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Reaching the end and reaching THE END

My NaNo novel - also known as Ivy's story, sits at about 35,000 words. That means in 15,000 words I will "Win" nano. However, I know how verbose I am, heck if you read Dirty Little Secret, than you know how verbose I am too (it was about 100K words). There's no doubt I'll reach "the end" come the end of Nano, in so much as I know I'll make the NaNo goal... but I wonder if I will make "THE END" of the story by that time. Ivy keeps fighting me and I can't figure out what the heck is going n with her story. I wish I could sit her down in a flower circle and we could sing Kumbaya, but at the moment she's all "whatever, I don't have time for you" I long for that point in writing where your thoughts move faster than your fingers can type, and you just let go and fly. And I can't seem to reach that point with her yet. I hope it comes soon... its starting to concern me. :(

by Willow

The Eye of the Tiger

So... it's almost the middle of November. I have 33,202 words of Ivy's story actually written out. About twenty five million more to write. No, its actually not that many, probably about seventy thousand or so if I can judge the level of my verbosity (is that a word? meh, whatever) based on Hillary's story.

I'm kind of surprised at where Ivy's story has taken me. I always knew that she had some depth to her, I mean everyone has good and bad to them, even characters, even supplementary characters, so when she knocked on my brain and wanted her story written I figured what the heck. Now though, as I write, and as this book takes turns that have honestly surprised me, I can only hope that the handful of readers who aren't related to me, friends of mine, or know me in any way, will appreciate Ivy's journey, even if its an unexpected one.

by Willow

Thanks to Writer in Progress for the review!

It always tickles me when someone takes the time to read my book & review. As an indie author, word of mouth is your strongest tool to get your book out there, so when someone says "hey, I'm going to tell you what I thought of your book." For me, there is nothing I am more grateful for.

If you want to read the full review, visit Writer In Progress

Here is an excerpt:

Dirty Little Secret had me hooked from the first few pages. Hillary is such a believable character that you immediately start thinking "I know someone just like her!". This is a great read for lounging by the pool or now that winter is here, lounging by the fireplace and pretending you are by the pool. I loved Willow Sanders' writing style and I look forward to seeing more from her.

Thank you again to Ella at Writer in Progress, I'm glad you enjoyed my story!

by Willow

Reaching the end and reaching THE END

The Eye of the Tiger

Thanks to Writer in Progress for the review!

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