NaNoWriMo writers reach destination Mars

Congratulations to Joi Weaver and Tresa Cho, the two twenty-something women writers I followed over the course of National Novel Writing Month 2009. Each reached her goal: Mars!

Weaver’s untitled novel, which is set in the year 2052 and stars a woman named Dejah Sorenson and NASA’s long-lost Phoenix Lander, hit the 200,000-word mark! She is in the process of posting the entire novel on her blog, Dreamer of Mars. This was the 6th time Weaver participated in NaNoWriMo. Her favorite writers include C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. She resides in OC, California.

Cho’s novel, which is entitled Of All Things Forgotten and revolves around humans on Mars, passed the 100,000-word mark! She has posted an excerpt on her NaNoWriMo webpage. This was the 5th year Cho participated in NaNoWriMo. Her favorite writer is Robert A. Heinlein and Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) is one of her favorite novels. She resides in Pennsylvania and maintains a blog called Science Fiction and the Women who Love it.

NaNoWriMo writers breach 50,000-word barrier

Tresa Cho and Joi Weaver, two twenty-something SF fans and women writers, have breached the 50,000-word mark in writing their respective Mars novels for National Novel Writing Month 2009.

Cho’s novel, which is entitled Of All Things Forgotten and revolves around humans on Mars, has passed the 65,000-word mark! You can read an excerpt on her NaNoWriMo webpage. Also, her blog, Science Fiction and the Women who Love it, is worth checking out.

Joi’s untitled novel, which is set in the year 2052 and stars a woman named Dejah Sorenson who recovers NASA’s long-lost Phoenix Lander, is approaching the astounding 150,000-word mark! Joi is posting the entire novel in pieces on her blog, Dreamer of Mars.

NaNoWriMo writers on course with Mars novels

Although it is only November 15th, Joi Weaver and Tresa Cho, two twenty-something women writers and science fiction fans, are on course in penning their respective Mars SF novels for National Novel Writing Month 2009.

Joi’s untitled novel, which is set in the year 2052 and stars a woman named Dejah Sorenson who recovers NASA’s long-lost Phoenix Lander, has surpassed the 95,000-word mark! You can read the bulk of her novel to date, and gain some insight into three of her characters (Dejah Sorenson, Nathan Chandrayaan, Maxwell Hamm) on her blog, Dreamer of Mars.

Cho’s novel, which is entitled Of All Things Forgotten and revolves around humans on Mars, has passed the 50,000-word mark! Read an excerpt on her NaNoWriMo page, then check out her blog, Science Fiction and the Women who Love it.

Pictured: Artistic rendition of Dejah Sorenson.

NaNoWriMo writers rocket through Mars novels

Tresa Cho and Joi “SaintJoi” Weaver, two twenty-something SF fans and women writers, are rocketing through their respective Red Planet novels for National Novel Writing Month 2009.

Cho’s novel, which is entitled Of All Things Forgotten and revolves around humans on Mars, has passed the 25,000-word mark! Read an excerpt on her NaNoWriMo page, then check out her blog, Science Fiction and the Women who Love it.

SaintJoi’s yet-to-be-titled novel, which is set in the year 2052 and stars a woman named Dejah Sorenson who recovers NASA’s long-lost Phoenix Lander, has hit the 45,000-word mark! Read a huge chunk of the novel, if not all of it to date, on her blog, Dreamer of Mars.

Keep the rockets burning, Tresa and Joi!

NaNoWriMo writers launch Mars novels

Joi “SaintJoi” Weaver and Tresa Cho, two unrelated twenty-something women writers and SF fans, wasted no time in launching their respective Mars novels for National Novel Writing Month 2009, which runs from November 1st to the 30th.

SaintJoi’s yet-to-be-titled novel, set in the year 2052 and in which Dejah Sorenson, one of the early Mars colonists, “seeks to make her mark on history by recovering the long-lost Phoenix Lander,” has already reached the 16,000-word mark! (excerpt.)

Meanwhile, Cho’s novel, which involves humans on Mars and is entitled Of All Things Forgotten, has hit the 11,000-word mark!

I will be following these two veteran NaNoWriMo writers throughout the month of November.

Keep up the good work, Joi and Tresa!

Another NaNoWriMo novel to be set on Mars

Last week, I posted a piece about Joi Weaver, a twenty-something writer who is preparing to pen a novel set on Mars for National Novel Writing Month 2009, which runs from November 1st to November 30th. This week, I’m promoting another twenty-something NaNoWriMo writer, Tresa Cho, who is also setting her novel, Of All Things Forgotten, on the Red Planet.

This will be the fifth year Tresa Cho has participated in National Novel Writing Month. Her favorite writer is Robert A. Heinlein and Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) is one of her favorite novels. She resides in Pennsylvania and maintains a blog called Science Fiction and the Women who Love it.

Best of success, Tresa!

Heroine to recover NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander in NaNoWriMo novel

Joi Weaver, a twenty-something woman who dreams of Mars, is preparing to write a novel set on the fourth planet for National Novel Writing Month 2009, which runs from November 1st to November 30th. Here’s how "SaintJoi" described her yet-to-be-written novel in a recent NaNoWriMo forum:

"My story is based on a very short story I wrote last year, when the Mars Phoenix Lander shut down in Martian winter. My story is set in the nearish future, in one of the first colonies on Mars. My heroine is Dejah Sorenson, a college student (at the beginning of the story) who makes it her mission to go out and recover the long-lost Phoenix."

Check out the one-minute book trailer on Viddler.com!

This will be the sixth time SaintJoi has participated in National Novel Writing Month. Her favorite writers include C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. She resides in Orange County, California, and maintains a blog called Dreamer of Mars.

Best of success, Joi!