Join me on my journey to writing my first novel!
I wrote 3,626 words in January, but I thought hundreds of thousands. Its fascinating how much thinking is involve in writing. Obviously this is a first draft, so it’s a bit more of an outlined brain dump that I will sort through later, but there are still hours of just… thinking. Ideas running around in my head, images and scenes, inspirations. Sometimes I imagine my own characters in the modern world - what would they be like? Also, writing romance is…
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You may be wondering what this is about… I’m writing a book!
Many people say write about what you want to say, and I have a lot to say.
In March 2023 the unthinkable happened – I became a widow.
This brought a lot of challenges, naturally, and I searched for any kind of relatable content to consume to make me feel less alone. I watched videos, looked at art about grief, read books about death, found widows who gave love another chance…
I decided I would use writing as a process of healing. I would write my own misbeliefs into a character and send her on a fantastical adventure in my stead full of danger, mystery, and even new love. I would learn from myself through the eyes of a fictional character, and also write about stuff I love like magic and romance at the same time.
The story is about a witch named Willow navigating love, loss, and abandonment when a handsome young warlock comes to her for answers about the mysterious mists that claimed her husbands life.
If this interests you, welcome to the journey!
N.S.Angel 