Jack had more to say today. Less than yesterday, and more than tomorrow, for I’m sad to say that the boy is quite ill. Yes, he’s coming down with a classic Victorian fever of unknown origin, for which the only cure is wine-laced laudanum! And Oliver, of course, is beside himself with worry. Here’s the […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Twenty-Four and Twenty-Five
Yesterday was a bit of a struggle; my word count was low but I think I’m to be forgiven, considering it’s a holiday week and there are distractions (both good and bad) happening all around. Today was scary because I knew I had to start writing Jack’s POV, otherwise, I’d never start it and the […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Twenty-Three
I’m doing pretty good at writing every day, but I’m kind of freaking out a bit. That’s because, for reals and for trues, I’m coming the end of writing about Oliver’s point-of-view (POV). When I started writing Fagin’s Boy, seven long years ago, I had thought that I’d write a story from both Oliver’s and […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Twenty-Two
My character got arrested today. Again. And I got sucked down the interwebs rabbit hole trying to find a picture of a Victorian version of a paddy wagon. Only I couldn’t find one, even though kept clicking and clicking. In the end, I returned to the story and just made up what kind of wagon […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Twenty-One
I have no idea what I just wrote. I do know that I packed 4,396 words, which is the most words I’ve written in one day, in a long time. And, incidentally, I hit 100,278 total words today. I credit my newly burgeoning habit of writing every day, thanks to NaNoWriMo, and my supportive friends, […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Nineteen and Twenty
I’m still at it, and running out of steam! I’m glad the weekend is coming, because then I’ll get that big block of time both before and after writing. Jack and Oliver are currently getting drunk at the tavern in Lyme Regis. I don’t know the name of the tavern, but one I’m inventing here […]