Today I worked on Oliver and Jack, writing Jack’s point of view with great relish. He likes to use bad words when he thinks, and knows that his beloved Nolly would not like to hear them. But, seeing as how Jack was raised by someone who felt that stealing was a good occupational choice, he […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Twenty-Seven
Today is Turkey Day and in spite of my sugar overload, I committed to writing. I did tell myself that I only to write about 1,000 words, but I doubled that and am very proud of myself. Jack’s still very ill, and Oliver is worried, but he looks cute that way. Here’s the current word […]
NaNoWriMo – Day Twenty-Six
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 […]