Writing Challenges!

I always like challenging myself writing-wise with each new project.

Previously I've experimented with:

• Different viewpoints—multiple close third person POVs; Dual POVs
• A novel written part in past tense and part in present tense
• A dual POV where half the book was from the viewpoint of a blind character (so interesting to not be able to rely on visual descriptions!)

For this year's NaNoWriMo novel, I'm writing a dual POV in present tense. It's something I haven't done a lot of, and is tricky in itself. But the big challenge is to keep the relationship between my POV characters platonic! I really want to try out a strong guy/girl friendship, but it's a struggle 'cause I'm already shipping them pretty hard. :-D We'll see how it turns out………

Okay. Back to writing. I'm closing in on 11K!

Two Things

Well, two good things to report!


1. My mom and I have CHALLENGED each other to get a certain amount of work done on our respective projects by March 7th—if we do, we get to go to Baskin & Robin. :-D My specific goal is to get all new/rewritten scenes done and have my manuscript ready for a next-draft edit, by which I mean I'll start at page one and read everything, including new bits, and make changes as I go to work new material into old, etc. It makes sense in my head. :-)

2. My husband and I cleaned out our back room, which means we both have access to our desks and I have a legit writing space!! If only I use it for good and not distraction, I mean evil. :-)

Okay. Off to watch today's Lizzie Bennet Diary before I get to work. Obviously!!