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Sonya 1

Guildford, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM


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Holly Lisle's new project: TalysMana

November 21st 2009 20:38
Ever wanted to read the first draft of a published writer's new story? Curious how someone who earns her money as a full-time fiction writer?

If the answer is yes, then head over to TalysMana, the new project of fabulous Holly Lisle. She is sending out the first draft of the story scene by scene, so you get to read the story as it is created. When Holly has finished the novel, she will revise it and make it available as a self-published book. I am already looking forward to seeing how the published version differs from the first draft.

Holly also collaborates with her daughter who creates some of the jewellery which features in the story. I'm curious about the jewellery, but the thing that really excites my is watching the story unfold as Holly first creates it.
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Night off

November 20th 2009 21:28
Tonight I gave myself the night off. On the first glance, not the best tactic considering I have written about 3,000 words this week. I am pretty confident that I'll cross the 50k finishing line some time this weekend.

So tonight, I read rather than write.
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No words tonight

November 19th 2009 23:56
Today has been the first day I didn't write anything for NaNaWriMo. I plan to catch up over the weekend
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Can you see it?

November 18th 2009 20:55
I've written a couple of hundred words so far, and I will try for a few more in a moment (just have to make the most of it while my internet connection is working).

During the day, whenever I had a spare minute, I pictured the next scene I need to write. It took a while to get it right, but now I can see it clearly, as if it were a scene from a movie. It makes writing it down a lot easier.
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Progress, but only just

November 17th 2009 21:21
350 words tonight for the novel. Not much, but every word I write during the week is one word less I have to write during the weekend. Pity I'm so busy, my internet connection is only working sporadically and there would be no distraction while writing.
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Interesting week ahead

November 16th 2009 15:14
It's going to be a busy week. I've managed to post something every day so far this month - good thing since I'm taking part in NaBloPoMo again - and I hope I will keep the routine up.

But, busy week ahead, a deadline on Thursday and a novel that needs my attention for at least an hour a day. If I get squeezed for time, I might have to make a sacrifice or two. As I usually blog about writing, I won't have any material for a blog post if I don't write. But after a packed day, will I have any words left for a blog post? I suppose I'll find out in the course of the week.
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40k

November 15th 2009 21:08
I didn't quite make it as far as I wanted, but just over 40k is good enough for me. Now I'm out of words.
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40k

November 15th 2009 21:08
I didn't quite make it as far as I wanted, but just over 40k is good enough for me. Now I'm out of words.
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Can't help it

November 14th 2009 19:42
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you just can't help it.
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Tweet Treat

November 13th 2009 21:55
As I wrote the other day, Twitter is a major distraction. It's not a complete waste of time, though. If used sparingly (something I clearly still need to master), Twitter is a fantastic source of information and inspiration for writers. You can follow publishing houses, editors, literary agents and writers. You'll learn more about the industry, you might make some useful connections and you can interact with your favourite authors. Twitter is lots of fun, and it's my treat for making my daily wordcount this month.

If you're looking for some inspiration as to who to follow, here's the Mashable list of the best authors to follow on Twitter. One of them is @maureenjohnson, who wrote today's fantastic NaNoWriMo pep talk.
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Comment by Sonya 1
on Can you see it?

November 20th 2009 21:59


Writing Words
Hi Dianna,

Thanks for stopping by! It's always good to hear from fellow Nano participants.

Nano is going well, I hope I can finish my story this weekend.

I'm taking part in NaBloPoMo this month, too.

Best,
Sonya

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on Word Count And Such

November 3rd 2009 21:42


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Wow, 60k in two days - that is quite impressive. I can write anything between 5k to 10k in a day, but I've decided to take it slow this year, aiming for 2,000 words a day. If it goes well and I end up with more, that's excellent, but I'm not pushing for it.

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on Romantic Writer reborn

November 9th 2008 21:29


Writing Words
Hey there,

There was a great 3-part documentary on BBC4 recently about romance novels. One writer said that there are romances out there which would be called literature if they had male protagonists and were written by a male author. But as it's literature for women (mostly) written by women, it's not taken as serious as it should.

More importantly, writing romance is even better than reading it

Sonya

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on A reward...that isn't looking very good

November 8th 2008 12:35


Writing Words
Hi Edie,

I promised myself a new MacBook Pro as a reward if I get that new job I really want. I played around with it for an hour on Thursday and now I'm convinced I can't live without it anymore. I think my (old) MacBook is lovely, but those new ones, they are just fabulous. If that's not enough incentive to make 50k, I don't know what is

Good luck
Sonya

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on NaNoWriMo anyone?

November 8th 2008 12:30


Writing Words
Hi Edie,

Thanks for your comment.

Yeah, I'm way ahead wordcount-wise, but I always am in week one. I'm well over 15k now, but there will be other days ...

Good luck, I know you can catch up!

Sonya

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on The original NaBloPoMo kicks off again on Saturday

November 2nd 2008 13:57


Writing Words
You're welcome, always glad to be of service. Good luck!

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on A novel in a month? Crazy!

September 11th 2008 19:17


Writing Words
Hi Chris,

Thanks for your comment.

I agree, we are all different. Writers (and I mean the kind who do actually write) who tell me NaNoWriMo is not their cup of tea - fair enough. Some things work for you, some things don't. In the end it doesn't matter how you get there as long as you get there.

I guess the girl who told me I was crazy will not be getting there any time soon. If the choice is between crazy and moaning about not having time to write a novel, I choose crazy any day!

Sonya

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on What are your writing themes?

June 23rd 2008 20:04


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Hi Brenton,

I know, themes can sound ridiculously pretentious. One of mine is: the relative nature of The Truth ...

I guess it doesn't matter if themes sound pretentious or silly, as long as they make you pick up that pen or turn on that computer and write.

Sonya

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on is it harder to name fictional characters or babies?

June 21st 2008 10:22


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Hey Morgan,

Naming characters is a nightmare! I'm completely lost if mine don't introduce themselves with at least their first name ... glad to see you're still using yWriter!

Sonya

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on Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters?

June 9th 2008 19:47


Writing Words
Hey, you are spot on about My Hero - that's exactly what happened on Saturday at the Wembley concert. Good, I get goose bumps just thinking about it.