Hello Writer Bees!
Hope all your creative endeavors are going well. This month, I’ll be participating in Camp NaNoWriMo and focusing on editing my mystery WIP. Here’s how my first week at Camp NaNoWriMo went.
Feels like a strong start. Editing has been going well and I’ve cut many unnecessary sentences out. Something I love about mystery stories is that, when you read it a second time, you find these little details that end up being important clues as the sleuth narrows down suspects. Like the author was leaving these tiny breadcrumbs this whole time. Finding the balance being obscure and obvious hints can be tricky, but It’s fun to leave those subtle hints for readers to discover. In my opinion, a great mystery should be a puzzle for the detective and the audience to unravel.
Maybe it’s TMI, but let’s say Aunt Flo visited on April 1st. The humor of the universe is not lost on me. However, I put that hormonal rage into working on the – hopefully dramatic- conclusion, when the culprit is caught and confesses to murder. Who ever thought writing a villain monologue could be exciting and help with cramps.
Also, one of my other goals was to brainstorm for May Of Mystery. For those new to the blog, every year I dedicate the entire month of May to detective fiction. I have one or two ideas for mystery themed posts already. If you guys have any ideas for mystery related posts, or have a question about detective fiction, let me know in the comments. As always, I love to hear from you guys.
Sorry for the short update. Honestly, I want to get back to editing. This is my first time editing a work of fiction this size. I’ve been tweaking and polishing this WIP for so long, and now, I’m finally starting to see it shine.
Are you participating in Camp NaNoWriMo? What are you currently working on? Talk to me in the comments!
Stay safe and stay creative.
Write with heart,
Lady Jabberwocky
Lady Jabberwocky 
I’ve been working furiously on a new project for Camp – appropriately named “Letters from Camp” – a camp where all the campers are dragons and the story is written in letters. Yesterday/Today, I decided that given what has happened though, the letters would naturally stop, so the rest of the story is told in a more traditional form. At 21k through yesterday, so making some good progress, but have quite a bit to go for the rest of the month.
Good luck on your edits/work!
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LOVING the idea of campers that are dragons. Sounds awesome. Best of luck with your writing!
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