January 2016

In my last column I wrote about my National Novel Writing Month challenge: it is the task of writing 50,000 words inside one month and I chose to write a sequel to my first NaNoWriMo book – the Bare Necessities.

Although I completed the challenge and wrote the 50,000 words required inside the month, the book is nowhere near finished. I have around 40% of the story to write and then there is the several rounds of editing. I don’t expect it to be “finished” until well into the New Year.

However, during writing the story, the lead character is referred to a “fundamentalist naturist” and it got me thinking. While Paige is far from being a true fundamentalist, I try and show that she is at ease with her nudity in situations where many people wouldn’t be, and is intolerant towards intolerance.

Read the article at Clothes Free Life