Almost a year ago, Jessi and I got into a long dicussion (as we usually do) about the series she had been slaving over for so long and the pesky little plot idea that wouldn't leave me alone. During the course of our very long winded and decidedly odd conversation, an idea was born. We'd form a bit of a writing team for the duration of our novels.
Now, you may be wondering, just exactly how that would work. Well, it's actually simple. We'd word war together, we'd encourage each other and we'd support each other through the many, many insecurities that we knew we'd face during this process. And I personally think it was a stroke of genius.
We each worked on our own projects but we eagerly read every word the other wrote and I think, because of it, some of our best writing was done.
As Nanowrimo rolled around, we were each nearing the halfway marks of our books and we needed a push to finish, so we created our own version of Nano. 30 days of writing insanity but not for the 50k words. No, our goal was simple - finish our first drafts of our novels. From there, naming December - Edit Month was an easy leap and it all led to our ultimate goal - send our query letters out to the first round of agents that we wanted to represent our books.
We are not even at the mid point of the month and we are both in the final stages of our books. I know without a doubt that I couldn't have done this as quickly without Jessi's support and encouragement. And damned if it wasn't a hell of a lot of fun in the process!
Oh, and if that weren't enough for my very talented friend, Jessi has just been offered position at a little site called The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog just add a bit more excitement to her life.
Now, you may be wondering, just exactly how that would work. Well, it's actually simple. We'd word war together, we'd encourage each other and we'd support each other through the many, many insecurities that we knew we'd face during this process. And I personally think it was a stroke of genius.
We each worked on our own projects but we eagerly read every word the other wrote and I think, because of it, some of our best writing was done.
As Nanowrimo rolled around, we were each nearing the halfway marks of our books and we needed a push to finish, so we created our own version of Nano. 30 days of writing insanity but not for the 50k words. No, our goal was simple - finish our first drafts of our novels. From there, naming December - Edit Month was an easy leap and it all led to our ultimate goal - send our query letters out to the first round of agents that we wanted to represent our books.
We are not even at the mid point of the month and we are both in the final stages of our books. I know without a doubt that I couldn't have done this as quickly without Jessi's support and encouragement. And damned if it wasn't a hell of a lot of fun in the process!
Oh, and if that weren't enough for my very talented friend, Jessi has just been offered position at a little site called The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog just add a bit more excitement to her life.
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