Ah, well, that’s a bit in the air…
I’m now 20,000 words into my new Roma Nova novel, so I have a good 60,000 words and a mountain-high pile of research. That will see the year out, I think.
Depending on what happens next in the book world, next I might take up writing the second book in my new modern day non-alternative thriller series again. So far, we have murder, dashing Italian policemen, corruption, a chase round Trajan’s Markets, a booby-trapped bomb and a reckoning with the past.
As I’m not under constraint to write to contract I can please myself. However, I do like to put myself under a bit of pressure, so I’d hope to complete the first draft of that thriller in 2021.
But as for any reasonable story, there’s a bit of thought-work to be done first such as releasing the characters into the wilds of my brain to run around and see what they get up to…
But who knows what the future may bring?
Writing challenges so far:
Day 23: What did you write last?
Day 22: What’s your current word count?
Day 21: My preferred genre
Day 20: Characters’ favourite food (and drink!)
Day 19: Characters’ pastimes
Day 18: Characters’ pet peeves(!)
Days 16 & 17: Favourite outfits (combined)
Day 15: The many-hatted author
Day 14: Show your workplace
Day 13: A funny family story. Or not
Day 12: Early bird or night owl?
Day 11: Favourite writing snacks/chocolate porn
Day 10: Post an old picture of yourself
Day 9: Post 5 random facts about you
Day 8: What’s your writing process?
Day 7: Introduce your ‘author friend’
Day 6: How the writing all began
Day 5: What inspired the book I’m working on
Day 4: The setting for the new Roma Nova book
Day 3: Introducing the main characters Julia and Apulius
Day 2: Introduce your work in progress
Day 1: Starting with revealing information
Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers – INCEPTIO, PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO, AURELIA, INSURRECTIO and RETALIO. CARINA, a novella, and ROMA NOVA EXTRA, a collection of short stories, are now available. Audiobooks are available for four of the series. NEXUS, an Aurelia Mitela novella, is now out.
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