nanowrimo day 4 :::
With 8597 words tapped out so far this week I am on target despite missing out a day so I could try to banish my bout of flu once and for all with a lot of lovely sleep. My novel currently has seven pivotal characters: Carrie, Dan, Sol, Robin, Daphne, Pamela and Tony. My favourite to write about at the moment is Robin, a sweet and sensitive little seven year old lad who loves reading. It’s sad though because he doesn’t have very nice parents and there’s a lot of darkness in his life. I’m finding Daphne a bit of a drag to write: she’s a slightly psychotic young woman who stalks men and tells people she’s their girlfriend, I think she might get violent later. Sol is her current fixation, an extremely handsome, gentle and athletic man who I think of as my NaNoCandy…I can’t see him but a girl can daydream…
This week I also started a course of dressmaking classes at costumier Prangsta. Their shop in New Cross is amazing: think burlesque circus princess and you’re halfway there. I’m hoping to learn how to make a few garments resembling their gorgeous creations and have been inspired already by my classmates who are making incredible things including frock coats, flowing gowns and an all-in-one mouse outfit with a woollen hood! I’m going to have to think up something really great…watch this space for fabulous new stagewear!
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