Are you participating in NANOWRIMO this month?
In case you haven't heard of it, NANOWRIMO is short for National Novel Writing Month, an annual event each November in which writers register to attempt to write 50,000 words of a new novel in 30 days. http://www.nanowrimo.org/ The emphasis is on quantity not quality. The thinking behind NANOWRIMO is to write freely, accumulating words, without stopping to edit.
I think the concept is wonderful, particularly since, as I've blogged before, I'm obsessive about editing as I write, thinking out each sentence before it makes it to the page.
Each year I intend to sign up for NANOWRIMO, and each November I'm neck- deep in another project and unable to start something new.
Being the Type A personality that I am (I blogged about that a few weeks ago : - )), I don't know if I can take the necessary step back from the work that I'd need to in order to write without editing - but I'd love to try! I'd love to challenge myself and see if I can let go and just write.
I'd also like to see just what I'd end up with in terms of useable material. Wouldn't it be a kick to discover that I'd actually written something worthwhile?
I won't have an answer for that this year, since I didn't participate. I'm working to complete my current novel at this time. But, I have high hopes for participating next year : - )
Regards,
Karen
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- USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAREN FENECH writes romantic suspense novels and short works of suspense. She is the author of the romantic suspense series, The Protectors. Karen's novels and short suspense fiction have received critical acclaim. Her novels have been translated into several languages and have been released in audio by her publisher. When Karen's not writing or spending time with her family, she loves to shop, watch movies, and just kick back in a comfortable chair and read. You can reach Karen here: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KarenFenechsFriends?ref=hl Twitter: https://twitter.com/karenfenech Website: http://www.karenfenech.com If you'd like to know when Karen Fenech's next novel is released, sign up for her notification-only news at: www.karenfenech.com/books.html
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"Karen Fenech's GONE is a real page turner front to back. You won't be able to put this one down!" --- New York Times Bestselling Author Kat Martin
"Karen Fenech tells a taut tale with great characters and lots of twists. This is a writer you need to read." --- USA Today Bestselling Author Maureen Child
"Brimming with small town secrets and gritty suspense, GONE left an impression this reader won't soon forget!" --- Bestselling Author Debra Webb
"Readers will find themselves in the grip of GONE as this riveting tale plays out. GONE is a provocative thriller filled with a roller coaster ride that carries the suspense until the last page." --- Deborah C. Jackson, Romance Reviews Today
ABOUT GONE:
FBI Special Agent Clare Marshall was separated from her sister Beth in childhood when their mother tried to kill them. Now Clare learns that Beth lives in the small town of Farley, South Carolina but when she goes there to reunite with Beth, Clare discovers her sister is missing and that someone in the town is responsible for her disappearance.
Clare receives an offer to help with the search from fellow FBI Special Agent Jake Sutton. The offer is too good to refuse, though that is exactly what Clare wants to do. Jake is Clare’s former lover, a man she cannot forget and who has an agenda of his own.
Now while Clare tracks her sister, someone is tracking Clare, and finding her sister may cost Clare her life.
"Karen Fenech's GONE is a real page turner front to back. You won't be able to put this one down!" --- New York Times Bestselling Author Kat Martin
"Karen Fenech tells a taut tale with great characters and lots of twists. This is a writer you need to read." --- USA Today Bestselling Author Maureen Child
"Brimming with small town secrets and gritty suspense, GONE left an impression this reader won't soon forget!" --- Bestselling Author Debra Webb
"Readers will find themselves in the grip of GONE as this riveting tale plays out. GONE is a provocative thriller filled with a roller coaster ride that carries the suspense until the last page." --- Deborah C. Jackson, Romance Reviews Today
ABOUT GONE:
FBI Special Agent Clare Marshall was separated from her sister Beth in childhood when their mother tried to kill them. Now Clare learns that Beth lives in the small town of Farley, South Carolina but when she goes there to reunite with Beth, Clare discovers her sister is missing and that someone in the town is responsible for her disappearance.
Clare receives an offer to help with the search from fellow FBI Special Agent Jake Sutton. The offer is too good to refuse, though that is exactly what Clare wants to do. Jake is Clare’s former lover, a man she cannot forget and who has an agenda of his own.
Now while Clare tracks her sister, someone is tracking Clare, and finding her sister may cost Clare her life.
BETRAYAL - Kindle Edition
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PRAISE FOR BETRAYAL:
"I love a good medieval and Karen Fenech has written a dandy! This one's a keeper."
---NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAT MARTIN
". . . An excellent read."
--DONNA M. BROWN, ROMANTIC TIMES MAGAZINE
"{An} entertaining storyline . . . medieval romance readers will welcome this fine twelfth century tale." ---HARRIET KLAUSNER FOR MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
ABOUT BETRAYAL:
To save her son and people from a deadly enemy, Lady Katherine Stanfield marries her former betrothed, a man she'd betrayed but has never stopped loving. Katherine has never revealed her reason for the betrayal, and now five years later, believes her secret is safe.
Someone won't let the past rest. Someone with a secret of his own. Now she must stop that "someone" because he wants Katherine and her new husband dead.
"I love a good medieval and Karen Fenech has written a dandy! This one's a keeper."
---NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAT MARTIN
". . . An excellent read."
--DONNA M. BROWN, ROMANTIC TIMES MAGAZINE
"{An} entertaining storyline . . . medieval romance readers will welcome this fine twelfth century tale." ---HARRIET KLAUSNER FOR MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
ABOUT BETRAYAL:
To save her son and people from a deadly enemy, Lady Katherine Stanfield marries her former betrothed, a man she'd betrayed but has never stopped loving. Katherine has never revealed her reason for the betrayal, and now five years later, believes her secret is safe.
Someone won't let the past rest. Someone with a secret of his own. Now she must stop that "someone" because he wants Katherine and her new husband dead.
UNHOLY ANGELS - Kindle Edition
PRAISE FOR UNHOLY ANGELS - A UK TOP 100 BESTSELLER:
". . . will keep you reading into the wee hours of the morning. Highly recommended!"
--DB Henson, author of Amazon Top 100 Bestseller, Deed To Death
ABOUT UNHOLY ANGELS:
Liz Janssen's marriage was over long before she filed for divorce. There was no way her soon-to-be ex-husband committed suicide because of her. Yet that is what her teenage son, Will, believes.
Others in the small West Virginia town share this thinking. Others who are disciples of a homicidal Satanic cult her husband was part of. The disciples want vengeance for the death of one of their own and will use Liz's troubled, grief-stricken son as an instrument for their revenge. To save herself and Will, Liz must stop them - and she must do so without Doug finding out.
Doug McBride is the new town sheriff, the man Liz has fallen in love with, and the man she cannot trust.
Please note: Some content may be disturbing.
". . . will keep you reading into the wee hours of the morning. Highly recommended!"
--DB Henson, author of Amazon Top 100 Bestseller, Deed To Death
ABOUT UNHOLY ANGELS:
Liz Janssen's marriage was over long before she filed for divorce. There was no way her soon-to-be ex-husband committed suicide because of her. Yet that is what her teenage son, Will, believes.
Others in the small West Virginia town share this thinking. Others who are disciples of a homicidal Satanic cult her husband was part of. The disciples want vengeance for the death of one of their own and will use Liz's troubled, grief-stricken son as an instrument for their revenge. To save herself and Will, Liz must stop them - and she must do so without Doug finding out.
Doug McBride is the new town sheriff, the man Liz has fallen in love with, and the man she cannot trust.
Please note: Some content may be disturbing.
IMPOSTER: The Protectors Series- Book One - Kindle Edition
PRAISE FOR IMPOSTER: THE PROTECTORS SERIES - BOOK ONE
"IMPOSTER is romantic suspense at its best!"
-- USA Today Bestselling Author Maureen Child
ABOUT THE PROTECTORS SERIES:
THE PROTECTORS: Though they work independently and at times are oceans apart, their ties to each other remain strong. They’re related by blood or bond – this group of men and women in law enforcement, government intelligence, and the military who do what others cannot to serve, defend, and protect.
ABOUT IMPOSTER: THE PROTECTORS SERIES - BOOK ONE:
IMPOSTER: The Protectors Series - Book One: Chemist Dr. Eve Collins, wrongly accused by the CIA of developing and marketing a chemical weapon, learns she has been set up as a scapegoat by someone seeking to hide his own guilt. That “someone” wants her dead. Her life depends on making no mistakes – like trusting the Central Intelligence agent assigned to her case, a man she’s falling in love with.
CIA Operative John Burke doesn't believe her claim of innocence. When an attempt is made on her life, he believes her accomplice has turned on her. But something doesn't add up about Eve and her role in this crime she's accused of. Burke has too many questions, including - has his judgment been compromised by his fierce attraction to her?
It’s a question Burke asks himself again and again but when he learns Eve’s would-be assassin is close, he goes on the run with her. It's a temporary solution - running will not keep her safe. Burke must find the assassin - or die trying.
"IMPOSTER is romantic suspense at its best!"
-- USA Today Bestselling Author Maureen Child
ABOUT THE PROTECTORS SERIES:
THE PROTECTORS: Though they work independently and at times are oceans apart, their ties to each other remain strong. They’re related by blood or bond – this group of men and women in law enforcement, government intelligence, and the military who do what others cannot to serve, defend, and protect.
ABOUT IMPOSTER: THE PROTECTORS SERIES - BOOK ONE:
IMPOSTER: The Protectors Series - Book One: Chemist Dr. Eve Collins, wrongly accused by the CIA of developing and marketing a chemical weapon, learns she has been set up as a scapegoat by someone seeking to hide his own guilt. That “someone” wants her dead. Her life depends on making no mistakes – like trusting the Central Intelligence agent assigned to her case, a man she’s falling in love with.
CIA Operative John Burke doesn't believe her claim of innocence. When an attempt is made on her life, he believes her accomplice has turned on her. But something doesn't add up about Eve and her role in this crime she's accused of. Burke has too many questions, including - has his judgment been compromised by his fierce attraction to her?
It’s a question Burke asks himself again and again but when he learns Eve’s would-be assassin is close, he goes on the run with her. It's a temporary solution - running will not keep her safe. Burke must find the assassin - or die trying.
SNOWBOUND: The Protectors Series- Book Two - Kindle Edition
ABOUT SNOWBOUND: The Protectors Series - Book Two
When her cover is blown in a criminal operation to apprehend a human trafficker, FBI Special Agent Mallory Burke is put in a car destined for a mountain cabin to be tortured and killed. But a snow storm results in an accident that leaves all but Mallory dead and she finds herself in the midst of the raging storm and in the care of Police Captain Gage Broderick. Mallory's relief that Gage is a cop is short lived. He has secrets of his own.
Gage is haunted by an incident in his recent past. The last thing he wants is to become embroiled in Mallory's investigation - or to feel this powerful attraction to her.
But the lives of twelve women depend on Mallory
and Gage working together to stop this man - the women's lives and now Mallory's life. He knows about her. He knows where she is. And he wants her dead.
When her cover is blown in a criminal operation to apprehend a human trafficker, FBI Special Agent Mallory Burke is put in a car destined for a mountain cabin to be tortured and killed. But a snow storm results in an accident that leaves all but Mallory dead and she finds herself in the midst of the raging storm and in the care of Police Captain Gage Broderick. Mallory's relief that Gage is a cop is short lived. He has secrets of his own.
Gage is haunted by an incident in his recent past. The last thing he wants is to become embroiled in Mallory's investigation - or to feel this powerful attraction to her.
But the lives of twelve women depend on Mallory
and Gage working together to stop this man - the women's lives and now Mallory's life. He knows about her. He knows where she is. And he wants her dead.
THREE SHORT STORIES OF SUSPENSE: DEADLY THOUGHTS, SECRETS & THE PLAN - Kindle Edition
ABOUT THREE SHORT STORIES OF SUSPENSE: DEADLY THOUGHTS, SECRETS & THE PLAN - Kindle Edition
THREE SHORT STORIES OF SUSPENSE: DEADLY THOUGHTS, SECRETS & THE PLAN by critically acclaimed author Karen Fenech were all previously published domestically, and published internationally in HJEMETT Magazines in translation to Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. These stories have now been compiled for the first time and reissued for Kindle.
THE PLAN: To get her dream life, Jackie comes up with a plan. But is the plan the key to her dream, or to her worst nightmare?
DEADLY THOUGHTS: What price is too high to achieve a dream? Would you draw the line at murder? Abby Branson never expected to be faced with such a question. But in her single-minded pursuit of her dream, she's sacrificed everything, including her marriage. Now, she just wants back what she had - even if it means giving up her dream forever. But it may be too late to go back. Because one man is already dead.
SECRETS: Everyone has secrets. Some are good. Some are bad. For Emily Brandewynne, out for a weekend fling from her marriage, her secret is deadly.
Total Print Length Of Short Stories = 48 pages.
Bonus Material: Excerpts from Karen Fenech's critically acclaimed novels GONE and UNHOLY ANGELS.
THREE SHORT STORIES OF SUSPENSE: DEADLY THOUGHTS, SECRETS & THE PLAN by critically acclaimed author Karen Fenech were all previously published domestically, and published internationally in HJEMETT Magazines in translation to Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. These stories have now been compiled for the first time and reissued for Kindle.
THE PLAN: To get her dream life, Jackie comes up with a plan. But is the plan the key to her dream, or to her worst nightmare?
DEADLY THOUGHTS: What price is too high to achieve a dream? Would you draw the line at murder? Abby Branson never expected to be faced with such a question. But in her single-minded pursuit of her dream, she's sacrificed everything, including her marriage. Now, she just wants back what she had - even if it means giving up her dream forever. But it may be too late to go back. Because one man is already dead.
SECRETS: Everyone has secrets. Some are good. Some are bad. For Emily Brandewynne, out for a weekend fling from her marriage, her secret is deadly.
Total Print Length Of Short Stories = 48 pages.
Bonus Material: Excerpts from Karen Fenech's critically acclaimed novels GONE and UNHOLY ANGELS.
2 comments:
I'm also a lovely Type A personality and I am pretty hard on myself when it comes to editing as I write. I sat down to see if I could write 1700 words a day and it took me a while because I sat and picked it apart the entire time. Not very productive. However I am interested in seeing if that part of my personality would be stifled to bring forth the creativity!!
I think we Type A's are harder on ourselves than on anyone else. I also find it very hard to just let go and write without thinking through every word. I also outline thoroughly before I begin a novel. There is an upside that I've found, however, to editing as we go and to outlining. When I go back through my first draft, I find the prose is cleaner and the plot more cohesive.
Still, it would be nice to just write without concern. : - )
I hope your writing is going well. 1700 words a day is great!
Regards,
Karen
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