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About maggiecammiss

After many years working in television news in London, I now live in the beautiful South Norfolk countryside with my husband, Nick. My first novel, No News is Good News, was published by Accent Press in December 2014. Since then, I've finished a second novel in the series, Breaking News, and published both on Amazon. I've just completed a third, unrelated novel, How to Keep a Secret, which is also be published on Amazon. I also write short stories, some of which I read on local radio, and which I plan to publish soon.

Day Three

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Word count: 5761 – a little over 10%.

Sounds impressive, but there’s a moment of panic. I don’t want to be running out of plot before I reach the finish line, so I quickly check over the storyline to make sure I’m not getting ahead of myself.

I’ve written a lot of much shorter pieces that really gobble up plot lines – this huge daily word count requires a completely different discipline. Rather than just galloping along, I have to slow down, stopping sometimes to look around, check out the scenery and interpret what I see from my characters’ perspectives. I’ve given them lives; I want to see them in their environment.

NaNoWriMo 2011

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During November I hope to report daily on my progress in the National Novel Writing Month competition 2011. The goal is to complete 50,000 words by the end of the month. That’s 1667 word a day. Blimey!

This is a whole new experience for me – the competition itself, the intensive writing sessions and the whole blogging thing. The novel is changing shape minute by minute – it’s quite scary how it’s taken on a life of its own already – I hope I can keep it under control. Whatever happens, I’m going to have some fun here.

The novel’s working title is ‘Background Feature’ – go to the tab and read the synopsis and excerpts.