I generally take the last
Wednesday of the month to reflect—on life, writing, or whatever strikes my
fancy. Today, however, I want to address a few business items regarding the blog. Hint: Exciting
stuff happening these next two months.
October
Starting next week, we will
engage in a four-week session aimed at setting up a mystery or suspense novel.
If you have ever wanted to draft this type of book or if you’re curious to peek
behind the scenes to see how writers accomplish weaving those complicated
plots—those twists and turns that keep us turning the pages and checking to
make sure the front door is locked—then join us on this adventure.
I call it Whodunnit
University. The structure of this crash course may look a bit familiar to a few
of you. I originally set up Whodunnit U for November 2014. I loaded the posts into the blog site and hit
the button to schedule them. I did this because I intended to participate in
NaNoWriMo that year. As many of you know, my husband died on October 29th.
I did not participate in—well, much of anything for a long time. Only a few
people checked in with the “course” in writing mystery and suspense.
It is time to bring Whodunnit
U back to the forefront. If you are thinking about writing for NaNoWriMo in
November, these next four posts will help you outline your draft.
November
Last November I featured an
Ohio author each week. You can check those posts out here:
This blog is, and has always
been aimed at helping people new to the writing game. In keeping with that
mission, this November I am thankful to have four followers preparing a post for
A Novel Creation during the month. I
can’t wait. I don’t know exactly how these up and coming authors will address
the challenge, but I do know some of the ideas they’re kicking around.
First up will be Joshua
Curran of Ohio. Joshua has identified three theme songs of his life. After
reading his post, you will be challenged to seek the theme songs representing your own
life.
The following Wednesday will
feature the writing of artist/author Robin Mason. Robin, a resident of South
Carolina, will talk about art. The first two posts, as you can see will
challenge us to stretch ourselves creatively.
The remaining writers include
Nancy Hallo of Florida and Laura Wood of Nebraska. Nancy will be talking about
overcoming obstacles to pursue your dream. Laura will take us along on her
writing journey.
Of course, I’ve left the
topic and style of presentation up to each contributor. It will be fun to see
what they write. In the interim, be sure to check in next week for our first session of
Whodunnit U! this is going to be fun!
Oh and the school colors are black and white and red all over! (In case you want to dress to show your team spirit!) Uh...is that red or read?
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