Day 33
Oh my gosh!! My whole story just got going in 1500 words!! It's now about the quest to retrieve Rosie. Totallllly didn't see that coming!! I thought more of the story would take place in the real world, but it looks like a lot of it is going to take place in Daisy's world. They're going to have to quest through all of Daisy's horrible locked up memories to rescue Rosie. It's going to be dark I think...
I also made a connection between the real world and Daisy's world. Daisy realizes that her world isn't real. It's something that the reader just accepts though, that other people can access her world. It's like magic in a way. It just is.
I'm excited to find out what happens though!! I am wondering what sorts of things they'll have to overcome. I'm excited!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Day 32
Day 32
When I was about 12, I was waiting for my mom to get her hair cut. I had a notepad with me, so I started writing detailed descriptions of people in the salon. Not only did I write about what they looked like, but I tried to look at physical clues and make things up about them. Woman has a wedding ring, so I would write about how she only got one day a month to get out of the house, and her family is very poor. Her husband has lost his job, and they're barely making ends meet, so she's here with money she tucked away every week for a month.
Stuff like that... it was fun. I still like to make things up about people I see randomly. I think it helps me to know better how to develop my characters.
When I was about 12, I was waiting for my mom to get her hair cut. I had a notepad with me, so I started writing detailed descriptions of people in the salon. Not only did I write about what they looked like, but I tried to look at physical clues and make things up about them. Woman has a wedding ring, so I would write about how she only got one day a month to get out of the house, and her family is very poor. Her husband has lost his job, and they're barely making ends meet, so she's here with money she tucked away every week for a month.
Stuff like that... it was fun. I still like to make things up about people I see randomly. I think it helps me to know better how to develop my characters.
Day 31
Day 31
Took the weekend off, yes, but I thought a lot about my story. I am still trying to decide what to do at this point in the story, so I'm having a hard time deciding what to write. I think I have a basic idea what would happen, but it's a crossroads, and it'll change a loooot in the story depending on which way I go.
Took the weekend off, yes, but I thought a lot about my story. I am still trying to decide what to do at this point in the story, so I'm having a hard time deciding what to write. I think I have a basic idea what would happen, but it's a crossroads, and it'll change a loooot in the story depending on which way I go.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Day 30
Day 30
Goodness gracious, I can't believe it's been a month! My story is still clipping along, but I need to commit more to it lately. I wrote a little bit tonight, and things are unfolding kind of the way I think they should. It's going to be messy in a minute here, but I think it might inspire an unlikely collaboration that could be neat. I also think it will bring forth a new level of Jack's relationship with his grandma, which will make later events sadder if they have to transpire, ie, killing his grandma.
Goodness gracious, I can't believe it's been a month! My story is still clipping along, but I need to commit more to it lately. I wrote a little bit tonight, and things are unfolding kind of the way I think they should. It's going to be messy in a minute here, but I think it might inspire an unlikely collaboration that could be neat. I also think it will bring forth a new level of Jack's relationship with his grandma, which will make later events sadder if they have to transpire, ie, killing his grandma.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Day 29
Day 29
Sooo... in response to the guy's post... can I be looking at someone in the mirror standing next to me, or does it have to be me?
Not writing today, buuuut discovered a way to stop hating so much what I've done with my story. I figured out a way to make it work, and it's actually awesome and kind of waaaay more necessary than I realized it was. It gives meaning and continuity, so I have to introduce another character in to Daisy's world, add a couple things.
Trying to help brother and sister-in-law move, get my house back into shape before school, etcetera, so haven't had too terribly much time to write, but lots of time to think about it. Yay!
Sooo... in response to the guy's post... can I be looking at someone in the mirror standing next to me, or does it have to be me?
Not writing today, buuuut discovered a way to stop hating so much what I've done with my story. I figured out a way to make it work, and it's actually awesome and kind of waaaay more necessary than I realized it was. It gives meaning and continuity, so I have to introduce another character in to Daisy's world, add a couple things.
Trying to help brother and sister-in-law move, get my house back into shape before school, etcetera, so haven't had too terribly much time to write, but lots of time to think about it. Yay!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Day 25
Day 25
Truth time: I wrote a little bit on my story tonight, but mostly I had to decide whether I like where it's going or not. I think I might go back and change things some though. I had a really long day at a theme park with my sister, and then her puppies rolled in everything I'm allergic to and rubbed up against my face. My eyes are puffy and swollen, and I've been sneezing a ton, so this post is going to leave you feeling gypt. However, I will be trying reallly hard to finally get Microsoft Office tomorrow, so then I should have WAY more to report!!
Truth time: I wrote a little bit on my story tonight, but mostly I had to decide whether I like where it's going or not. I think I might go back and change things some though. I had a really long day at a theme park with my sister, and then her puppies rolled in everything I'm allergic to and rubbed up against my face. My eyes are puffy and swollen, and I've been sneezing a ton, so this post is going to leave you feeling gypt. However, I will be trying reallly hard to finally get Microsoft Office tomorrow, so then I should have WAY more to report!!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Day 24
Day 24
Yikes, so husband has to call his boss Monday to set up the e-mail, so hopefully we'll have Microsoft Office by Monday. In the meantime, I've been trying my best to suck it up and write. Unfortunately I feel like I don't like where the story is going. The focus is shifting. It might be okay because I was thinking I needed more to fill my pages. I wanted more interesting side line things that truly contributed to the plot, so this just might be what I needed.
We'll see, but I might have to revamp a little later on.
So I'll come back later and fill out word counts appropriately as required. I've been segmenting new content into the days I wrote it.
Yikes, so husband has to call his boss Monday to set up the e-mail, so hopefully we'll have Microsoft Office by Monday. In the meantime, I've been trying my best to suck it up and write. Unfortunately I feel like I don't like where the story is going. The focus is shifting. It might be okay because I was thinking I needed more to fill my pages. I wanted more interesting side line things that truly contributed to the plot, so this just might be what I needed.
We'll see, but I might have to revamp a little later on.
So I'll come back later and fill out word counts appropriately as required. I've been segmenting new content into the days I wrote it.
Day 23
Day 23
Haven't had a chance to write yet, and I know this is coming in about twenty minutes too late... I'll explain why in a little bit. First I gotta get off the desktop and on to my laptop where my story is.
Okay, in my jammies, in my bed, on my laptop.. NOW I can write.
Tonight I went and spent time with my mom and dad, so that's why I didn't get a chance to actually write before midnight rolled around.
So when I turned my computer on, it started flipping out and refusing to start up. I was freaking out, so when my computer finally did come one, I e-mailed my whole story to myself as a back up. I'll probably be doing that every ten thousand words or so, and likely saving it on my zip drive as well from now on.
Okay, so I wrote over 100 words, for tonight I think that's all that I'm going to be able to handle. I'm falling asleep at the keys.
Sorry for the off posts lately. I'll feel much better and more motivated once we finally buy Microsoft Office.
Haven't had a chance to write yet, and I know this is coming in about twenty minutes too late... I'll explain why in a little bit. First I gotta get off the desktop and on to my laptop where my story is.
Okay, in my jammies, in my bed, on my laptop.. NOW I can write.
Tonight I went and spent time with my mom and dad, so that's why I didn't get a chance to actually write before midnight rolled around.
So when I turned my computer on, it started flipping out and refusing to start up. I was freaking out, so when my computer finally did come one, I e-mailed my whole story to myself as a back up. I'll probably be doing that every ten thousand words or so, and likely saving it on my zip drive as well from now on.
Okay, so I wrote over 100 words, for tonight I think that's all that I'm going to be able to handle. I'm falling asleep at the keys.
Sorry for the off posts lately. I'll feel much better and more motivated once we finally buy Microsoft Office.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Day 22
Day 22
Bad news guys: unfortunately Husby is going to have to call his work and get his work e-mail before we can get the deal on Microsoft Office. In the meantime, other programs screw up the word count. Thus, I've made the executive to continue writing, but not have my word counts posted for a couple of days. I am falling behind (not literally, but in the sense that I'm not a week ahead), so I'm just going to keep on with my writing.
I must admit, it's kind of pointless and steals some of the excitement from me. I'm writing toward a goal of 100,000 words, and it's kind of jacked up that I don't even know for sure how many words I have now.
Now, about the Day 22 entry on this guy's site... oops. I'm totally breaking his rules. More it's become just a part of my structural routine to read his site. It gives me something to look forward to more than to guide me.
So Daisy is on her way to talk to Rosie right now, I'm going to go see what happens. She's going to confront Rosie about why she buys a bus ticket. What is she going to do when Rosie's not there?
Bad news guys: unfortunately Husby is going to have to call his work and get his work e-mail before we can get the deal on Microsoft Office. In the meantime, other programs screw up the word count. Thus, I've made the executive to continue writing, but not have my word counts posted for a couple of days. I am falling behind (not literally, but in the sense that I'm not a week ahead), so I'm just going to keep on with my writing.
I must admit, it's kind of pointless and steals some of the excitement from me. I'm writing toward a goal of 100,000 words, and it's kind of jacked up that I don't even know for sure how many words I have now.
Now, about the Day 22 entry on this guy's site... oops. I'm totally breaking his rules. More it's become just a part of my structural routine to read his site. It gives me something to look forward to more than to guide me.
So Daisy is on her way to talk to Rosie right now, I'm going to go see what happens. She's going to confront Rosie about why she buys a bus ticket. What is she going to do when Rosie's not there?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
day 21
Day 21
WARNING!!! Several rants to follow! Okay, well... only two, but you can skip my first two paragraphs if you want.
So I totally don't agree that "following your imagination" means getting to a predestined ending. I think my story is so exciting because half the time I don't even know how it's going to end!! I began the story without a clear ending which was fine because I had time to develop my characters. As more things made their way into my plot, I came up with my idea for the ending, but because it isn't all written out already, I am free to add things as I need. I don't want the end sitting in a drawer. Not knowing how things are going to end I think makes things less predictable for my readers too.
NEXT!
So I've been listening to a band called ALL CAPS, they're fun to listen to while writing. The girl who's in the band, Kristina used to sing wizard rock if that's any indication as to the kind of band they are. They sing music that has plot, like World of Warcraft Ruined My Life or You Kissed Me at the Dundies, it's techno beats, and it just really makes me happy. Interestingly enough, one of their songs is called the Nanowrimo Song... so I would heavily advise that if you like writing, you listen to this band, haha!
Enough of music ranting, how about I talk about my writing. So after a day of fervent typing, I am sugar crashing, but whatever the equivalent of that for ODing on writing is. I have been procrastinating all day about writing. I thought a little bit about it. I think also, I'm upset because Jack and Daisy were fighting again. Ugh. They kinda patched things over, but I know that Jack is gonna be super mad at Daisy when she gets the chance to tell him what's going on.
So as it turns out, my trial version of microsoft office expired (gosh, it's already been A MONTH since my birthday?!), so I am waiting for open office to download now. More updates to this blog coming in a few.
Uhm, so today's post is going to be a little off. This was supposed to be the day I reached 30,000, but instead it's going to be the day I decided to invest in microsoft office. Well, the day before I did. I'm having a really hard time writing and feeling at home in notepad or open office (aka bain of my existence ruined my first two modules of schooling). So, I'm going to pick up tomorrow.
WARNING!!! Several rants to follow! Okay, well... only two, but you can skip my first two paragraphs if you want.
So I totally don't agree that "following your imagination" means getting to a predestined ending. I think my story is so exciting because half the time I don't even know how it's going to end!! I began the story without a clear ending which was fine because I had time to develop my characters. As more things made their way into my plot, I came up with my idea for the ending, but because it isn't all written out already, I am free to add things as I need. I don't want the end sitting in a drawer. Not knowing how things are going to end I think makes things less predictable for my readers too.
NEXT!
So I've been listening to a band called ALL CAPS, they're fun to listen to while writing. The girl who's in the band, Kristina used to sing wizard rock if that's any indication as to the kind of band they are. They sing music that has plot, like World of Warcraft Ruined My Life or You Kissed Me at the Dundies, it's techno beats, and it just really makes me happy. Interestingly enough, one of their songs is called the Nanowrimo Song... so I would heavily advise that if you like writing, you listen to this band, haha!
Enough of music ranting, how about I talk about my writing. So after a day of fervent typing, I am sugar crashing, but whatever the equivalent of that for ODing on writing is. I have been procrastinating all day about writing. I thought a little bit about it. I think also, I'm upset because Jack and Daisy were fighting again. Ugh. They kinda patched things over, but I know that Jack is gonna be super mad at Daisy when she gets the chance to tell him what's going on.
So as it turns out, my trial version of microsoft office expired (gosh, it's already been A MONTH since my birthday?!), so I am waiting for open office to download now. More updates to this blog coming in a few.
Uhm, so today's post is going to be a little off. This was supposed to be the day I reached 30,000, but instead it's going to be the day I decided to invest in microsoft office. Well, the day before I did. I'm having a really hard time writing and feeling at home in notepad or open office (aka bain of my existence ruined my first two modules of schooling). So, I'm going to pick up tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Day 20
Day 20
I don't think I have a hard time being original. Something I like about my writing is that a lot of time humor works its way into the mix, and I don't even try to put it in there. I just write about the lives of people, and funny things just happen to occur. I really enjoy when I'm reading a book all by myself at home, and suddenly have to laugh literally out loud because something in the book is just that funny.
I'm really happy that this naturally comes about in my writing.
So I have a complex where I always assume that my story bores people, and I don't usually talk to people about it. However, today it came up in conversation with my good friend Tiffany. We were talking, and she suddenly became EXTREMELY interested. I kind of left the conversation at a point where if she wanted to keep talking about it, I would answer questions, but if she wanted to change the subject she could also do that.
She got really excited about the story, and helped me brainstorm a TON of new ideas! She actually helped me out so much, that my plot has way more to do with my story now. I don't know if you remember, but probably about five or ten days ago, I was having a hard time connecting two major segments of my story. Well the things Tippy helped me think of absolutely mesh my whole story together!
I wrote a little background that I think might actually come in to play at the end of the book. My characters are a lot darker than I like to admit too, so it's good that my humor is so ingrained in my story. It's gonna need it.
I've been on fire tonight writing too. When I finally sat down, after my thoughts had solidified a little bit, I started out by writing about 150 words of background information. This is just the very basics of the skeleton of the story. Doing this helped me get things straight in my head. I saved that as a file for more background information I might end up needing.
I seriously have renewed fervor for my story after talking to Tiffany. I was having a hard time eeking out 500 words a day before, now I am having a hard time stopping! I can't wait to get to the 70,000 word marker. That's where I think things are going to start getting crazy! They're just about to start bubbling up, so I'm excited to see where this takes me. I still have about 20,000 words more of setting things up, but Rosie is getting Daisy into trouble, Jack is changing and growing a lot, and Mrs. Hatcher is evil and crazy.
Honestly, there's a lot more to Rosie than I thought there was. Tiffany was throwing ideas out for that too, and I'm excited to be able to include a tidbit of her background into the story. It's really going to help you love that character more too.
Tiffany also helped me realize that Jack needs to grow into a hero, and he's getting there. I guess that was the natural place the story was leading anyways, and I didn't really realize it. Also, I think I might not actually have to kill any of my characters!! Well, I may still have to kill the one, but I don't think it's going to be a sad death. It's just a natural thing, and it'll be great. It'll be cause for inspiration that propels Jack toward heroism.
I'm so excited to bust out some more lines, and I can't wait until this book is accessible to my friends and family!!
I sent my first chapter to Aaron, Steve, and Mom. Aaron and Steve have both given me feedback, and I've already tweaked that first chapter a ton. They helped me realize quite a few things I want to change. However, I also realized that knowing how much I want to change already, I might need to hold off on sending out more chapters. I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed with how much I want to change. I'm thinking I need to just plow through my hundred thousand words, then do my NaNoWriMo, then go back and change things.
I need to do this in steps. I am so excited about my story though, I can't wait to finish it!!!
Favorite line of the day: Fight or flight? fight or flight? Daisy’s mind was racing. Oh great, apparently "fight" since her feet refused to come unglued from the ground.
This is a good example of the natural humor that kind of finagles its way in. Rosie helped that factor out a lot too. Crazy little old lady!
Also, tomorrow will probably be 30,000 words!!! Gosh, I can't believe how quickly it's going....
25,144 words
I don't think I have a hard time being original. Something I like about my writing is that a lot of time humor works its way into the mix, and I don't even try to put it in there. I just write about the lives of people, and funny things just happen to occur. I really enjoy when I'm reading a book all by myself at home, and suddenly have to laugh literally out loud because something in the book is just that funny.
I'm really happy that this naturally comes about in my writing.
So I have a complex where I always assume that my story bores people, and I don't usually talk to people about it. However, today it came up in conversation with my good friend Tiffany. We were talking, and she suddenly became EXTREMELY interested. I kind of left the conversation at a point where if she wanted to keep talking about it, I would answer questions, but if she wanted to change the subject she could also do that.
She got really excited about the story, and helped me brainstorm a TON of new ideas! She actually helped me out so much, that my plot has way more to do with my story now. I don't know if you remember, but probably about five or ten days ago, I was having a hard time connecting two major segments of my story. Well the things Tippy helped me think of absolutely mesh my whole story together!
I wrote a little background that I think might actually come in to play at the end of the book. My characters are a lot darker than I like to admit too, so it's good that my humor is so ingrained in my story. It's gonna need it.
I've been on fire tonight writing too. When I finally sat down, after my thoughts had solidified a little bit, I started out by writing about 150 words of background information. This is just the very basics of the skeleton of the story. Doing this helped me get things straight in my head. I saved that as a file for more background information I might end up needing.
I seriously have renewed fervor for my story after talking to Tiffany. I was having a hard time eeking out 500 words a day before, now I am having a hard time stopping! I can't wait to get to the 70,000 word marker. That's where I think things are going to start getting crazy! They're just about to start bubbling up, so I'm excited to see where this takes me. I still have about 20,000 words more of setting things up, but Rosie is getting Daisy into trouble, Jack is changing and growing a lot, and Mrs. Hatcher is evil and crazy.
Honestly, there's a lot more to Rosie than I thought there was. Tiffany was throwing ideas out for that too, and I'm excited to be able to include a tidbit of her background into the story. It's really going to help you love that character more too.
Tiffany also helped me realize that Jack needs to grow into a hero, and he's getting there. I guess that was the natural place the story was leading anyways, and I didn't really realize it. Also, I think I might not actually have to kill any of my characters!! Well, I may still have to kill the one, but I don't think it's going to be a sad death. It's just a natural thing, and it'll be great. It'll be cause for inspiration that propels Jack toward heroism.
I'm so excited to bust out some more lines, and I can't wait until this book is accessible to my friends and family!!
I sent my first chapter to Aaron, Steve, and Mom. Aaron and Steve have both given me feedback, and I've already tweaked that first chapter a ton. They helped me realize quite a few things I want to change. However, I also realized that knowing how much I want to change already, I might need to hold off on sending out more chapters. I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed with how much I want to change. I'm thinking I need to just plow through my hundred thousand words, then do my NaNoWriMo, then go back and change things.
I need to do this in steps. I am so excited about my story though, I can't wait to finish it!!!
Favorite line of the day: Fight or flight? fight or flight? Daisy’s mind was racing. Oh great, apparently "fight" since her feet refused to come unglued from the ground.
This is a good example of the natural humor that kind of finagles its way in. Rosie helped that factor out a lot too. Crazy little old lady!
Also, tomorrow will probably be 30,000 words!!! Gosh, I can't believe how quickly it's going....
25,144 words
Monday, August 9, 2010
Day 19
Day 19
So I'm looking over my first chapter to send to Aaron, Steve, and my Mom. As I'm reading, I'm beginning to realize that I did not know Jack at alllll when I started writing. I was having trouble deciding if Jack represented someone or something, or if he just was Jack. I have since decided that he is just Jack, because the connotations of representing Christ through a little boy were a little too strange for me.
It was one of a few ideas that I had about who Jack was, but honestly, I wound up having the most fun just writing Jack as a regular boy who, through his spirit is able to bring Daisy to a much safer, better place in her life. He acts with kindness and compassion, and he tries to be a decent person, he tries to emulate those things that God would have us. Through that endeavor, though he faces trials just like anyone else, he is then able to relate to Daisy, to help her.
So side note, I think it's neat that I am inadvertantly participating in Blog Every Day in August... haha! Not because I decided to, it just happened that this blog started just in time.
Anyways, I'm going through my story looking at Jack in the beginning, and I'm wondering if I need to alter his character in any way. Part of me thinks no, not really, because he was just a child when the story begins. Part of me feels like I might need to though. I may just need to develop his personality a little more. As my beta testers (Steve, Aaron, Mom) read through more and more of my story though, maybe they can help me decide.
I also am starting to feel a little worried that I am more confident in who Mrs. Hatcher is than I am in who Jack and Daisy are. I'm definitely gonna have to spend some time developing Jack and Daisy off the transcript. I need to get to know their quirks a little better. Especially because they both grew up in the story, and Daisy has definitely outgrown her major flaw with Jack. Though not to say the flaw doesn't still exist with other people and Daisy.
Oh snap!! So I know I've reviewed the first chapter of my book more than any other chapter. I just didn't realize what a great job I did incorporating things that would happen later in the book!! I just read something right now that is a small clue as to what happens later, but so minute that it's hardly noticeable. MAN! I'm excited that I worked that into the story. Haha, I was surprised when I read it because it was so key to the whole story, and it's just one small line. It totally gives legitimacy to what happens later in the story, like if you read it again you'd see the signs.
I'm super happy I keep going over my book.
Sorry, super vague, I know. But I'm super excited, sometimes that just overflows without regulation!
Favorite line of the day: Daisy had taken note of a few of her favorite things in Jack’s world. When she looked around her own, it seemed they had appeared. The shack. Daisy looked back at the shack, and it wasn’t a shack. It was the house. The one with the red shutters. Daisy smiled a wide smile. There was a road and sidewalks. There was a bright red bench. The green streetlamp, the yellow car, the Italian bistro. These things had fabricated themselves in Daisy’s world. And they were all set against a grey backdrop. Nothing in Daisy’s world was changing itself, per se. But the things from Jack’s world entered in bright hues.
My favorite lines are getting longer and longer, hehe. I really like this part of the story because it's super exciting. It was something even I didn't see coming!! And I imagine the colors so vividly and they look so pretty in her world. Everything else is still black and white, the things that were originally in her world, so it's pretty cool.
25,749 words
So I'm looking over my first chapter to send to Aaron, Steve, and my Mom. As I'm reading, I'm beginning to realize that I did not know Jack at alllll when I started writing. I was having trouble deciding if Jack represented someone or something, or if he just was Jack. I have since decided that he is just Jack, because the connotations of representing Christ through a little boy were a little too strange for me.
It was one of a few ideas that I had about who Jack was, but honestly, I wound up having the most fun just writing Jack as a regular boy who, through his spirit is able to bring Daisy to a much safer, better place in her life. He acts with kindness and compassion, and he tries to be a decent person, he tries to emulate those things that God would have us. Through that endeavor, though he faces trials just like anyone else, he is then able to relate to Daisy, to help her.
So side note, I think it's neat that I am inadvertantly participating in Blog Every Day in August... haha! Not because I decided to, it just happened that this blog started just in time.
Anyways, I'm going through my story looking at Jack in the beginning, and I'm wondering if I need to alter his character in any way. Part of me thinks no, not really, because he was just a child when the story begins. Part of me feels like I might need to though. I may just need to develop his personality a little more. As my beta testers (Steve, Aaron, Mom) read through more and more of my story though, maybe they can help me decide.
I also am starting to feel a little worried that I am more confident in who Mrs. Hatcher is than I am in who Jack and Daisy are. I'm definitely gonna have to spend some time developing Jack and Daisy off the transcript. I need to get to know their quirks a little better. Especially because they both grew up in the story, and Daisy has definitely outgrown her major flaw with Jack. Though not to say the flaw doesn't still exist with other people and Daisy.
Oh snap!! So I know I've reviewed the first chapter of my book more than any other chapter. I just didn't realize what a great job I did incorporating things that would happen later in the book!! I just read something right now that is a small clue as to what happens later, but so minute that it's hardly noticeable. MAN! I'm excited that I worked that into the story. Haha, I was surprised when I read it because it was so key to the whole story, and it's just one small line. It totally gives legitimacy to what happens later in the story, like if you read it again you'd see the signs.
I'm super happy I keep going over my book.
Sorry, super vague, I know. But I'm super excited, sometimes that just overflows without regulation!
Favorite line of the day: Daisy had taken note of a few of her favorite things in Jack’s world. When she looked around her own, it seemed they had appeared. The shack. Daisy looked back at the shack, and it wasn’t a shack. It was the house. The one with the red shutters. Daisy smiled a wide smile. There was a road and sidewalks. There was a bright red bench. The green streetlamp, the yellow car, the Italian bistro. These things had fabricated themselves in Daisy’s world. And they were all set against a grey backdrop. Nothing in Daisy’s world was changing itself, per se. But the things from Jack’s world entered in bright hues.
My favorite lines are getting longer and longer, hehe. I really like this part of the story because it's super exciting. It was something even I didn't see coming!! And I imagine the colors so vividly and they look so pretty in her world. Everything else is still black and white, the things that were originally in her world, so it's pretty cool.
25,749 words
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Day 18
Day 18
So first off, let me start by saying that I think I have a great handle on deciding things in this story. Things have happened that I didn't even imagine. As of tonight, I wrote a whole bunch and just plainly had fun. Jack and Daisy have been under a lot of stress lately, and I think it's great that they are just breaking loose and having a good time.
They went to this place called the village in the town, and it totally reminds me of a combination between Victoria Gardens and the Mission Inn. A little Disneyland in there too, you know Baton Rouge area? It's super pretty. They're having fun, and it's fun to write.
Also, Daisy just realized something about Rosie... she isn't just the small-time little old lady she acts like she is. And Daisy could totally figure out who Rosie is, but she just hasn't put two and two together. She's so oblivious.
So, I've been holding out on you guys....
CELEBRATE!!! We just reached the big 2-5!!! That's right, 25,000 WORDS!!!!!!!!!!! Woooohoooo!!! I know I said I needed to celebrate for this many, but I just don't know how to.
So I'm doing good so far, under par at this point. I need at least 1,000 words per day, and I've met and surpassed that so far. If I can keep head, I'll be able to knock this novel out in no time. Though I realize not everyday is a fun date day for Jack and Daisy.
It's easiest for me to write when Jack and Daisy are having fun together. It's so hard to write about their arguments and trials.
So interesting new character, Mrs. Hatcher. She runs the boarding establishment where Jack and Daisy are currently residing. She seemed so nice at first, but then she started busting out threats to Daisy when Jack wasn't around. I honestly thought she was nice, maybe she's just protective? She wasn't so kind to Daisy. I got upset with her. Now I feel a little uneasy everytime they're at her place. I don't know what she's going to do.
See for yourselves, meet Mrs. Hatcher:
As she (Daisy) opened the front door of Mrs. Hatcher’s, she was surprised to see the large woman standing in the way of the staircase. Daisy froze, then tried to move forward, hoping Mrs. Hatcher would move.
“Jack’s had it hard enough already, little thing. Don’t think I’m not watchin’ ya, huh?” She was significantly less kind than the last time they’d had an encounter. Daisy was appalled.
“Excuse me,” She shoved past. Mrs. Hatcher followed Daisy with her eyes, up the stairs, around the corner. Daisy shuddered when she was out of sight. She did not want to be on that woman’s bad side.
So this in itself isn't terribly mean, but compared to how jovial she was just before that... the contrast is what's so bad. This was definitely not how she portrayed herself to Jack. She acted like Jack was a son she'd been missing. Interesting. She did live with Jack in his childhood for a little while, right after Jack's mom passed away. I'm wondering if she knows more than she's acting like.
Anyways, I think it's time for lights out in these parts. Jack and Daisy could use a rest. Oh, you may be interested to know too, Daisy has a job. We'll see how that goes. She only found out what restaurants were a couple days ago, now she's gonna be working at one? Ha!
Favorite line of the day: The village was amazing. It was out of doors, and the weather was perfect, cool but not cold. There were chains of lights suspended from across the buildings creating a lattice of starry-looking bulbs above their heads. Lights wrapped the trees and lined the windows, the town was dancing with electricity. It was gorgeous. Daisy had never known anything like this existed. In her world, dark was just dark, and there was nothing to fill it.
Yeah, yeah, not really a line. I just love this paragraph altogether. Seriously, the village sounds SO pretty!! I wanna live in that town. The whole place is just gorgeous. Way better than Daisy's world, can I get an amen?? I would love to visit somewhere like the village.
25,001 words
So first off, let me start by saying that I think I have a great handle on deciding things in this story. Things have happened that I didn't even imagine. As of tonight, I wrote a whole bunch and just plainly had fun. Jack and Daisy have been under a lot of stress lately, and I think it's great that they are just breaking loose and having a good time.
They went to this place called the village in the town, and it totally reminds me of a combination between Victoria Gardens and the Mission Inn. A little Disneyland in there too, you know Baton Rouge area? It's super pretty. They're having fun, and it's fun to write.
Also, Daisy just realized something about Rosie... she isn't just the small-time little old lady she acts like she is. And Daisy could totally figure out who Rosie is, but she just hasn't put two and two together. She's so oblivious.
So, I've been holding out on you guys....
CELEBRATE!!! We just reached the big 2-5!!! That's right, 25,000 WORDS!!!!!!!!!!! Woooohoooo!!! I know I said I needed to celebrate for this many, but I just don't know how to.
So I'm doing good so far, under par at this point. I need at least 1,000 words per day, and I've met and surpassed that so far. If I can keep head, I'll be able to knock this novel out in no time. Though I realize not everyday is a fun date day for Jack and Daisy.
It's easiest for me to write when Jack and Daisy are having fun together. It's so hard to write about their arguments and trials.
So interesting new character, Mrs. Hatcher. She runs the boarding establishment where Jack and Daisy are currently residing. She seemed so nice at first, but then she started busting out threats to Daisy when Jack wasn't around. I honestly thought she was nice, maybe she's just protective? She wasn't so kind to Daisy. I got upset with her. Now I feel a little uneasy everytime they're at her place. I don't know what she's going to do.
See for yourselves, meet Mrs. Hatcher:
As she (Daisy) opened the front door of Mrs. Hatcher’s, she was surprised to see the large woman standing in the way of the staircase. Daisy froze, then tried to move forward, hoping Mrs. Hatcher would move.
“Jack’s had it hard enough already, little thing. Don’t think I’m not watchin’ ya, huh?” She was significantly less kind than the last time they’d had an encounter. Daisy was appalled.
“Excuse me,” She shoved past. Mrs. Hatcher followed Daisy with her eyes, up the stairs, around the corner. Daisy shuddered when she was out of sight. She did not want to be on that woman’s bad side.
So this in itself isn't terribly mean, but compared to how jovial she was just before that... the contrast is what's so bad. This was definitely not how she portrayed herself to Jack. She acted like Jack was a son she'd been missing. Interesting. She did live with Jack in his childhood for a little while, right after Jack's mom passed away. I'm wondering if she knows more than she's acting like.
Anyways, I think it's time for lights out in these parts. Jack and Daisy could use a rest. Oh, you may be interested to know too, Daisy has a job. We'll see how that goes. She only found out what restaurants were a couple days ago, now she's gonna be working at one? Ha!
Favorite line of the day: The village was amazing. It was out of doors, and the weather was perfect, cool but not cold. There were chains of lights suspended from across the buildings creating a lattice of starry-looking bulbs above their heads. Lights wrapped the trees and lined the windows, the town was dancing with electricity. It was gorgeous. Daisy had never known anything like this existed. In her world, dark was just dark, and there was nothing to fill it.
Yeah, yeah, not really a line. I just love this paragraph altogether. Seriously, the village sounds SO pretty!! I wanna live in that town. The whole place is just gorgeous. Way better than Daisy's world, can I get an amen?? I would love to visit somewhere like the village.
25,001 words
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Day 17
Day 17
Part of my problem is that I care TOO much about ALL of my characters. That's why I have such a hard time when I feel like I have to kill one. Death is hard enough in real life, I personally hate when it invades books and movies. Usually I just want an adventure in a book.
If I do end up having to kill a character, I hope I can do it in a way that isn't too brutal and heart wrenching.
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Part of my problem is that I care TOO much about ALL of my characters. That's why I have such a hard time when I feel like I have to kill one. Death is hard enough in real life, I personally hate when it invades books and movies. Usually I just want an adventure in a book.
If I do end up having to kill a character, I hope I can do it in a way that isn't too brutal and heart wrenching.
23,696 words
Friday, August 6, 2010
Day 16
Day 16
So first off, I would like to start this post by posing a question: Do you think that the mayor and city council of Egypt maybe sat around in a circle at any point having a conversation that began like this: "What're we gonna do to stop the graffiti problems in this town?"
Yeah, because maybe if our civilization gets wiped out, they're gonna think gangs tagging mail boxes was a symbol for our hunting habits.
Hieroglyphics, shmieroglyphics, I'm saying that a major cornerstone of every campaign for mayordom began with "In order to defeat the graffiti problem in this town..."
Okay, absolutely unrelated rant over.
So the guy who writes the peace corps writing thing that I link to everyday would love me. My story has pretty much everything he wants there to be in a story. I totally only have like, three characters you care about so far.
You know what I decided today though? I need a better evil. Aw, sad day. I knew that the evil would have to come in at some point, so I put evil in two forms, one of them tangible and one of them less significant, ore symbolic.
I guess it's time for the plot twist. Well, not yet. maybe at around 30 or 40 thousand words. Then they can spend the rest of the time untangling things.
I want to make sure that I haven't written too much yet that actually pertains to the major plot. I think my story needs more introduction so I spent some time today going back over what I've started. I added about five hundred words or so in one part that really needed it. That made me pretty happy.
Yeah, sadly enough I think that Daisy is going to encounter the evil, it's gonna manage to show them that they need to defeat the symbolic evil, and then they'll be able to live in peace.
Maybe. I haven't really figured it out yet. I don't want things to get too out there. We'll see what happens. I've worked a ton today on my story, hurray!! It's coming along quite quickly.
Favorite line of the day: Her blue-green eyes sparkled and danced in the lamplight, her hair was brown. She never knew.
22,296 words
So first off, I would like to start this post by posing a question: Do you think that the mayor and city council of Egypt maybe sat around in a circle at any point having a conversation that began like this: "What're we gonna do to stop the graffiti problems in this town?"
Yeah, because maybe if our civilization gets wiped out, they're gonna think gangs tagging mail boxes was a symbol for our hunting habits.
Hieroglyphics, shmieroglyphics, I'm saying that a major cornerstone of every campaign for mayordom began with "In order to defeat the graffiti problem in this town..."
Okay, absolutely unrelated rant over.
So the guy who writes the peace corps writing thing that I link to everyday would love me. My story has pretty much everything he wants there to be in a story. I totally only have like, three characters you care about so far.
You know what I decided today though? I need a better evil. Aw, sad day. I knew that the evil would have to come in at some point, so I put evil in two forms, one of them tangible and one of them less significant, ore symbolic.
I guess it's time for the plot twist. Well, not yet. maybe at around 30 or 40 thousand words. Then they can spend the rest of the time untangling things.
I want to make sure that I haven't written too much yet that actually pertains to the major plot. I think my story needs more introduction so I spent some time today going back over what I've started. I added about five hundred words or so in one part that really needed it. That made me pretty happy.
Yeah, sadly enough I think that Daisy is going to encounter the evil, it's gonna manage to show them that they need to defeat the symbolic evil, and then they'll be able to live in peace.
Maybe. I haven't really figured it out yet. I don't want things to get too out there. We'll see what happens. I've worked a ton today on my story, hurray!! It's coming along quite quickly.
Favorite line of the day: Her blue-green eyes sparkled and danced in the lamplight, her hair was brown. She never knew.
22,296 words
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Day 15
Day 15
I didn't even know that separating your characters from the plot was a thing. I don't believe in it. I'm not sure it's even possible.
So I was so incredibly tired last night after I barely wrote a bit more and posted just under the wire, that I didn't notice how incredibly close I came to my 20,000 marker!! For some reason I busted out my first five thousand words in a day, wrote approximately 2,000 words per day until about day 10, and then have been struggling ever since. I think it's because I've been gettting tired earlier, and I need to change the time of day that I write. THUS! look at me writing at 9:30 am.
I'm going to go and forge a victory against my 20,000 word marker right now.
CELEBRATE!!! 20,000 words, yay!!!!!! 25,000, here we come!!!!!
Favorite line of the day: Daisy wasn’t positive, but she felt pretty sure that Jack probably would discourage her breaking into people’s houses on a regular basis. Yeah, she was fairly certain.
Why do I like that line so much??? Just because it's hilarious. Oh, Daisy, how you're naivety both amuses and concerns us.
20,395 words
I didn't even know that separating your characters from the plot was a thing. I don't believe in it. I'm not sure it's even possible.
So I was so incredibly tired last night after I barely wrote a bit more and posted just under the wire, that I didn't notice how incredibly close I came to my 20,000 marker!! For some reason I busted out my first five thousand words in a day, wrote approximately 2,000 words per day until about day 10, and then have been struggling ever since. I think it's because I've been gettting tired earlier, and I need to change the time of day that I write. THUS! look at me writing at 9:30 am.
I'm going to go and forge a victory against my 20,000 word marker right now.
CELEBRATE!!! 20,000 words, yay!!!!!! 25,000, here we come!!!!!
Favorite line of the day: Daisy wasn’t positive, but she felt pretty sure that Jack probably would discourage her breaking into people’s houses on a regular basis. Yeah, she was fairly certain.
Why do I like that line so much??? Just because it's hilarious. Oh, Daisy, how you're naivety both amuses and concerns us.
20,395 words
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Day 14
Day 14
I am getting so so so so so so excited!!! Less than 500 words until I reach the 20,000 word mark!!! Hurray!
I was talking to a friend the other day, and we were talking about NaNoWriMo. He found out that I am writing a hundred thousand words, and my deadline is November 1st. He asked if I planned to participate in NaNoWriMo. I think I want to. I know I'll just have finished 100,000 words, but I think it would be neat. Maybe I'll write a shorter story from Jack's point of view just to flesh out the plot lines and help my editing process. It could be fun and challenging. I think it would definitely grow me as a writer.
This is definitely the most serious I've ever been about writing.
Favorite line of the day: It was like the revolving door of moods tonight.
19,558 words
I am getting so so so so so so excited!!! Less than 500 words until I reach the 20,000 word mark!!! Hurray!
I was talking to a friend the other day, and we were talking about NaNoWriMo. He found out that I am writing a hundred thousand words, and my deadline is November 1st. He asked if I planned to participate in NaNoWriMo. I think I want to. I know I'll just have finished 100,000 words, but I think it would be neat. Maybe I'll write a shorter story from Jack's point of view just to flesh out the plot lines and help my editing process. It could be fun and challenging. I think it would definitely grow me as a writer.
This is definitely the most serious I've ever been about writing.
Favorite line of the day: It was like the revolving door of moods tonight.
19,558 words
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Day 13
Day 13
I was just telling my brother today, while talking to him a little bit about the story, that my novel definitely doesn't have the issue of too many characters. At this point, we know of five though we think it's six, and one of them is just a waiter. We've only actually met four, though, and I just don't even know if the waiter counts. He might come in later, but for now, he's just a waiter.
Again, today, I haven't written yet. I'm about to try to force out a hundred words before I go to bed. I did a lot of plot development today, and had a crashing realization that someone might have to die.
Well, okay, I added a sentence. I have a headache though, so it's about time to sign out.
I promise that tomorrow I will write. I'm especially excited to write and just plainly haven't had the time to add in all things I want to. These were a couple of off days, but I think they were also kind of healthy for my story because I was able to see more clearly what the grander scheme is.
While looking into posting my word counts, I noticed a discrepancy. The mysterious, fabricated thousand words or so. Somehow my story jumped up about 1,00 words on the word count. I guess I wrote somewhere and didn't remember. Maybe I did write some yesterday. I know I sat down to write, but I can't remember actually writing. I remember writing the new stuff too, I just can't remember when I did it. Oh well!! I'm a happy camper, and hey look! we're almost to the 20,000 marker!! How should I celebrate when I reach 20,000?
Better yet, how should I celebrate when I reach 25,000? I need a super celebration to look forward to for 100,000 too. Disneyland maybe?
19,481 words
I was just telling my brother today, while talking to him a little bit about the story, that my novel definitely doesn't have the issue of too many characters. At this point, we know of five though we think it's six, and one of them is just a waiter. We've only actually met four, though, and I just don't even know if the waiter counts. He might come in later, but for now, he's just a waiter.
Again, today, I haven't written yet. I'm about to try to force out a hundred words before I go to bed. I did a lot of plot development today, and had a crashing realization that someone might have to die.
Well, okay, I added a sentence. I have a headache though, so it's about time to sign out.
I promise that tomorrow I will write. I'm especially excited to write and just plainly haven't had the time to add in all things I want to. These were a couple of off days, but I think they were also kind of healthy for my story because I was able to see more clearly what the grander scheme is.
While looking into posting my word counts, I noticed a discrepancy. The mysterious, fabricated thousand words or so. Somehow my story jumped up about 1,00 words on the word count. I guess I wrote somewhere and didn't remember. Maybe I did write some yesterday. I know I sat down to write, but I can't remember actually writing. I remember writing the new stuff too, I just can't remember when I did it. Oh well!! I'm a happy camper, and hey look! we're almost to the 20,000 marker!! How should I celebrate when I reach 20,000?
Better yet, how should I celebrate when I reach 25,000? I need a super celebration to look forward to for 100,000 too. Disneyland maybe?
19,481 words
Day 12
Day 12
The great chasm:
Unfortunately I didn't get to my computer in time to write on Day 12. However, I did spend some time thinking about my story. I was able to develop some new ideas and had some new realizations.
The day wasn't much good for numerical progress, but I most certainly evaluated the events that are coming.
Like the Day 12 entry as linked above, I am finding out more and more that I merely have veto power. I don't really try to control what's going on in the story, and that's creating havoc. Things I don't normally allow in my stories is happening (ie conflict!) and that's exciting.
18,459 words
The great chasm:
Unfortunately I didn't get to my computer in time to write on Day 12. However, I did spend some time thinking about my story. I was able to develop some new ideas and had some new realizations.
The day wasn't much good for numerical progress, but I most certainly evaluated the events that are coming.
Like the Day 12 entry as linked above, I am finding out more and more that I merely have veto power. I don't really try to control what's going on in the story, and that's creating havoc. Things I don't normally allow in my stories is happening (ie conflict!) and that's exciting.
18,459 words
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Day 11
Day 11
Honestly, I'm getting a little sick of the author of this website telling me I have to write what I know... I've already established that I don't want to do that. I want to write about something that no one knows. Which I guess means it's something only I know, but not because of real life experience, but because I just have it in my head.
So Daisy has still been exploring Jack's world. She dared enter this house that she fell in love with. She's been goldilocks-ing it for a little while. I don't know if she gets caught yet, it'd definitely be interesting if that happened. It'd be kinda nice for her to have contact with other people than just Jack, but that might mess up the dynamic. We'll have to see what happens.
Tonight was another "I really don't feel like writing" night. I forced myself to read the last couple paragraphs, and got really excited to start back up again. I actually have written more than I aimed to write, which is good.
Favorite line of the day: “Well si’down!” She shouted, probably a little too loud, considering their proximity.
Hahahaha!!! That line is hilarious... I love old people! They do the funniest things! That's too funny... I already like this character!
Oh, she got caught, but not by who I thought it would be.. haha!
I just discovered that the grandma is possibly my favorite character in my story. I'd like you to meet grandma Rose:
Someone was coming in to the front door! Daisy scrambled to find a place to hide, but wound up standing plain in the middle of the room. As the door opened wider, a little old woman stepped in through the doorway. She saw Daisy, paused, then went about her business. She closed the door behind her, moseyed in to the living room and took Daisy’s spot on the lounge.
“Well si’down!” She shouted, probably a little too loud, considering their proximity.
Here's part of the funny thing about Grandma Rose... she isn't supposed to be in these people's house either, haha!! She's such a comfortable intruder, it's hilarious. I think maybe she's a little senile... but super smart. Maybe she just plays dumb.
I definitely like her better than Jack and Daisy right now, although Daisy isn't so bad just now.
18,459 words
Honestly, I'm getting a little sick of the author of this website telling me I have to write what I know... I've already established that I don't want to do that. I want to write about something that no one knows. Which I guess means it's something only I know, but not because of real life experience, but because I just have it in my head.
So Daisy has still been exploring Jack's world. She dared enter this house that she fell in love with. She's been goldilocks-ing it for a little while. I don't know if she gets caught yet, it'd definitely be interesting if that happened. It'd be kinda nice for her to have contact with other people than just Jack, but that might mess up the dynamic. We'll have to see what happens.
Tonight was another "I really don't feel like writing" night. I forced myself to read the last couple paragraphs, and got really excited to start back up again. I actually have written more than I aimed to write, which is good.
Favorite line of the day: “Well si’down!” She shouted, probably a little too loud, considering their proximity.
Hahahaha!!! That line is hilarious... I love old people! They do the funniest things! That's too funny... I already like this character!
Oh, she got caught, but not by who I thought it would be.. haha!
I just discovered that the grandma is possibly my favorite character in my story. I'd like you to meet grandma Rose:
Someone was coming in to the front door! Daisy scrambled to find a place to hide, but wound up standing plain in the middle of the room. As the door opened wider, a little old woman stepped in through the doorway. She saw Daisy, paused, then went about her business. She closed the door behind her, moseyed in to the living room and took Daisy’s spot on the lounge.
“Well si’down!” She shouted, probably a little too loud, considering their proximity.
Here's part of the funny thing about Grandma Rose... she isn't supposed to be in these people's house either, haha!! She's such a comfortable intruder, it's hilarious. I think maybe she's a little senile... but super smart. Maybe she just plays dumb.
I definitely like her better than Jack and Daisy right now, although Daisy isn't so bad just now.
18,459 words
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