Some pre-Nano preparations

Or: a brief update.

So, it’s October – the month before NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. This is usually where I start preparing for my upcoming month of novel-writing. This year, I’m hoping that Nano will give me the much-needed kick in the butt to finally finish the rough draft of my manuscript of Eiland in de Mist. In the meanwhile (well, on and off throughout the year), I’ve been working hard on rewriting the first half of the entire manuscript. It paid off, but it is hard working.

This blog has been very quiet, neglected and unupdated (is that even a word?) as of late. Expect way more activity once November actually starts though. That’s when the real work happens!

Right now, I’m working on getting the middle part of the novel right. I know what has to change, but actually changing it turns out to be a challenge. Because of this, I think it’s unlikely to be finished before the start of Nano, but that’s alright; I’ll just pick up the storyline and after November, I can write backwards. So, who knows? The first draft might actually be finished in two or three months.