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There’s been a programming change because Clare was smart enough to look at a calendar and realized it’s almost NaNoWriMo time.
But first, what have TB and Clare been up to this week?
This has been a terrible week for TB. After going to Ptown for Women’s Week, she was struck down with food poisoning. On the work front, she signed an audiobook contract with Tantor, which she has conflicted feelings about since she’s never signed over any rights. The holiday romance book she’s cowritten with Miranda MacLeod has a title: Holly & Ivy. Copies are being sent to their ARC teams, and per usual, TB is a nervous wreck.
Clare has had a big week, which involved launching Made in London, and it’s exceeding her expectations. Woot! At her caravan writing retreat she learned something very important: a book needs a premise. Now that Clare has that in her arsenal, she’s ready to tackle a new writing project. She’s also being an uber lesbian over the weekend, putting TB to shame as usual.
The cohosts move on to the topic of the week: what is NaNoWriMo, and should you do it? The term is well-known in writing circles but may be confusing to those who don’t live and breathe the author’s life. Even TB is slightly clueless, although is that really unusual? The event starts in November and involves penning 50k during the month. It can be an exciting and inspirational time for participants since there’ll be words of encouragement, writing sprints, and challenges to keep writers going. If you have a novel you’ve been itching to write, maybe give NaNoWriMo a go after listening to our podcast for tips, such as don’t wash any dishes for the entire month of November. Clare and TB are onboard with this one!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
NaNoWriMo: www.nanowrimo.org
20 Books to 50K: www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k/
The Lesbian 52: thelesbian52.com/
Seasons of Love: www.seasonoflovemovie.com
The Creative Penn episode with Grant Faulkner: www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/10/14/write-a-novel-in-a-month-nanowrimo-2/
Stop back next week for an entertaining conversation about writing tools the duo couldn’t live without. Fingers crossed this time that they’ll actually stick to this topic. If you’d like to leave a comment on the episode, head over to www.lesbianswhowrite.com. They’d love to hear from you. Or you can email them at: lesbianswhowrite@gmail.com.
Happy listening!
Clare and TB
I learned of NaNoWriMo through Niamh Murphy & the Winning Writers site last year. This year I’m going to ‘just do it’. Oh TB, watch the special with Hannah Gatsby. It’ll leave you shaking your head and sitting still for several minutes after the credits roll.
Hi Donna!
Best of luck with NaNoWriMo! Please keep us informed about how it’s going for you.
And, yes I should watch Hannah’s special. I know I should. But so many things these days are making me shake my head and I’ve been hiding in fictional worlds in my free time.
Thanks for listening!
TB
Oo, I recently signed a contract with Tantor. It’s nice to be in good company with both of you!
I also signed up for NanoWriMo2019 for the FIRST TIME EVER! Exciting but daunting!
Let’s do this!
Best of luck with NaNoWriMo!