It's a funny thing blogging. I do it so infrequently - I mean to do it more - that I feel like I should have something monumental to say. Well... I don't... I'm still in the final stages of the second novel - Where The Truth Lies - and am going to live in Brighton for a week to try and 'up' the sense of place and also to get some peace and quiet to really ponder on the story. Because working from home is beset with interruptions, and nice as my family are, I could do without them at the moment. Some enforced solitude can only do the novel good. I do plan to frequent coffee shops and walk the prom but otherwise will be standing with my chapters printed out around me, reminding myself why each scene is there - Does it show character? Does it move the plot on? Is it fulfilling its dramatic potential? Does it need to be cut??
The other thing I'm doing is taking part in NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month. During the month of November, people all over the world devote time and energy to the first draft of their novel. So I'm trying to do that with my third and am making my daily word count but don't have much of a plot going yet. I'm still too much into the second novel and it's probably too soon to take my foot out of that camp. I admire writers who can write several novels/short stories at once. If I do that, my characters become a composite of each other and then I lose track of who's who and what sets them and their story apart.
And now I'm remembering. I signed up for a google blog because they're a bit 'friendlier' and I can upload photos and other bits and bobs of info more easily. I will organise that soon and have a link from the website.
Thank you to all of you who've written this last month. It's a real boost to get feedback on Tell Me No Secrets. As an avid reader myself, it's great to know I'm giving readers' some small measure of the enjoyment I've been given over the years.