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NaNoWriMo 09 – New Bedlam

1 November 2009 4 Comments
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In 1809, Dr. James Devizes made camp in a low valley some 2000 miles north-west of Portland, Maine.

With him were his wife (Arabelle), their three children (James Jr., Anne and Elizabeth), his colleague Dr. Arthur Holker, five employees and their families and six of the most cruel, twisted, criminally insane inmates from Bethlam Hospital in England.

In 1810, the settlers christened the community New Bedlam.

And things started to go wrong…

* * *

A handful of outcasts meet in a darkened room above the New Bedlam Library, years after a scandal that wrenched them apart, scattering them to different corners of the globe.

Will they finally be able to set the past aside to save the town, or will they be destroyed along with it?

13207 / 50000 words. 26% done!

Day to day notes:
Nov. 1 – Word war with WriYe bunch, 1291. End of day: 1697
Nov. 2 – Bolstered by Word war yesterday. End of day: 3433
Nov. 3 – Things aren’t going exactly as planned. Hmmm. End of day: 5482
Nov. 4 – Changed some names around. Got ahead. End of day: 8053
Nov. 11 – Totally blew off a week due to feeling like crap. Back at it!
Nov. 18 – Yeah. Back at it. That’s what I thought… still goin…
Nov. 22 – bleh…

Poll:

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Write-In Day: November 15th, goal of 4k words

4 Comments »

  • Cate Gardner said:

    Ooh, good luck Jodi.

    # 1 November 2009 at 7:48 am
  • JodiLee (author) said:

    Thanks, Cate!

    I still haven’t written enough for today, but..needed a break. LOL

    # 1 November 2009 at 2:18 pm
  • Jason L. Keene said:

    Dig in those heels and get’er done! We’re rooting for you!

    # 3 November 2009 at 1:51 am
  • JodiLee (author) said:

    hehehe Thanks, Jason!

    I think I may hit it again before I go to bed tonight.. ;)

    # 3 November 2009 at 1:57 am