Another month has flown by in a fun and bewildering blur! I’m writing this post on Halloween, and my biggest dilemma right now is figuring out what to wear while I hand out candy tonight. Oh, and write two thousand words so that I can kick off NaNoWriMo at an even 10k. Yep, you read that right. More details below.
October Wrap-Up
- I finally finished the detailed outline for book 6, tentatively titled Steel Justice and I’m really pleased with it! This will be a fun adventure.
- Like I said above, I’m 8k words into the first draft already! I’m really enjoying writing from the POV of a character who has been around for a bit, but I hadn’t dipped into his head yet.
- I had a blast at a writers retreat on the beach with a bunch of romance writers. Not my usual crowd, but they were all lovely ladies. The second retreat was cancelled last minute, so I spent a quiet weekend at home with the husband instead. No complaints there.
- I started reading the final book of my Speculative Chic 2018 Resolution Project, but then I got distracted by an advanced copy of a fun fantasy novel. I’ll get back to that soon.
October Book Reviews
- The Flame (1,001 Dark Nights/Desire Exchange novella) by Christopher Rice (5 stars)
- Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) by Madeleine L’Engle (5 stars)
- The Litany of Earth (Innsmouth Legacy #0) by Ruthanna Emrys (4 stars)
- Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente (4 stars)
- Teeth of the Wolf (Path of Ra #2) by Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray (5 stars)
- Counterpoint (Twisted Wishes #2) by Anna Zabo (5 stars)
- Escaping Solitude (Escape #2) by Sara Dobie Bauer (5 stars)
October Speculative Chic Contributions
November Goals
- I’m officially a crazy person. I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month for 2018, to write 50k words of Steel Justice in 30 days. Feel free to follow along and keep track of my word count at my NaNoWriMo page!
- And I’m doing all that writing during a month when I have two conventions! I’ll be at World Fantasy in Baltimore the first weekend of the month and ChessieCon on the last. (At least both of these events have minimal travel time.)
- Finish reading An Acceptable Time and write up the review to finish my Speculative Chic 2018 Resolution Project.
I feel like that’s a short list, but: FIFTY THOUSAND WORDS IN THIRTY DAYS.
I’d better start eating Halloween candy now.
