The End May Be Nigh?

[naomi_jay]

I wrote 2k yesterday and passed the 50k mark on BLOOD HUNT. Look at me go! I was going to push ahead for 51k since I only needed 300 more words, but then Ket rather unceremoniously shed his skin, and we had to marvel over him. It was pretty cool - we knew he was due to shed, but I didn't realise he would literally just peel out of his skin in a couple of minutes. He seemed very proud of himself afterwards, as well he should be, I suppose. And that got me all excited about writing about snake shape-shifters and how they could shift by just shedding, and after that I was over-stimulated and had to go to bed. Because, you know, I'm five.

 

50703 / 70000 words. 72% done!

Anyway, I'm really hoping to get this first draft wrapped up in the next week or so. I know I'm not giving myself a massive amount of time, and I certainly won't rush if I can't do it, but I have a three-day-weekend this weekend, so that's one extra day of nothing but writing. It can happen!

In other news, I've got an old short story I'm thinking of submitting to a Static Movement anthology. I'm vascillating because it's very much a paranormal romance and not in my usual vein, and I'm considering a pseudonym? I don't know if having a pseudonym makes me a pretentious wanker though. It's something I've been toying with for a while, especially the past week or so, since I have some ideas that are outside the usual "Naomi Clark" stuff (even there even us a "Naomi Clark vein" yet; I don't think I have enough published work out there to have a recognisable voice and style yet). I'm not sure it's really that worthwhile though. I'm pretty sure you at least have to be world-famous before you start having multiple-pen names. Thoughts? Suggestions? Insults?

Comments

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Generally pen names are considered okay if a writer is going into more than one genre, which it sounds like would qualify in your case.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Makes sense! I don't feel like a pretentious wanker now, lol.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Not pretentious at all! Since I'm a male who wrote three romances, I'd always expected to end up using a pen name, so I was surprised when Whiskey Creek Press elected to use my real name for Storm Chaser. The only addition is my middle initial, R, because sadly there are already writers named Mark Hunter ...

[(Anonymous)]

That's very cool ^_^ It's so satisfying to see your name on a real live book! Have you come across David Bridger? He's also a gentleman writing romances under his man name.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Oops, that was me!

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard of him -- until now, thank you Google! :-)

I'm assuming it will be satisfying to see my name on a real live book ... don't know how long it will be yet, at this point, but I should have a release date soon.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Keep me updated! If you want to come over here and do a guest blog when it's released, give me a shout. I love having other authors over :)

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to!

[skarrah.livejournal.com]

Pennames are perfectly fine and unpretentious when writing in separate genres. Look at Lilith Saintcrow and Jackie Kessler - two of the two most unpretentious ladies I've spoken to and they both use pennames.

And Stephen King has used one so that makes it all okay. *grin*

Good luck with finishing the WIP!

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) I can almost taste the ending, it's so close...

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

I love it when authors go for playing in different genres.

I don't think it would confuse your readers too much, as the paranormal aspect keeps it in the same realm of genre -- at least in my mind. I certainly wouldn't scoff at it.

[laburton.livejournal.com]

Wow you got a lot of work done.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

When I'm in the right frame of mind, I'm a machine!