#dee does nanowrimo 2k19

[doctoraliceharvey]

Note to self: put the previous drafts of the novel in a binder to make working on the new draft a lot easier.

I’d do it now but my hole punch is packed up. We’ll see if my patience wears out sooner or later 😂

#dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Me casually putting all my favorite ships together that either never got together before a show ended or didn’t have a happy ending in my own book? More likely than you think.

All the fun romances to explore along side found families and wonderful friendships!

#dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #i really need a new tag for this project lmao #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Book edits are almost done! Hopefully I can start the new draft before school starts. No nanowrimo for me this year with grad school, but I’m hoping to carve out some time once I have a better idea of my schedule around a part time job and school 🤞🏻

It’s going to be a great draft though, switching genres was a fantastic idea

#dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #dee goes back to school #not 2019 anymore but I don’t feel like changing the tag lmao #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Did I just get a bunch of Romance and Western novels under the pretense of novel research?

Absolutely

There is no pretense, I also just want to get out of my reading rut

#dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #i think the genre might change from historical drama to historical romance #the westerns are just zane greys because why not #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Books for research ordered! Is my novel set in 1883? No. Am I still going to use that last book? Absolutely.

#dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #probably should make a different tag for the novel but eh #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Throwing it back at you with 'smile' 🥰

from the still unnamed part 2 of the flower shop au:

It didn’t take long for Alice to fall back asleep - tucked up in his arms with her legs tangled in his - and Matthew smiled when he heard her start to snore again; kissing the top of her head (and getting a noseful of her messy bun in the process), he held her close and soon drifted off himself - soothed by the warmth of Alice in his arms, and Bea stretched out along his back.

and because why not, one from my novel:

“Yeah, I can do that,” Mr. Winston smiled. “We can get to know each other while you’re out.”

“No pilfering the biscuit jar while I’m gone,” Miss Nell pointed a finger at him and gave Mr. Winston a knowing look.

“What? Me? Never, Nellie.”

“I know you, Winston Jones, and I’ve counted them,” she called over her shoulder as she ushered Emily towards the stairs to get ready for the day.

“Ah, we can just make some more before she gets back,” he winked at Lucy and Jack - grinning when they laughed and Miss Nell shouted from upstairs.

“I heard that!”

#au: all the world's a stage #dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #theloversthedreamersandme82 #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Outline of the novel is done! (And color coded because why not)

#dee does nanowrimo 2k19 #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Novel nonsense ahead:

Ruth, my steadfast, no nonsense lesbean shepherdess “really only cares for her sheep and her family” discovers a baby when her sister’s out of town. Winston, the farm hand and as good as her brother, constantly hovering over her and the baby:

Cordelia, the smol sort of lady doctor who Ruth eventually falls in love with (with the help of said baby):

(It’s a joke, Ruth does bond with the baby, but it’ll be fun on her journey of “Well, Nell isn’t here so I should take care of the baby until she can take over” to “No, mine!” when Nell comes back from a month away)

#nano insp 2k19 #really need a damn tag for this project #dee does nanowrimo 2019

[doctoraliceharvey]

Me, looking at my novel: Mmmmm Me, watching Liz Capism’s video on the Romance novel industry as a whole (sparked by Bridgerton) + defining Romance novels + her recommendations: MMMMMM Me: Would this work better AS a Romance novel?? I could still do all my research, still include the found family storylines, but keep the focal point on the romance, AND even split off with other novels about the OTHER relationships... would this work??

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #outdated tag and I really should replace it lmao BUT LIKE THIS MIGHT WORK #I GOTTA READ THE RECS AND SEE IF MY NOVEL COULD WORK BETTER IN THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE SUBGENRE #nano insp 2k19

[doctoraliceharvey]

WIP Wednesdays

Tagged by the amazing @brialavellan to post a bit of my current WIP! I’m currently working on two fics and a novel; one fic has had a chapter published (and I’ve yet to start the next one), and the other I want to keep secret for a little while longer ;) so I’ll post the latest from the novel!

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Miss Nell ruffled his hair with a smile, “Come and help me bring out my seedlings, Jack, we can spend the rest of the morning planting them in the garden.”

“I want to help!” Lucy piped up.

“You most certainly can help, Miss Lucy, it’s the most fun part of gardening.”

“How?”

“Today is the day we get the dirtiest,” Miss Nell picked up Mary’s giggling sister. “Where’s the baby?”

“Inside napping, Nellie, want me to bring her out?”

Miss Nell shook her head, “Only if she wakes. Thank you for looking after them all, Win.”

“Of course,” Mr. Winston leaned over and kissed Miss Nell’s cheek. “Miss Mary and I will finish up the wash here and join you in the garden or would you like us to get started on lunch?”

“If Ted and Ruth are coming back by the time you’re done, yes, start on lunch, but otherwise both of you are free to come help out in the garden.”

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Tagging @daringlybelieving, @mamaju1205, @andallthatmishigas, @bloodlnthemoonlight, @bigmammallama5, @theloversthedreamersandme82, and anyone else who has a wip! just tag me so I can see it :)

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #nano insp 2k19 #writing of dee

[doctoraliceharvey]

‘Twas map day today for the novel (and me figuring out morpholio trace)

Can’t scale worth a damn, but it’s mostly for reference for myself in this draft 😂

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #nano insp 2k19

[doctoraliceharvey]

Slowly making my way through this second draft! It’s fun figuring out the characters some more and fixing little nuances now that I 1. Know them better 2. Know the layout of the house (thank you @mamaju1205 for helping me with that this past weekend!) and 3. Have all my little notes of what to remember to put in (like whole ass characters I kept forgetting, new scenes to explore the characters with without a looming deadline of only 30 days lmao, and a better sense of how I can make the town and farm feel real, and not just a setting)

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #nano insp 2k19 #turns out they DO do camp nanowrimo still but I’m just going to focus on getting this second draft done of book one #by halloween so then I can focus wholly on finishing book 2’s first draft #for nanowrimo 2020

[doctoraliceharvey]

Me: promises period drama lesbians in book

Also me: forgets to actually include the lesbians

(I promise they’re coming, draft one got carried away with a different romance lmao, draft two will actually include both romances more)

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #nano insp 2k19 #TO BE FAIR I also did forget to include two kind of major characters throughout the story SO #draft ones are meant to be rough lol

[doctoraliceharvey]

All sorted! Now to just add the outlines for book 1 and 2 (finish 2’s), do another round of edits on the printed out first draft, and potentially start draft 2 of book 1 this year!

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #not nov anymore but gotta keep consistent tags lmao #nano insp 2k19 #also lol

[doctoraliceharvey]

First edit through (immediately after nano was done) in red, second (after a couple of months break) in blue! Amazing how much you can catch

#dee does nanowrimo 2019 #nano insp 2k19