Greetings from the cave!!
*ahem*
How do you deal with grad school homework dumping, work hours piling, boy trouble, puppy shenanigans, snarly inter-church group communications, prepping for a friends wedding, all while waiting for your first literary baby to return from an editor??
Apparently my answer is....
Plot another novel.
If this isn't a proof of my being a glutton for punishment, I literally don't know what is.
Today, I shall be participating in part 1 of Christine Smith's Know the Novel linkup to introduce my NaNo project for 2020!! Ahh, I am so excited to share this with you after hinting and hinting at it for soooooooo looonnngggg (all year, in fact). I definitely recommend all of my writing buddies to join in this linkup - I'd love to see your projects too! You can view Christine's original post HERE.
Now, to introduce the star of the show!
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| Mock cover by me :) |
This WIP is one of the longest running WIPs that I've had in my entire brood (Plain and Simple Truth is the longest). She has been known as "Caoimhe" from her inception in 2015 until 2018-19. Then she was dubbed "From the Cave" until early 2020. And then her name was changed one last time to "The Midnight Cave" to reflect continuity with the rest of the prospective titles of the Epics of Verden series.
To answer the following the questions, I'll be borrowing some answers from a previous Meet the Books blog link-up, all the way back from 2018. Obviously, some things have changed since then, though if you are curious, you can read that old post HERE.
So, without further ado, let us begin!
1. What first sparked the idea for this novel?
With the portal suddenly closed, Gail is forced to adapt to her new surroundings. As she becomes accustomed to Aistaraina's way of life, she becomes aware of several races of creatures. Creatures that seem harmless but Gail suspects of having dark motives.
When the children of Aistaraina start showing signs of mysterious disease, Gail is determined to find the cause. What she doesn't know is that she has been lured to Aistaraina...and her tempter is coming for her....
3. Where does the story take place? What are some of your favorite aspects about the setting?
4. Tell us about your protagonist(s).
5. Who (or what) is the antagonist?
6. What excites you the most about this novel?
7. Is this going to be a series? standalone? something else?
8. Are you plotting? pantsing? plansting?
Plantsing for the win! While I do have copious notes and ideas from previous incarnations, I'd like to let it flow a little.
9. Name a few unique elements about this story.
10. Share some fun “extras” of the story (a song or full playlist, some aesthetics, a collage, a Pinterest board, a map you’ve made, a special theme you’re going to incorporate, ANYTHING you want to share!).
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