Before anyone points out it's Tuesday (like anyone will), let me plead my case. I had every intention of posting yesterday: I had my browser all queued up and everything, but then a little thing called allergies got in my way. In beautiful southern California (sarcasm heavily intended), the weather has yet to decide on what it wants to do. Sunny, cloudy, windy, cold, warm, it's been all those things in the last three days. If you have allergies, then you understand that changing weather is like death. Runny nose, puffy/itchy eyes, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, I was a walking WebMD billboard. But I'm loaded up on Claritin and have my air cleaning system running non-stop at high, so I'll get through this post even if it kills me.
In case you couldn't tell by my rather dramatic explanation above, I did absolutely nothing yesterday. I grabbed my manuscript that I've already edited and took it to bed, but then my TV suddenly turned on by it's own volition and made me watch three hours of Doctor Who. Well, that and the fact that my eyes couldn't read words to save my life. (Just a little example of how bad it got: while watching TV, I said to myself, Who is that weird blob on my screen? The answer to that was the Doctor.) So I started looking through it today and I'm pretty happy with what I've got, so it might go quicker than expected.
But I have a confession to make. I may have started writing the second book to Amory's story. I didn't want to start until around October or whenever I put the first book up, but something jumped inside me on Friday night and made me write a few hundred words. It's nothing much, but at least I have a direction of where I want to go. I'm trying to back off it until I have a set storyboard and really know what I'm doing, but it's hard. I've loved these characters since 2008, and I want (nay, need!) them to finish their journey.
I still promise that I'll have an excerpt up on Friday. Depending on what's happening this weekend, I might just post it up Friday and not have anything else. We'll see how the rest of the week goes. I only say that because I've sneezed twice in a row right now and Stephen Colbert is beginning to look a little blurry. But that could just be him.
(Quick edit: I pulled down the word count bar because Camp is over and I don't need it anymore, but I'm sure it'll be back up for the real NaNo. Maybe a prettier one if I can find it, or if anyone knows of one.)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
The End of Camp!
As a kid, I never went to camp. I don't count that one week outdoor education thing in sixth grade, because my brother was a counselor there and so I never had a chance to feel like I was away from home, being a real outdoors woman. Due to that, though, I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about the end of Camp NaNo. I'm glad I won (I'll update the word count thingie right after I post this), but the Camp session always feels a bit...messy. By the end of the month, some parts of my story feel like they make no sense and I'm sick of the characters and all their problems. It's like I'm sick of my own brain, and that makes me feel strange. Of course, it could be because I don't plan out the Camp sessions, that I just write words and hope they make some kind of sense. Over-planning drives me crazy, and, apparently, so does under-planning.
But now that Camp is out of the way (sorry, NaNo, you're really great, still!), I've been slowly crawling toward the ultimate goal (almost put gaol and it would have stayed): publishing on Kindle.
There's been several websites out there that have been tremendous help and even more free books about what to do, but, strangely, the best resource for help has come from the Kindle Publishing website itself (gasp!). I'll admit it: I'm not one to read the terms and conditions on, well, anything, really. When I signed up for Kindle Publishing, the first thing I thought of was, well, I suppose I should scour the internet to see if there's anything that can help me understand this website. I never said I was brilliant. So I spent about a week looking at other websites and junk, and then I Googled help with Kindle Publishing, and lo and behold, the first website that popped up was Kindle Publishing. Good lord. Talk about going in circles.
So, this weekend, I'm going to scroll through it all and figure out just what exactly I have to do. I may recruit my boyfriend because I have a tendency of not reading everything and then complaining that they didn't explain anything. I'm impatient.
Buuuut...next Friday, I'm planning on posting a bit from the first chapter of All You Left Behind. I was going to put up another part, but then I realized that no one would really understand what's happening, so I had to content myself with the first chapter. Sigh. I'm going to start reediting next week, just to see if I've missed anything and to make sure it all makes sense. I figure that the best thing I can do is post something and see if anyone is interested or even reads this thing. If not, at least I can get over the fear of putting my work out there. One step at a time, right? And then it's time to put it up, move on, and reanimate these characters for another adventure. Like zombies. That I can make do whatever I want. Like little siblings. Zombie little brothers and sisters. Quick! Trademark that!
But now that Camp is out of the way (sorry, NaNo, you're really great, still!), I've been slowly crawling toward the ultimate goal (almost put gaol and it would have stayed): publishing on Kindle.
There's been several websites out there that have been tremendous help and even more free books about what to do, but, strangely, the best resource for help has come from the Kindle Publishing website itself (gasp!). I'll admit it: I'm not one to read the terms and conditions on, well, anything, really. When I signed up for Kindle Publishing, the first thing I thought of was, well, I suppose I should scour the internet to see if there's anything that can help me understand this website. I never said I was brilliant. So I spent about a week looking at other websites and junk, and then I Googled help with Kindle Publishing, and lo and behold, the first website that popped up was Kindle Publishing. Good lord. Talk about going in circles.
So, this weekend, I'm going to scroll through it all and figure out just what exactly I have to do. I may recruit my boyfriend because I have a tendency of not reading everything and then complaining that they didn't explain anything. I'm impatient.
Buuuut...next Friday, I'm planning on posting a bit from the first chapter of All You Left Behind. I was going to put up another part, but then I realized that no one would really understand what's happening, so I had to content myself with the first chapter. Sigh. I'm going to start reediting next week, just to see if I've missed anything and to make sure it all makes sense. I figure that the best thing I can do is post something and see if anyone is interested or even reads this thing. If not, at least I can get over the fear of putting my work out there. One step at a time, right? And then it's time to put it up, move on, and reanimate these characters for another adventure. Like zombies. That I can make do whatever I want. Like little siblings. Zombie little brothers and sisters. Quick! Trademark that!
Monday, July 22, 2013
Checklists and Kindles
Last week was kind of messed up. I was so tired last Monday and then we were supposed to go to this comedy show on Tuesday, but that didn't go through, and Wednesday was...well, Wednesday. Basically, I'm saying sorry for getting off schedule. It made me feel a bit wobbly, so I'm trying to stay on track now. Sometimes I have the tendency of skipping things and then saying to myself, well, maybe I'll try again in a few months. Just ask my workout schedule.
After my last post, I went online and did a bit of research. While I sat there and thought, well, I'll just throw my book up on Kindle and there we go!, I guess there's actually a little more to that process. I didn't really think over the whole selling myself online and promoting my book on social media networks. Seeing as all I have is this blog and Twitter, because I refuse to get a Facebook, I've been looking for articles about that certain subject. And then there's all the formatting and general rules about publishing on Kindle. Yipes. I have to look it all over and make sure that I can do this by myself. It's like a neverending book list for getting published. I had been so concerned with agents and publishing companies, that I never took the time to read about what I can do on my own.
Lucky for me, there's a whole wealth of knowledge on this subject out there. I've found free articles, not-so-free books, and help around every corner. What an amazing world we live in, right? So while I know I said August or September, it may be closer to the end of September or maybe even October. I just have to sort through everything and figure out a schedule. I know, more organizing. But that can be fun, especially when it's for something that could possibly benefit my future.
Gah, get away from the heavy stuff, really.
In a week or so, once I've re-looked over my manuscript, I'm probably going to post a little bit of the first chapter, just because. Don't quote me on that, though! It may be in two weeks, but that's my deadline. In two weeks, I get the whole apartment to myself for seven days, and I'm hopefully going to be busy working. That means I have two weeks to catch up on Doctor Who and whatever else I fall into in those fourteen days. My inner nerd just started quivering, so I better wrap up and finish up with the ninth Doctor.
After my last post, I went online and did a bit of research. While I sat there and thought, well, I'll just throw my book up on Kindle and there we go!, I guess there's actually a little more to that process. I didn't really think over the whole selling myself online and promoting my book on social media networks. Seeing as all I have is this blog and Twitter, because I refuse to get a Facebook, I've been looking for articles about that certain subject. And then there's all the formatting and general rules about publishing on Kindle. Yipes. I have to look it all over and make sure that I can do this by myself. It's like a neverending book list for getting published. I had been so concerned with agents and publishing companies, that I never took the time to read about what I can do on my own.
Lucky for me, there's a whole wealth of knowledge on this subject out there. I've found free articles, not-so-free books, and help around every corner. What an amazing world we live in, right? So while I know I said August or September, it may be closer to the end of September or maybe even October. I just have to sort through everything and figure out a schedule. I know, more organizing. But that can be fun, especially when it's for something that could possibly benefit my future.
Gah, get away from the heavy stuff, really.
In a week or so, once I've re-looked over my manuscript, I'm probably going to post a little bit of the first chapter, just because. Don't quote me on that, though! It may be in two weeks, but that's my deadline. In two weeks, I get the whole apartment to myself for seven days, and I'm hopefully going to be busy working. That means I have two weeks to catch up on Doctor Who and whatever else I fall into in those fourteen days. My inner nerd just started quivering, so I better wrap up and finish up with the ninth Doctor.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
A Little Late...
It's Wednesday! Yep, and this is my first post of the week. Sorry! I wish I could say that I was absorbed in other things, like working or writing or something equally as important, but...that's not the case. I have been writing (and that's what this post is about, I swear), but it's been interrupted by Doctor Who and Sherlock and now the comeback of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report...well, frankly, I'm booked!
Geez, my life sounds pathetic.
Anyway, to the writing! I'm about halfway done now, so that's always an exciting mark to reach. I'm aware that my word count says that I'm 61% done, or something along those lines, but that's because I keep putting in 50,000 words. That's my goal for Camp NaNo, but I've upped it to 60,000 on my personal word count. After looking at my storyboard and seeing that I'm almost halfway through my proposed board, I figured it would be best if I used 60,000 words in my program. There's about two weeks left in this month, so we'll see if I get through the last 20,000 (or 30,000, for me) words. Here's keeping my fingers crossed!
But that's not what's really occupying my mind right now. I mentioned before that Amory's been in my head for the last week or so, and when I'm not gluing myself to the screen when Benedict Cumberbatch is on it (I still can't figure out what we all see in him, but I see it), I've been planning something big for her. It's almost the end of July, and I've yet to receive an email that says Dear Ms. Garcia, Where have you been my entire life? I need you and the book right now, here's a billion dollars to get you started, is that enough? Or, you know, anything along those lines. Since that's the case, I'm planning self-publishing All You Left Behind. I need to do a bit more research and have discussions with my team (aka, my cat and boyfriend), but I'd like to plan for the end of August or beginning of September. That is totally NOT a for sure thing, though, so let's not mark that down in our calendars, right?
I guess the main thing that surprises me most about this whole process is how unrejected I feel. The red lines under it is telling me that that's not a word, but I don't care. I feel pretty good about myself and about my story. I am planning on going back and reading through it again, just in case I missed or wanted to add anything. Also, I think that's plenty of time for me to finish the books I'm reading now (cross the other fingers!) and maybe a little break for my eyes. We'll see. But it will be up on Kindle, that much I promise. And, hopefully, people won't hate it that much.
Geez, my life sounds pathetic.
Anyway, to the writing! I'm about halfway done now, so that's always an exciting mark to reach. I'm aware that my word count says that I'm 61% done, or something along those lines, but that's because I keep putting in 50,000 words. That's my goal for Camp NaNo, but I've upped it to 60,000 on my personal word count. After looking at my storyboard and seeing that I'm almost halfway through my proposed board, I figured it would be best if I used 60,000 words in my program. There's about two weeks left in this month, so we'll see if I get through the last 20,000 (or 30,000, for me) words. Here's keeping my fingers crossed!
But that's not what's really occupying my mind right now. I mentioned before that Amory's been in my head for the last week or so, and when I'm not gluing myself to the screen when Benedict Cumberbatch is on it (I still can't figure out what we all see in him, but I see it), I've been planning something big for her. It's almost the end of July, and I've yet to receive an email that says Dear Ms. Garcia, Where have you been my entire life? I need you and the book right now, here's a billion dollars to get you started, is that enough? Or, you know, anything along those lines. Since that's the case, I'm planning self-publishing All You Left Behind. I need to do a bit more research and have discussions with my team (aka, my cat and boyfriend), but I'd like to plan for the end of August or beginning of September. That is totally NOT a for sure thing, though, so let's not mark that down in our calendars, right?
I guess the main thing that surprises me most about this whole process is how unrejected I feel. The red lines under it is telling me that that's not a word, but I don't care. I feel pretty good about myself and about my story. I am planning on going back and reading through it again, just in case I missed or wanted to add anything. Also, I think that's plenty of time for me to finish the books I'm reading now (cross the other fingers!) and maybe a little break for my eyes. We'll see. But it will be up on Kindle, that much I promise. And, hopefully, people won't hate it that much.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Gusher, Part 3
Hello out there! In case no one noticed, I changed a few things around here. This is by no means the final design, as I still have a few things I want to add, but it's as good as it's going to get right now, since I'm three episodes deep into my new favorite obsession, Sherlock. So, until I find four and a half hours to finish season 2, the blog stays how it is. Not that it's bad; at least, in my opinion it's not. I like it!
And I do owe some thank yous for those people out there who helped me, even if they didn't know it. First, thanks to the fabulous Angie Makes & co. (angiemakes.com) that taught me how to add social media buttons to my blog, and even taught me some HTML, which wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Her website has a whole mess of ideas and videos and goodies for blogs and art projects. I got lost for hours on her blog. It's such a wonderfully beautiful place that it's definitely in my bookmarks now! Second, a big thanks to StarSunflower Studio Design (http://shop.starsunflowerstudio.com). I found all the greatest backgrounds on that site, and many of them for free! Another site that mesmerized me for hours.Also, real quick, for those who may take part in NaNo and like the little word counter to the side (which I picked because it's so simple and tells me exactly what I want), the website is languageisavirus.com/nanowrimo/word-meter.html#.UeBEAG3lfmt. You get to pick the color and everything!
So, in case any of you (if there are any of you) clicked on the Twitter button and found that there are no tweets, and then thought, hey, stupid girl, you connected the wrong profile! Nope, I did not. I use Twitter as a way to keep up with authors, bands, and people I like. I've yet to actually tweet, and why is that? Because I don't think that the Twitter universe would like to know that I just woke up and am now thinking about bacon. Riveting stuff, I know, but I like to keep that junk to myself. But I'll be building something over there, hopefully.
But if you clicked on my Pinterest page, you can finally appreciate my ADD. That page is just a mess of junk, but aren't they all?
I just thought I'd write a quick post about the new design and that things are still changing, but I guess I can update the story. I'm at about 26,000 words and ready for this month to be done. Why, you may ask? Well, I do love this simple YA story about love, but the other day, guess who knocked on the proverbial door in my mind? Oh, hello, Amory. She's practically begging to come out and show me her new adventures, and I found myself sketching out a storyboard for her, so she may just get her way soon enough. And she may find out the adventure I've been working on for her. But that's a secret for now, so, shh. I trust you.
And I do owe some thank yous for those people out there who helped me, even if they didn't know it. First, thanks to the fabulous Angie Makes & co. (angiemakes.com) that taught me how to add social media buttons to my blog, and even taught me some HTML, which wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Her website has a whole mess of ideas and videos and goodies for blogs and art projects. I got lost for hours on her blog. It's such a wonderfully beautiful place that it's definitely in my bookmarks now! Second, a big thanks to StarSunflower Studio Design (http://shop.starsunflowerstudio.com). I found all the greatest backgrounds on that site, and many of them for free! Another site that mesmerized me for hours.Also, real quick, for those who may take part in NaNo and like the little word counter to the side (which I picked because it's so simple and tells me exactly what I want), the website is languageisavirus.com/nanowrimo/word-meter.html#.UeBEAG3lfmt. You get to pick the color and everything!
So, in case any of you (if there are any of you) clicked on the Twitter button and found that there are no tweets, and then thought, hey, stupid girl, you connected the wrong profile! Nope, I did not. I use Twitter as a way to keep up with authors, bands, and people I like. I've yet to actually tweet, and why is that? Because I don't think that the Twitter universe would like to know that I just woke up and am now thinking about bacon. Riveting stuff, I know, but I like to keep that junk to myself. But I'll be building something over there, hopefully.
But if you clicked on my Pinterest page, you can finally appreciate my ADD. That page is just a mess of junk, but aren't they all?
I just thought I'd write a quick post about the new design and that things are still changing, but I guess I can update the story. I'm at about 26,000 words and ready for this month to be done. Why, you may ask? Well, I do love this simple YA story about love, but the other day, guess who knocked on the proverbial door in my mind? Oh, hello, Amory. She's practically begging to come out and show me her new adventures, and I found myself sketching out a storyboard for her, so she may just get her way soon enough. And she may find out the adventure I've been working on for her. But that's a secret for now, so, shh. I trust you.
Monday, July 8, 2013
An Actual...Schedule?
I tried to be one of those bloggers who plan what they're going to write. I even downloaded a blog writing sheet that was supposed to help me figure out what to write next and organize it in such a beautiful way. But that all went out the window when I realized that it is really not my style. I had planned on writing about procrastination, since I felt that I had been doing enough of that over the weekend and the Fourth of July vacation, but then I looked at my word count and said...what procrastination?
I'm at over 21,000 words (I haven't updated the counter yet, but that will be later tonight) and I've managed to do other things in my life, as well. I went to Target. I clean my bathroom. I finished the first season of Copper. I managed to squeeze in some playing time on The Walking Dead. I wrote almost 3,000 words. And that was all today! I found a groove today and just went with it. At work, I'd been thinking of a schedule, and all the time that I had during the day suddenly presented itself. I have time to do everything and more. Not only does this terrify me, but it excites me, as well! It helps to multitask, as well, like watching Copper while playing a game or cleaning. But I'm just super talented like that.
Anyway, the story is progressing as planned. I've been pretty much following the storyboard I made, which isn't really a storyboard, just a piece of paper with boxes and arrows. It's pathetic, really, but I haven't exactly mapped out a spot in my room for a large whiteboard or bulletin board. So I work with what I have. It seems to work, because, like I said, it's more of a guideline than a storyboard. I add things here and there, and sometimes I just move it all. It's really so I have a beginning, middle, and end. Just so I'm not 30,000 words in and say to myself, Oh, yeah, it's been about eighteen chapters since she's gone out with her best friends. I should do something about that.
Don't laugh. I've done it before.
Besides, it's only July 8th and my brain is beginning to say, hey, Bree, you know what sounds fun right now? A story about vampires. Get on that. Yes, my brain sometimes sounds like a crack dealer. Because that's what it feels like sometimes: gives me a bunch of crap that I go crazy with and then it ruins my entire life. Yes, I'm also dramatic. But really! Now I'm all about this other vampire story, and I don't even like vampire stories! So, here's hoping that July passes quickly and that my brain stops being such a jerk and that this story finishes. And then we can move onto the vampire story. I think it's just an excuse to re-watch Buffy. Like I need an excuse.
I'm at over 21,000 words (I haven't updated the counter yet, but that will be later tonight) and I've managed to do other things in my life, as well. I went to Target. I clean my bathroom. I finished the first season of Copper. I managed to squeeze in some playing time on The Walking Dead. I wrote almost 3,000 words. And that was all today! I found a groove today and just went with it. At work, I'd been thinking of a schedule, and all the time that I had during the day suddenly presented itself. I have time to do everything and more. Not only does this terrify me, but it excites me, as well! It helps to multitask, as well, like watching Copper while playing a game or cleaning. But I'm just super talented like that.
Anyway, the story is progressing as planned. I've been pretty much following the storyboard I made, which isn't really a storyboard, just a piece of paper with boxes and arrows. It's pathetic, really, but I haven't exactly mapped out a spot in my room for a large whiteboard or bulletin board. So I work with what I have. It seems to work, because, like I said, it's more of a guideline than a storyboard. I add things here and there, and sometimes I just move it all. It's really so I have a beginning, middle, and end. Just so I'm not 30,000 words in and say to myself, Oh, yeah, it's been about eighteen chapters since she's gone out with her best friends. I should do something about that.
Don't laugh. I've done it before.
Besides, it's only July 8th and my brain is beginning to say, hey, Bree, you know what sounds fun right now? A story about vampires. Get on that. Yes, my brain sometimes sounds like a crack dealer. Because that's what it feels like sometimes: gives me a bunch of crap that I go crazy with and then it ruins my entire life. Yes, I'm also dramatic. But really! Now I'm all about this other vampire story, and I don't even like vampire stories! So, here's hoping that July passes quickly and that my brain stops being such a jerk and that this story finishes. And then we can move onto the vampire story. I think it's just an excuse to re-watch Buffy. Like I need an excuse.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
(Almost) A Week Into NaNo
Since I get a four day weekend thanks to the Fourth of July, the days have kind of blended into one. I've never been very good at remembering the date, anyway, and having nothing to do each day does not help that. Yesterday, I realized that it was Friday and that we still had two days left for fun, so I'm sure that I spent my entire day writing and made it over twenty thousand words, right? Hm...not so much. But I have made it pretty far into The Walking Dead: The Game, and that should count for something.
This is where I'm supposed to say, okay, Bree, we're going to buckle down and get back on track! Well, I mean, sure, yeah, I could do that, but...I'm ahead. So much ahead that it gives me a nice cushion to finish, say, a game and then get back to it this week. Not that I haven't been writing every day. I have. Just not as much as I should be. But it keeps my hand in the story and I know what's going on, and that's the important part. Authors usually say the most important thing is to write everyday, and I usually follow that, but now I know, more than ever, why that is the number one piece of advice they give out. Let me tell you a little story that explains why.
When I started the story, I wrote a few hundred words in the middle of June. After that, I left it alone because I thought it would be my Camp NaNo story. So I took two weeks away from that story, not writing, but coming up with ideas and sketching a slight storyboard, but nothing concrete. So, on July 1st, when I finally made up my mind about which story to use, I proceeded to write thousands and thousands of words, words that I thought were beautiful and poignant.
And then I went back to read the beginning of the story...and none of it made sense.
I had repeated things from the beginning, and then had gone off on an, apparently, completely different story. So I spent most of my day figuring out what I could salvage and what I had to toss in the trash bin. It was disheartening and angering, but it taught me a valuable lesson, so I guess there's always that, right?
So even if it means writing a hundred words and not sixteen hundred, that's something. It helps keep storylines in check and remind me who exactly these characters think they are. It's not a mistake I'll make again. Okay, I probably will, but hopefully I'll be able to catch myself before I have almost ten thousand words of confusion.
This is all just at the beginning of NaNo, too. I'll have more difficulties and more complaints and more fury-inducing moments. NaNo is nothing if not emotional. But isn't that what writing is supposed to be?
This is where I'm supposed to say, okay, Bree, we're going to buckle down and get back on track! Well, I mean, sure, yeah, I could do that, but...I'm ahead. So much ahead that it gives me a nice cushion to finish, say, a game and then get back to it this week. Not that I haven't been writing every day. I have. Just not as much as I should be. But it keeps my hand in the story and I know what's going on, and that's the important part. Authors usually say the most important thing is to write everyday, and I usually follow that, but now I know, more than ever, why that is the number one piece of advice they give out. Let me tell you a little story that explains why.
When I started the story, I wrote a few hundred words in the middle of June. After that, I left it alone because I thought it would be my Camp NaNo story. So I took two weeks away from that story, not writing, but coming up with ideas and sketching a slight storyboard, but nothing concrete. So, on July 1st, when I finally made up my mind about which story to use, I proceeded to write thousands and thousands of words, words that I thought were beautiful and poignant.
And then I went back to read the beginning of the story...and none of it made sense.
I had repeated things from the beginning, and then had gone off on an, apparently, completely different story. So I spent most of my day figuring out what I could salvage and what I had to toss in the trash bin. It was disheartening and angering, but it taught me a valuable lesson, so I guess there's always that, right?
So even if it means writing a hundred words and not sixteen hundred, that's something. It helps keep storylines in check and remind me who exactly these characters think they are. It's not a mistake I'll make again. Okay, I probably will, but hopefully I'll be able to catch myself before I have almost ten thousand words of confusion.
This is all just at the beginning of NaNo, too. I'll have more difficulties and more complaints and more fury-inducing moments. NaNo is nothing if not emotional. But isn't that what writing is supposed to be?
Monday, July 1, 2013
Happy Camp NaNo Day!
Considering that I completely forgot that today was July 1st, I'd say that I'm doing pretty well for the start of Camp NaNo. Even though I've been counting down the days until July 4th, since I get a four day weekend out of it, I had no idea that today was the beginning of July. I wish that I could project a feeling of confidence to you people: smile and say that I totally know what I'm doing with my Camp NaNo story, that I've got this in the bag and that all I have to do it dust my storyboard happily. I also wish that I looked like Sheri Moon Zombie, but that's not happening either.
After a long and rather productive rambling/conversation session with my boyfriend, I think I've decided on one story to get me through the summer. The only problem is that I didn't plan for this story. I know the characters, sure, and the setting, whatever, but as for the rest of it? Even though NaNo is supposed to be a totally spontaneous journey, I'm not really a very good fly-at-the-seat-of-my-pants person. I like to plan things, as lazy as I can be sometimes (all right, all of the time). But I am especially organized (I almost wrote "planful" and you know what? I don't care, because I kind of like that word) when it comes to my writing, because I have a tendency to ramble (no way, really, Bree? I would have never guessed). It's fine for certain things, but when I have a character talking about her love of Russian literature when she's supposed to be thinking about how screwed up her family is, well, that's another thing. So, I don't like to say that I plan for NaNo, but I do write out a storyboard and figure out what happens first, next, then, last. I like to have an idea of where the heck I'm heading.
This one, though...Well, I know where's I'm heading. I understand the beginning and ending. It's the middle that's going to get a little...muddled (yes, I giggled a little at that sentence, because I'm a dork). I have 31 days to figure it all out, which is a good amount of time, but I also get terribly excited about writing and have to start right away. I guess what I'm trying to get at is...this story is already a mess and I haven't even written word one.
Sigh. Really, I was just hoping that this would get the ol' creative juices flowing for the sequel to my smash hit AYLB (I'm watching the last episode of Smash right now, so don't judge). Those characters are slowly making their way back into my head, pushing and prodding me, wondering why I've been neglecting them. And I'm not sure how I'm supposed to tell figments of my imagination that I was annoyed by them, but I'll get around to unfreezing their lives.
So, instead of sitting here and seeing just how long I could possibly make this post (don't challenge me), I should be planning a storyboard and getting my ducks in order. But I also have to play the Sims 3, and finish Copper, and clean my room, and do my laundry, and stare at my pretty new phone case, and...Well, you get the idea. I'm going to go smack myself around so that I'll have a way more productive post on Friday. You can't see it, but I'm winking at you. But not creepily.
Hopefully.
I'm sorry if it's creepy.
After a long and rather productive rambling/conversation session with my boyfriend, I think I've decided on one story to get me through the summer. The only problem is that I didn't plan for this story. I know the characters, sure, and the setting, whatever, but as for the rest of it? Even though NaNo is supposed to be a totally spontaneous journey, I'm not really a very good fly-at-the-seat-of-my-pants person. I like to plan things, as lazy as I can be sometimes (all right, all of the time). But I am especially organized (I almost wrote "planful" and you know what? I don't care, because I kind of like that word) when it comes to my writing, because I have a tendency to ramble (no way, really, Bree? I would have never guessed). It's fine for certain things, but when I have a character talking about her love of Russian literature when she's supposed to be thinking about how screwed up her family is, well, that's another thing. So, I don't like to say that I plan for NaNo, but I do write out a storyboard and figure out what happens first, next, then, last. I like to have an idea of where the heck I'm heading.
This one, though...Well, I know where's I'm heading. I understand the beginning and ending. It's the middle that's going to get a little...muddled (yes, I giggled a little at that sentence, because I'm a dork). I have 31 days to figure it all out, which is a good amount of time, but I also get terribly excited about writing and have to start right away. I guess what I'm trying to get at is...this story is already a mess and I haven't even written word one.
Sigh. Really, I was just hoping that this would get the ol' creative juices flowing for the sequel to my smash hit AYLB (I'm watching the last episode of Smash right now, so don't judge). Those characters are slowly making their way back into my head, pushing and prodding me, wondering why I've been neglecting them. And I'm not sure how I'm supposed to tell figments of my imagination that I was annoyed by them, but I'll get around to unfreezing their lives.
So, instead of sitting here and seeing just how long I could possibly make this post (don't challenge me), I should be planning a storyboard and getting my ducks in order. But I also have to play the Sims 3, and finish Copper, and clean my room, and do my laundry, and stare at my pretty new phone case, and...Well, you get the idea. I'm going to go smack myself around so that I'll have a way more productive post on Friday. You can't see it, but I'm winking at you. But not creepily.
Hopefully.
I'm sorry if it's creepy.
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