The Novel Continues

I didn't realize how long it had been since I last wrote. Three weeks! I have been continuing the work on my novel so that has been consuming most of my spare time. I've also had major tooth trauma and a cold. So all in all, I've been quite busy.

Today I finished chapter three. It's taken me a lot longer than the first two chapters. Part of the reason might be that it becomes more and more difficult to write a story organically the further into it you get. At least, that is what I've discovered with this one. Mary Jane in Reno says that she saw a writer interviewed who also just goes with the flow on the first 3 chapters and then starts to do some plotting. To facilitate this, I'm off to have lunch with Emma tomorrow to do some brainstorming.

Have I mentioned that my novel is in the romance genre. In the UK they are called Mills and Boon novels, in the US and Canada, Harlequin Romances. I did try to write one of these once before. Though I did manage to come up with some interesting plot lines, I never got further than the second chapter. So, already I am more successful than in the past. I am not necessarily expecting to be published but that would be nice. At the moment, I am simply interested in proving to myself that I can finish a novel. I also want to learn from this novel.