The Blue Hours
A journal of becoming a novelist.
A place for writing, revision, reading, and the quiet work between first drafts and published books.
From My Desk
Blue Hour Notes
This week, I got through a writing block that kept me from writing for days. I sat down and interviewed my main character, figured out what she actually wants, and let that lead me through the next 3000 words.
Currently
Reading:
Eleanor Oliphant is Just Fine
–Gail Honeyman
Déjà Dead
–Kathy Reichs
Writing:
Rough draft of Chapter 13.
On Repeat:
“Scared of Growing Old Alone”
–Selah Stone
Researching:
Victorian mental institutions in 1900s Edinburgh.
Thinking About:
That finished first draft feeling.
Featured Journal Entry
Excerpt of featured journal text here once I actually have something written.
