Sneak peak into Off the Grid, my Nano 2015 novel ....
By Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33386)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
November 19, 2015 2:52pm CST
Okay as promised, though I'm more than halfway through Nano with a little over a week to go to the 50 K finish line, here's a sneak peak into the Off the Grid, my 4th romantic suspense/thriller I've written for Nano. Instead of doing snippets like @jessalynn is doing, I'm giving you a sneak peak on what I've planned in the weeks to come.
The premise: When Greer's ex-high school sweetheart asks for her help to locate his missing niece, she's in for a wild ride to find her. She goes across country to look for clues, runs into some speed bumps along the road, and come across a lot of complications. Later on, she learns a startling connection to a destructive cult leader who masterminded the kidnapping, and has a connection to her ex's sister's--and her own--past. With a lot of turbulent twists and turns, Fate had brought them together to rekindle the chemistry they once had. And for Greer as part private eye/bounty hunter, she would have to infiltrate the Devil's Playground cult to find her fast and escape, before they're trapped with no way out...
Though I'm only at 39 K with four chapters written and the pace would pick up with some dicey twists and turns ahead in real time, I've added malware for the first twist, and would later add a detour to Greer's bus ride to Indy. There would also be a fire, a bomb, a car crash, a train derailment, and the risk for Greer's undercover operation to be exposed and blown wide open, while she goes many radical disguises during this investigation to stay invisible. I haven't figure out the other surprises yet for later in the story.
Side note: Greer's also a widow, a former Air Force pilot, a 3-time Olympic Champion and an Iron Woman competitor. I haven't dreamt how it would end, but I figure I'll finish this in mid-January at 135 K words before edits.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Nov 15
yay! I am amazed at this, I honestly don't think I've got that many words left in mine. I think 50-60K and book 1 will be good.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Nov 15
@KristenH no doubt. Mine will prob end up more YA than anything
@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
20 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt Aww sounds like it. My father wants me to try Children's or YA. But I keep telling him, I can't think or dream that way. Or even write it.
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
20 Nov 15
Thanks DW. Sure DW, I'll add you tonight. This is my 7th Nano year up to date. I didn't do it last year though. But I've always won at 50-53 K. I hope agents feel the same way too. 36K isn't so bad. You have a little over a week left.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
20 Nov 15
The plot of your novel seems interesting. When you are able to finish, do let us know, we would like to read the entire novel.
Keep the good work going.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
23 Nov 15
@KristenH - We will wait for the final outcome.
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Nov 15
@dpk262006 Thanks, I'm almost at 50 and will keep going to finish writing until January. And then edits will follow...
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
20 Nov 15
I really cannot wait to read your completed thriller which you have managed to caught my attention and interest.
Thanks to @Jessicalynnt for suggesting me here. I do wish you the best and look forward to your scheduled completion.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Nov 15
I so rarely suggest, but this one was worth it!
@celticeagle (167025)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Nov 15
Well, you are certainly a busy bee. Prolific too. Greer sounds like an all rounded person. LOL So you will start this one after the first of the year?
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Nov 15
@celticeagle Not really. I don't think she was a bounty hunter. I think she was an assassin. Greer's her own person.
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
20 Nov 15
Thanks Celtic. I'll finish writing after the first of the year, say mid-January. Then I'll take a quick break before I dive in for edits, before I do Nanoedmo in March. She does. She's a mistress of disguises to stay invisible and get the job done.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
23 Nov 15
sounds genuinely intriguing - keep going and good luck
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
24 Nov 15
@arthurchappell Yes I am. I just won my 7th Nano win today at 50 K!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
10 Mar 17
Any chance I get to read the finished story? Sounds like something I'll read in one sitting.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
10 Mar 17
@KristenH I know the post is a year old. That is the beauty of this site, there are posts that are as timely now as when the post was first made. Still looking forward to reading that novel you wrote.
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
10 Mar 17
@allen0187 Okay. I'll let you know, if and when I get it agented and later published in the future. But I have three novels that have interest from agents/small pubs right now. Maybe you'll be interested in them someday.
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@ThankyouLord (698)
• St. Petersburg, Florida
22 Nov 15
Holy cow! Your brain will get no rest while you write this! It is as if you are taking the adventure with her, isn't it? Maybe that is why writing romance novels is so much fun. You are there with the characters, and oh, my!
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@KristenH (33386)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Nov 15
LOL, probably! I do nap mostly every day in the afternoon. Sounds like it.
@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
20 Nov 15
I like you name choice. My maiden last name is Greer.
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