How to write a novel in 30 hours
So, I still have no idea how one might achieve something of stealth and quality, but can confidently declare that this past weekend I managed to write a "novella" in 30 hours. The challenge was part of The Kernel Mag's #nanowriwee and you can read a bit about it here. The winner will get their novella published by the excellent publishing house, Harper Collins.
The rules were simple:
Write a novel (or, as is more likely, novella… but push yourselves) between Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 January.
Start from scratch. None of your own previously written prose can be included in your NaNoWriWee draft.
Write a novel (or novella). We define a novel as a lengthy work of fiction.
Be the sole author.
Write more than one word repeated a bunch of times.
It was a weekend of disruptions including a party with Microwave and RnB dance moves in a Berlin Spätkauf, sleeping in the next morning until 4pm and a Vietnamese dinner party overlooking Kreuzberg.
Here is a small taste of the visual tone of the weekend:
1. Saturday mid-morning essentials: the serious part of the task. Requirements: coffee, mac, water, audio.
2. The setting: Weserland. My favorite co-working space in Neukölln:
3. Giggles and guys. A Saturday evening spent in the UV light:
4. Sustenance: Delicious Vietnamese cooking class thanks to the wonderful, Mango.
5. The lovely cooking playmates werking it with utensils:
So. What did I write about? Well, it began as a comedy and turned into a soft-porn adventure of poorly written glory and delight. If anyone would like to read what I wrote, please get in touch with me here.
Photos can be found on my EyeEm account here.