Over the last few weeks, I have been rather busy trying to work on two different projects at the same time:
The first is to write 'Growing Love' the sixth book in the 'Friends, family and love' series, This is progressing relatively well, still working on the first draft and I have currently completed the first 39 chapters, a total of 65515 words so far. Not displeased at all, but unsure if I will be able to finish the first draft before November.
Well, that is due to the second project I've been working on. As some of you may be aware, November is the month for #NaNoWriMo. For those of you who have no idea what that is, don't worry. I didn't until fairly recently. #NaNoWriMo stands for National (although it really is international) Novel Writing Month. This takes place every year in November and they even call October, Preptober instead.
This is kind of a competition. But who are you competing against? The novel you are writing really.
The challenge is to write 50000 words in 30 days. Quite a task for the majority of writers/authors. Lots of writers/authors have to deal with a job as well as their second job writing.
I hope I will be in with a good chance at winning (from myself only obviously) as I only started writing 'Growing Love' on the 1st of October. And now I'm on 65515 words already (for those who did not quite do the sums, that was in 24 days).
During October I have also prepared for the project for #NaNoWriMo. I have fully outlined this novel, which will be based on real life. From the first of November onwards I want to write 'Diary of a Female GP', based on real life, but still fiction in essence. Although all things that take place in the book could take place in real life, they are not completely based on any singular patient but will be an amalgamation of several patients seen by my close friend, a retired GP. She has kindly allowed me to write about her experiences as a female GP and the challenges she faced on a daily basis. This book was inspired by the negative press surrounding GPs and especially when British Prime Minister Theresa May kindly stated all GP practices should open from 8 am till 8 pm every day or face cuts in their budgets. She stated that the failure of GPs to open during these hours was the main reason for overstretched A+E departments, however, she failed to recognise that GP practices were also seriously overstretched. Her remarks were by many interpreted as GPs not pulling their weight and being lazy so and so's.
This book will hopefully help to show the story from the side of GPs and GP practices, but if you get to read this book, please bear in mind that this story could just as easily be relating to specialists in hospital, ambulance personnel, social services, the police, teachers and many other professions. It is a sad fact of life that too much is expected of nearly everyone walking this planet. But that may be a rant for a different day.
Wish me luck!
Love,
Joni
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