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Novel: Blood Falls
Genre: Literary Fiction
8,441 words so far  

About elephantguy

Location: New Jersey (aka God's Country)

Age:41

Website: http://elephantsbookshelf.blogspot.com

Favorite novels: A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Book of Lost Things, Cat's Cradle, Practical Demonkeeping, Kavalier and Clay, Summerland, many many others

Favorite writers: Kurt Vonnegut, Christopher Moore, John Irving, Stephen King, Michael Chabon, Salinger, Steinbeck, James Joyce, John Connolly

Favorite music: blues and Beatles

Non-noveling interests: baseball, jogging, beers with friends, playing guitar, EMS

Joined: November 1, 2007

This Year: Official Participant

NaNoWriMo History:
'07 '08

NaNoWriMo posts: 0

NaNoWriMo buddies: 8

 

Brief Author Bio:

Matt Sinclair has been working as a professional journalist since the early 1990s, covering philanthropy, business, sports, the arts, and anything else that piques his interest. While writing nonfiction to pay the bills, he has also continued to write fiction, poetry, and song lyrics. During the mid-1990s, he formed several musical groups and performed his original songs in New York City, Hoboken, NJ, and several other "somewheres" where a few somewhat inebriated friends got together. Though recent additions to his family have made spare time even more scarce than usual, Sinclair hopes to use the 2009 NaNo to get closer to finishing the manuscript he began during the 2008 NaNo; the numbers will start at zero, though everything builds on the more than 15,000 words that were put into place last year. Looking to 2010, he intends to get back into a regular writing routine while reviving his dormant attempt to gain representation for his completed manuscript and advancing the current work in progress.

Synopsis: Blood Falls

Continuing the manuscript begun during NaNo '08, when I wrote 15,213 words.

Bonnie is a scientist who conducts field studies in a region of Antarctica known as Blood Falls, a spot her father had studied for decades. She returns home after learning of the sudden, unexpected death of both her parents during an auto accident. Once back in California, she must deal not only with her own sorrow but also the unresolved conflicts with her siblings she went literally to the end of the world to avoid. And as she and an Antarctica helicopter pilot share emails and blogposts, she recognizes that she misses more than her work on the ice.

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