Just a few short hours separate me and Camp NaNoWriMo. I am excited to dig into Emily\’s backstory. I need to know who she is. How did she meet Liam? What exactly are Liam\’s family gifts and how does Emily come to be accepted into the Lux family? What happens to her prior to my current novel draft? These are huge questions I need answered. As I start finding answers to these questions, I am watching for new information about the other characters as well, but I can\’t let them take over this time. This month is about Emily. This is Emily\’s story, her voice and her point of view.
I was getting a little worried yesterday about my lack of information on Emily and as of yesterday I had very little get me started. I talked out loud most of the weekend trying to get Emily to talk back. I thought maybe one of the other characters would spill the beans. Nope. Then, last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I heard Liam telling me he met her at a club. He was too drunk for her liking and she turned down his attention. She refused to give him her number and left the bar. He then saved her life and voila… love. I was thrilled to have this information. It fits in with the other characters during this timeline, but wait, now that I type this out, it feels like gossip behind her back. I think Liam would write this whole book if I let him.
I need the story from Emily\’s point of view. I don\’t want the information second hand. Feels like I\’m gossiping about her behind her back. I am certain she has a different story about what actually happened. Tomorrow is the big day Emily. You and me. Thirty one days. Fifteen thousand words.
\”If you\’re silent for a long time, people just arrive in your mind.\” — Alice Walker
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