If you've been following me long, you know I participate in Nanowrimo almost every November. It's a challenge where the author agrees to strive for 50,000 words in 30 days. I have participated 8 other years, achieving over 450,000 words altogether. My first two books were written in Nanowrimo 2011 and 2012. The one coming out next year is from 2013. There's just something exciting to me about seeing the little bars grow each day when I enter my word count.
This year, my story idea has been percolating for a while. I've titled it "My Mama Dated Santa." That's right. It's a Christmas story! I got into reading them quite a bit during December last year, and I guess it inspired me. Here's the blurb I've come up with for it so far. I know it will be tweaked quite a bit between now and when it finally gets in your hands, but it will at least give you an idea. Burnt out on Christmas, the last thing Trudy wants to do is take her nephew to see the local Santa. Running into a Scrooge of a storekeeper, Nick, while there doesn't make her feel any warmer toward the holiday. But sometimes Santa and the spirit of the season can work wonders in hardened hearts, especially when that particular Santa turns out to be a former boyfriend of Trudy's mom. Like where I'm headed with this? I hope so! Keep your eyes on my Facebook page because I'm going to be asking for input and ideas over the next few weeks. And if you participate in Nanowrimo, too, feel free to friend me. My username is jersgirl.
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