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Top tip, if you want to take the most flattering,

Top tip, if you want to take the most flattering, eye-catching pictures, go when the sun is just setting.

It snowed here today, and after the storms over the weekend it was a day for hunkering down and not doing much.
So we went on a snowy walk, we put up the Christmas tree and now I’m wondering if it’s too early for a @baileysofficial 🍹cheers.
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I’m not doing #nano any longer. I tried, I did,

I’m not doing #nano any longer.
I tried, I did, but I feel like I’m just writing to reach a target instead of writing something that I’ll use.
I need to research and take stock before I do any more, and I’m pretty pleased with the 37k I’ve written so far.
So, this weekend I’m taking time with it and also working on my edits from my publisher. And if you’re still doing Nano I’m cheering you on!
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I’m not sure I’ll finish #nanowrimo2021 I’

I’m not sure I’ll finish #nanowrimo2021

I’m up to 37k and I can’t really go forward now without doing research and rethinking a few things.
So my question is, do I plough ahead, putting words down even though I know the story isn’t correct, or do I stop for research and a rethink?
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Had the best weekend away with family. I haven’t

Had the best weekend away with family. I haven’t written a word, I read a few chapters here and there but mostly I was having a blast with people I’ve not seen for a while. Back to it tomorrow, but for now, I’m savouring the last hours here whilst I can.
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I'm up to 34k with my book for #nanowrimo2021 and

I'm up to 34k with my book for #nanowrimo2021 and it's taking me on quite the journey.

I am now having to research into a subject I know nothing of, and what I'm finding is both disturbing, destressing and interesting.

I don't know if I told you what my book is about, the basic premise is that of an advocate who helps an older lady with intruders on her property and in doing so, uncovers the truth behind an historic murder and the identity of the killer.

It's based in the Lake District and a large part of it centres around ghost stories, curses and legends here, and one of them, I discovered today, has strong associations with the slave trade.

I never intended for the book to take this turn, or for it to warrant such research and my word count has taken a tumble because of it.
I have no idea if any of this will stick in the final version, if the rewrites will change the plot and take out the history of slavery in Cumbria, but for now, I'm researching and learning and educating myself.

Just sharing this, because I suppose, if I wasn't attempting to write a book in a month, I don't know if it would have seen how it developed so quickly and in such a way that it almost seemed as if I wasn't in charge.
I'm writing fast and making quick decisions and now I'm wandering down a road that's having a real impact on me.

I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed at how much writing a novel changes you, every time I start a book I'm always surprised by it and isn't that a marvellous thing?
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Stealing an idea I saw from the brilliant @cltaylo

Stealing an idea I saw from the brilliant @cltaylorauthor here and pinning up these lovely words from my editor.

Yep, my edit notes have landed and there are...wait for it, five pages of them -full of things to change, things to think about and things to add.

To be honest, it's overwhelming, panic inducing and my first instinct is always to think, 'I can't do it!'

But alongside all those notes, was this quote and that's what I'm pinning here, a reminder that whilst I'm working through all the holes, all the flaws and ripping it apart, that some of it is ok.

More than ok.
I like this book, I like what I've written and I can see how it's going to be a much tighter book at the end of the next editing process.

And I need to remember how fantastic it is that I get to have these notes, that I get to make the story stronger and better and work with these brilliant people.

So that's me for the foreseeable, editing this book as well as continuing to write the next book for #nanowrimo

I think a lot of coffee and chocolate may be on the cards!
Have a lovely weekend x
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More plotting today after yesterday’s idea. Up t

More plotting today after yesterday’s idea. Up to around 22k now and writing the lovely cat and mouse scenes as I head toward the midpoint.
I love this part of writing a novel, it’s where I surprise myself most!
Which bit is your favourite to create? Beginning, middle or end?
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Made heavy weather of my word count today but got

Made heavy weather of my word count today but got there in the end.
I now feel like I need a good book to get lost in, but it needs to be a non-fiction as I don’t read fiction whilst I’m writing.
Got any good recommendations?

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How was your Monday? Is it just me, or do the days

How was your Monday? Is it just me, or do the days seem to be zooming by?
In other news I hit 15k today.
That’s 15k words written in a week as well as doing all my other stuff - including a blog post about how I did it!
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I honestly don't know where today has gone. I seem

I honestly don't know where today has gone. I seemed to sit down at my keyboard and then I looked up and it was time for the school run!
In #nano news, I am up to 11k and hoping to get a few more hundred in this evening. How has your day been?
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So lovely and so cold today! The temperature has

So lovely and so cold today!
The temperature has dropped. About to light the fire and get some more writing done..another 900 words to meet my target.
To anyone else writing in the evening after a full day - c’mon lovely, we can do this 💪
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First day of #nanowrimo and I’m 3000 words in! 💪
It was much harder than I thought, I tried to do it in bursts of 500 words throughout the day, but that was tough so may have to rethink my plan for tomorrow.

Also need to think more on names, as I realised I have a Julie, Jane and June in my first chapter 🤣
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