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Presenting: The Nano 2015 novel

18. October 2015
by Cicilie

November is almost upon us again, and once more I find myself drawn to it. Drawn to writing 50,000 words, quality be damned. Nano is about getting the story written, and then the other eleven months of the year is when you edit it into something that is actually good. Or, you know, that’s when you should be editing the novel (hear that brain, editing, it’s a thing you should be on board for!).

Anyhow, this year, I am going to do something different. I am going to write a standalone book, that has absolutely nothing to do with my other two series. And under no circumstances will that book turn into two books, or three. Remnants, as I’ve already told you will be my Nano novel for the year, will not have sequels. Which is new for me, and I’m not entirely sure my brain will agree with once I actually stat writing.

I’ve been doing some slight worldbuilding for Remnants this weekend, like figuring out the actual plot (cause I didn’t actually have one before), as well as my characters names and such! Got a cover made a few weeks ago as well, which you can se en the right.

The hero of our story will be Tryg Morgan. He will be joined by the mysterious Ashes, and the rebellious Ren. They will be travelling on the fantastic, if somewhat flawed (read: rust bucket) spaceship The Vanguard. And of course, they will be on the run, mostly because Tryg did something stupid, and now they have to run for their lives.

That’s all I’m going to tell you for now, though I do plan on sharing bits and pieces as I write it in November. And, if all goes according to plan, I’ll be posting the entire story on Wattpad next year. That will require editing though, so by next year I might actually mean in 2025 or something..

Writing

Writing Saturday

1. August 2015
by Cicilie

Once again I spent Saturday morning at Starbucks with Catrine, and this time it paid off. I got another 1500 words written, and am well on my way to finally finishing the last chapter of Memories! I now feel that I’ll be able to finish this book this month, which leaves me plenty of time to work on the second draft of TAO before handing that off to Catrine for some feedback this Christmas.

Since I’m planning on doing a Nano in there as well, that leaves me with less time editing that you might think. I also want to continue working on Remnants, because I like the story there, and it is good practice when it comes to writing and editing. Who knows, it might get a better title along the way as well. I mean, I like the title, but original it is not.

So, let’s do a quick count of the amounts of projects I am currently working on:

Memories first draft
TAO second draft
Remnants draft + edits for Wattpad publication
Nano in November (new untitled/unknown project)

Right. I totally have time for all of this on top of working full-time and trying to get my butt to the gym on a regular basis. Oh, who needs a social life anyway.

Writing

Saturday Snippet: July 25th

25. July 2015
by Cicilie

Saturday-Snippet

Saturday Snipped is a bi-monthly column run by Catrine, where you post a snipped from something you have written. It can be from your book, poem, or anything else you have written. Post it, link to it in her post, and check out what everyone else has posted!

As I’ve spent the morning writing with Catrine at the local Starbucks, enjoying my caramel Frappe and writing close to a thousand words, I was planning on posting a snippet from that this week. But most of what I have written is pretty specific to the central plot in the book. And since Memories is the second book in my fantasy series, and I’m currently writing the last chapter, I figured it might be best to post from something else this week.

I decided on something I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. It’s not a new book, but more a writing exercise. I’m trying to get better at writing short stories. Or at the very least, shorter stories. I’m also writing in first person, which I normally never do. Remants is set in a post-apocalyptic science fiction universe, and this weeks snippet is from the first few paragraphs.

I have memories that aren’t my own. Of crimson rain, and burning skies. I have memories of her. With golden eyes and pitch black hair, standing at the edge, looking down onto the scorched earth. Gun in one hand, someone else’s blood running down the other. She stood then as she does now, looking at something beyond my own field of vision. Without saying a word.

I know the memories are real, but I never lived them myself. I know she didn’t just watch the chaos unfold, as an entire planet ripped itself apart, though that is in truth the only memory of it I have. I know she was the cause of the destruction, that she stayed only long enough to see the fruits of her labour before she left the planet. I know a lot of things that happened that day, despite the fact that I hadn’t even been born yet when she destroyed Cretario.

If that peaked your interest (fingers crossed) you’ll be glad to hear I am planning on posting this to Wattpad at some point this year.

Tag: Remnants

Presenting: The Nano 2015 novel

Writing Saturday

Saturday Snippet: July 25th