Sooo... I finished?? For the first time ever, I hit the 50k words goal, and I hit it a full eleven days before the month ends. I actually hit 52k last night before I went to bed and I am so glad. It's been a furious, crazy journey, writing 50,000 words that quickly, but I don't know if it was the best idea.
I usually write about 30-35,000 words a month, which is still a lot. I didn't think tacking on that extra 15-20k would be too big of a deal, especially since I occasionally take days off from writing, but here's what I learned. 1. When I write this quickly, my B and C plots are pretty much toast. I was wrapping up Waiting for You about ten days ago and said to my husband, I forgot to write the C plot. I started it in chapter 3, but then I let it go. Editing is going to be a b*tch. 2. My second novella worked on is suffering for it. Once I finished Waiting for You, in true Nanowrimo style, I forewent editing, or even a read-through, to keep writing. I started writing Only You, but my energy was all wrong. I was writing the beginning of a novella with end of novella enthusiasm. I'm only at 20k words, but my action is already completely wrapping up. My plan is to "finish" writing it, and then do a crazy edit/ rewrite so I actually have a well-formed story, and not just an A plot with nothing else. But, I'm happy to announce I have fallen IN LOVE with Lydia and Everett, our couple in Only You. My plan for the next week is to slow down. I'll still be writing every day, but I am going to take some time to do a few other things in the writing world. I need to reach out to my (hopeful) cover artist and get that sorted, and I really need to research publishing on iBooks and Nook, since I only have experience with Amazon so far. If all goes to planned, you can expect to see the Falling for You series hitting Amazon in March! There will be a staggered release, but all four will be out by summer. After that, you can look forward to my next series about five brothers opening hotels in fun, European cities. There will be glamour, good food, and, of course, a sultry romance. To my stateside readers, have a Happy Thanksgiving this week! Love always, Lucy
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