through the posts here and through the little widget on the left side of my blog.) The clock is ticking and time... is words! ^_^
Hooray! I am super-excited that you have a little reward system in place with your haunted house story. I think you'll have so much fun with that one, that the first draft for Nellie four will fly off your fingers with ease!!
ReplyDeleteAND CONGRATS ON YOUR WORD COUNTS! WOW :D
At this rate, you'll finish before April is over!
Thanks!!! ^_^
DeleteI hope you're right... I've postponed Nellie for way too long!
And also - you have a nice summary of the haunted hotel story on your website! I wonder what happens to the "guest who never checked out." :D
ReplyDeleteHe never checked in! mwhahahahaha
Delete(That's my evil laugh, btw... :P)