As some of you may know, November 1 starts National Novel Writing Month and therefore until December 1 I will be (in theory) writing at least 1700 words a day in order to make a 50,000 word first draft appear in my hard drive. So by necessity the posts here will be a little shorter and I will be tailoring them to the research I'm doing for the novel. It is a mystery (again - this is my 4th NNWM) set in Brooklyn in 1896-7, called Frozen Charlotte. My profile at the NNWM site is linked on the left hand sidebar - just click on the logo to go there, if you like.
So I'll be looking up things about Green-Wood Cemetery, Coney Island, transportation, everyday life, fortune-tellers and true crime. And I will write some of them down here, with a sprinkling of ads and ephemera.
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lidian, I so envy you. writing for your book, instead of your blog. maybe I should try it.
what's the url for nat nov writ month ? I think I joined something like that last year for blogging everyday of november. hmmmm now I'm so confused. wow. I so need to take inventory of my memberships.
You my friend did a good thing today oh yes you did.
RE - I am absolutely filled with anxiety though! Yikes, what am I doing?
I think you mean NaBloPoMo which is really confusing, I will send you the link for NNWM.
I hope it is going to be a good thing, thank you for thinking so :)
Best of luck with NaNoWriMo! I'm sure you'll do magnificently!
And I look forward to finding out about places like Coney Island--that's always held a strange fascination for me!
Yes, it does look like she's gone the ink on her arm!
Good luck with the NNWM :)
Your 4th NaNoWriMo? Wow! I'm impressed. I can't wait to see what you come up with. I'm off to sign up as a stalker over on their site. So many of my new blog friends are doing it - maybe I'll give it a try next year. Good luck! - G
Richard - Thank you! I'll keep you posted. I spent part of yesterday rereading 1880s guides to Coney Island, which gave me lots of ideas for posts that will help me a lot. I've never been there, can you believe it? But I am descended from the very first inhabitant of Coney Island (he was told to leave Manhattan because he was too rowdy - this was in the mid-17th century)
Jayne - Thank you!
Georgina - Well, I am curious bout what I am going to come up with too ;) I am much better prepared than in other years, though. That's something, I guess.
This is my second year of NNWM and my second mystery. I will absolutely cut you some slack at your blogs if you will do the same for me!
I am envious as well. I am so busy with school, I barely have time for anything else.
"But I am descended from the very first inhabitant of Coney Island (he was told to leave Manhattan because he was too rowdy - this was in the mid-17th century)"
Well, that explains why the police are always at your house breaking up those wild parties and making the floating heads go elsewhere. ;)
Good luck with your novel!
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