Catherine Green's Blog – November 2011 Archive (4)

Well I did it! I entered NaNoWriMo for the very first time, and I succeeded, and I won. Tonight at midnight I validated my novel with 50,168 words. The best thing is, I haven't even finished yet but I am so close to the end I can taste it, and it is sweet!

It has been a long, hard month. My poor baby daughter has become very well-acquainted with her toys and the popular British children's TV channel…

A fellow author has decided to focus on the theme of compassion in his novels, and also on his blog http://www.tommach.com.  This got me thinking, how does Love Hurts deal with this issue? Do my characters feel compassion for each other, do they have strong decisive morals, or are they completely indifferent?

My heroine Jessica Stone believes herself to be an independent and compassionate woman. She does not show…

November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo to everybody involved or aware of it.  This is an international competition, which has no prizes and no entry fees.  Participants are simply expected to write a novel with a word total of 50,000 during the month.  It is a wonderfully simple way of motivating yourself to finally write that story that has been festering in your head for all these months or years.

I have entered this competition.  Having published my debut…

I thought that in the spirit of the season, with Halloween just past, and for the UK, bonfire night just ahead, I would post a report from a ghost hunt I did last weekend. 

This took place at the beautiful hidden treasure that is Carnfield Hall, in Derbyshire, UK.  I had never heard of the place before, but it is a fantastic 16th Century home, hidden away in the Derbyshire countryside. 

Here is the link to the full report on my personal blog site:…