Category: NaNoWriMo

NANOWRIMO – April 2024 – “The One That Got Away” – Day 10

A third of the way

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Part one sets the scene, we are introduced to the characters, and we get some insight into the machinations of business and the underlying problem of Agatha’s health.

It could be for any number of reasons, hard living when younger, and a little bit older too, it could be the pressures of work, the pressures of motherhood, trying to find the right man knowing he doesn’t exist and worry about people trying to take your money.

Being titled and wealthy is not a benefit, it’s really a curse.  It often works to her advantage, but in others, well, it just doesn’t.

Her health issues have so far been undiagnosed.  She has seen any number of doctors, and none can find what is wrong.  Lethargy, constantly tired, often feeling nauseated, always at the mercy of common colds and viruses, the notion of taking a few months off to try and recover is not an option.

The thing is, the answer to her problems, getting qualified people to run her organisation was a good idea, and she thought she had picked the right people.  And once they start, the subtle changes begin, the little things like being left out of the loop, that sense that she is being spied on, paranoia fed by the illness, and observation, cause her to become unpredictable, then, at the height of it, after discovering what is a revelation, she is incapacitated.

In a sense, she had planned for just such an eventuality, in another, it was almost inevitable.

“Mistaken Identity” – The Final Editor’s Draft- Day 4

This book has finally reached the Final Editor’s draft, so this month it is going to get the last revision, and a reread for the beta readers.

…

The writing proceeds at a steady rate because the ideas are there. There’s planning, but not too far into the future because, like any relationship, the one between the current two main characters must develop, or die.

I was waiting to see where their interaction takes us.

But then, our main character now must confront the notion he had a doppelganger, and not only that but he is also a criminal who just murdered someone, and his face is all over the television.

And this is an exact double as if he had a twin brother.

The thing is, as far as he’s aware, he’s an only child.

But, there’s a knock on the door, and things are about to get very hectic…

…

More tomorrow.

“Mistaken Identity” – The Final Editor’s Draft- Day 5

This book has finally reached the Final Editor’s draft, so this month it is going to get the last revision, and a reread for the beta readers.

…

What would you do if you were mistaken for someone else?

What if when you answer a knock on the door to your hotel room, and the police crash their way in with bullets flying everywhere in a show of unnecessary force.

Of course, the police don’t know you are not the criminal, and facing a possible disaster, do what they have to, to apprehend the man they believe is a murderer.

Our main character now has time to contemplate the ramifications of what just happened in hospital. So much for attending the conference.

Of course, he has other things to think about, the self-confessed gate crasher Maryanne. The adage, if something is too good to be true, it generally is.

Looking forward, there’s some plotting to do.

How can it be possible that our main character has a doppelganger? At the moment it’s just a case of someone who looks like him, and the police have ruled him out as the man they’re looking for.

It’s a story that’s going to play out in a few chapters’ time.

…

More tomorrow.

NANOWRIMO – April 2024 – “The One That Got Away” – Day 10

A third of the way

…

Part one sets the scene, we are introduced to the characters, and we get some insight into the machinations of business and the underlying problem of Agatha’s health.

It could be for any number of reasons, hard living when younger, and a little bit older too, it could be the pressures of work, the pressures of motherhood, trying to find the right man knowing he doesn’t exist and worry about people trying to take your money.

Being titled and wealthy is not a benefit, it’s really a curse.  It often works to her advantage, but in others, well, it just doesn’t.

Her health issues have so far been undiagnosed.  She has seen any number of doctors, and none can find what is wrong.  Lethargy, constantly tired, often feeling nauseated, always at the mercy of common colds and viruses, the notion of taking a few months off to try and recover is not an option.

The thing is, the answer to her problems, getting qualified people to run her organisation was a good idea, and she thought she had picked the right people.  And once they start, the subtle changes begin, the little things like being left out of the loop, that sense that she is being spied on, paranoia fed by the illness, and observation, cause her to become unpredictable, then, at the height of it, after discovering what is a revelation, she is incapacitated.

In a sense, she had planned for just such an eventuality, in another, it was almost inevitable.

“Mistaken Identity” – The Final Editor’s Draft- Day 5

This book has finally reached the Final Editor’s draft, so this month it is going to get the last revision, and a reread for the beta readers.

…

What would you do if you were mistaken for someone else?

What if when you answer a knock on the door to your hotel room, and the police crash their way in with bullets flying everywhere in a show of unnecessary force.

Of course, the police don’t know you are not the criminal, and facing a possible disaster, do what they have to, to apprehend the man they believe is a murderer.

Our main character now has time to contemplate the ramifications of what just happened in hospital. So much for attending the conference.

Of course, he has other things to think about, the self-confessed gate crasher Maryanne. The adage, if something is too good to be true, it generally is.

Looking forward, there’s some plotting to do.

How can it be possible that our main character has a doppelganger? At the moment it’s just a case of someone who looks like him, and the police have ruled him out as the man they’re looking for.

It’s a story that’s going to play out in a few chapters’ time.

…

More tomorrow.

“Mistaken Identity” – The Final Editor’s Draft- Day 4

This book has finally reached the Final Editor’s draft, so this month it is going to get the last revision, and a reread for the beta readers.

…

The writing proceeds at a steady rate because the ideas are there. There’s planning, but not too far into the future because, like any relationship, the one between the current two main characters must develop, or die.

I was waiting to see where their interaction takes us.

But then, our main character now must confront the notion he had a doppelganger, and not only that but he is also a criminal who just murdered someone, and his face is all over the television.

And this is an exact double as if he had a twin brother.

The thing is, as far as he’s aware, he’s an only child.

But, there’s a knock on the door, and things are about to get very hectic…

…

More tomorrow.

NANOWRIMO – April 2024 – “The One That Got Away” – Day 9

Guinevere

…

There is always a reason why someone wants to leave an organisation where they had been successful, to a point.  After all, the charity business was a rather small world, and it wasn’t hard to find out all the goings on.

Except when an organisation no longer wants to keep a certain employee and is prepared to write a glowing recommendation to hasten their departure.

Guinevere hadn’t done anything wrong; it was just she wanted to move in a new direction, and probably what sealed her fate, wanted a large increase in salary.

Charities tried very hard not to have expenses that exceeded the value of their bequests.  Sometimes they failed, but those were foundations set up by individuals looking to gain tax and other benefits.

And since Agatha was looking to expand her organisation by actively seeking outside donors, Guinevere had been successful in setting up a similar process in the last organisation she worked for.

And after speaking confidentially to Agatha’s father, she knew it was the position she was looking for.  All she had to do was convince Agatha and Adria.  That, of course, might be easier than she thought, discovering that Agatha was unwell, and would be stepping back for a while.

An old adage comes to mind as I’m plotting this, with friends like these, who needs enemies?

…

Words today, 1,718, for a total of 16,133

“Mistaken Identity” – The Final Editor’s Draft- Day 3

This book has finally reached the Final Editor’s draft, so this month it is going to get the last revision, and a reread for the beta readers.

…

My writing effort for the two days, yesterday and today amounted to about 6,000 words, which by any stretch of the imagination is a good two days.

But, here’s the thing. I went over if briefly yesterday, and reworked about 2,000 words, and then today I looked at the rest.

Yesterday was a bad day for continuity, and I found myself beset with innumerable distractions. Being Good Friday probably had a lot to do with it.

Today, there were also distractions, but not as bad, and at least from the outset, I got to read the words from start to end.

And, yes, they needed a little work, and, yes, I realise we should not be editing, but writing.

Sorry, but not sorry. It had to be done, and now I feel better about it.

More tomorrow.

“Mistaken Identity” – The Final Editor’s Draft- Day 4

This book has finally reached the Final Editor’s draft, so this month it is going to get the last revision, and a reread for the beta readers.

…

The writing proceeds at a steady rate because the ideas are there. There’s planning, but not too far into the future because, like any relationship, the one between the current two main characters must develop, or die.

I was waiting to see where their interaction takes us.

But then, our main character now must confront the notion he had a doppelganger, and not only that but he is also a criminal who just murdered someone, and his face is all over the television.

And this is an exact double as if he had a twin brother.

The thing is, as far as he’s aware, he’s an only child.

But, there’s a knock on the door, and things are about to get very hectic…

…

More tomorrow.

NANOWRIMO – April 2024 – “The One That Got Away” – Day 9

Guinevere

…

There is always a reason why someone wants to leave an organisation where they had been successful, to a point.  After all, the charity business was a rather small world, and it wasn’t hard to find out all the goings on.

Except when an organisation no longer wants to keep a certain employee and is prepared to write a glowing recommendation to hasten their departure.

Guinevere hadn’t done anything wrong; it was just she wanted to move in a new direction, and probably what sealed her fate, wanted a large increase in salary.

Charities tried very hard not to have expenses that exceeded the value of their bequests.  Sometimes they failed, but those were foundations set up by individuals looking to gain tax and other benefits.

And since Agatha was looking to expand her organisation by actively seeking outside donors, Guinevere had been successful in setting up a similar process in the last organisation she worked for.

And after speaking confidentially to Agatha’s father, she knew it was the position she was looking for.  All she had to do was convince Agatha and Adria.  That, of course, might be easier than she thought, discovering that Agatha was unwell, and would be stepping back for a while.

An old adage comes to mind as I’m plotting this, with friends like these, who needs enemies?

…

Words today, 1,718, for a total of 16,133