NaNoWriMo: Day 13

It is Day 13 and I have been pretty good so far. There have been two days that I've written nothing ... I can't blame it on anything but being lazy and I felt ashamed. Shame got me back into writing and I'm still ahead of my goals. Here are my stats thus far. I'm feeling pretty proud of myself.

I'd read this book :)

Word Count: 24,294

NaNoWriMo: Day 5

Things are going great here on day 5. This story writes itself - it already exists, I'm just writing it down. I totally love Jenna, Elliott, and even some of the other characters a little!!

Word Count: 15,800

NaNoWriMo: Day 2

NaNoWriMo Update

It is Day 2 and I am going strong
(lol, it is only Day 2 - but I know you'll scold me if I don't keep on keeping on!)
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The hardest thing is to not go back and rewrite. It isn't so much editing (although I fix spelling errors as I go, those squiggly red lines make me crazy), but wanting to change something as I am writing that I've already written. I'm trying to just leave myself a note that it doesn't fit in with something that happened before and hope for the best. 

Luckily my most fabulous friend has already offered to do some editing for me. Unclear passages be warned, I'm sure she is very fond of the red pen!

Na No Wri Mo Begins!!

Na No Wri Mo is the National November Writing Month where writers all over the world take the goal of 50,000 words (or set their own goal) and try to complete it in one month. 

I'd like my goal to be 80,000 words, ideally, because that is the standard length of a YA Novel. However, I also know that this is almost the impossible task as it is, so I'm shooting for 50,000!

I've "cheated" and began writing this past weekend to give myself a head start - I know that I'll be busy this month and I don't want to get discouraged!

Today I'll be working on some character sketches as well as an outline.

What I can tell you right now is that there are two characters: Jenna and Elliott. Jenna is sixteen and was back in the dinky town where she grew up for a funeral. Elliott was Jenna's brother's best friend and seeks answers above all else. 

The book is a twist on the dystopian theme that seems to be everywhere right now.

Na No Wri Mo: Two More Days!

I've never done something like this ... I've thought about it, but wimped out at the last minute. Well, there is no wimping out this time because I am totally telling the world I'm doing this (as recommended: Tell everyone you know that you’re writing a novel in November. This will pay big dividends in Week Two, when the only thing keeping you from quitting is the fear of looking pathetic in front of all the people who’ve had to hear about your novel for the past month. Seriously. Email them now about your awesome new book. The looming specter of personal humiliation is a very reliable muse.) 

I am taking a sort of, no even half finished, novel I wrote in college for a creative writing class and turning it on end. Pretty much everything is different except the setting and the two main characters. It is YA (obviously, because it's the best!) and I'm looking forward to finding out what happens!

Check out my Na No Wri Mo Page!

I'll be updating you with my progress as we go!! 

Glee!!