Well, NaNoWriMo continues. I've been plugging away pretty steadily, although if you were to compare the amount of words I've written per day with the amount that most of you NaNo participants are doing, 'twould not reflect so positively on me. :-P But, since I'm not doing a "real" NaNo, that's alright, I suppose.
Actually, yesterday was the first day so far that I haven't worked on my story at all! *les gasp* But it makes me feel better that I honestly just forgot.
At the moment, I'm hitting a bit of a roadblock in terms of how to go about writing the rest of the story. I know where I want it to go, but I'm not sure how exactly to get it there. I also don't know how long I want it to be, which complicates things a bit. But I guess the main thing is to just keep "chuffing along" and worry about perfecting things after the first draft is finished. ;)
ALSO OKAY SO I FOUND THIS EDIT ON PINTEREST A WHILE BACK AND I JUST:
(Pssst, guys, it even has the train.)
*clears throat* ANYWAY.
How is NaNo going for you?
How do you get through "roadblocks" and uncertainty about the details of your writing?
Well good on you for writing consistently! My stories are sadly neglected. Unfortunately, they are not my top priority at the moment.
ReplyDeleteOhh, that Pinterest edit! THAT IS SO PERFECT IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
How do I get through road blocks? ... I just keep plowing through and let it write itself. ;)
P.S. Random, but I couldn't HELP but look at the book titles you have on the side of your blog... you have Tuck Everlasting, which made me jump! I only know the title because there was a musical of it (typical :P) on Broadway for a short while with Andrew Keenan-Bolger (the guy who plays Crutchie in the original cast of Newsies on stage) in it and I thought it looked quite good... what is the book like?
Why, thank you! Hey, they're not usually my top priority either, so at least you're not alone. ;)
DeleteISN'T IT LIKE WHAT.
Huh, good advice! ;)
P.S. Haha, well, "you're welcome to look." ;D (Heehee. Have you seen Ever After? I forget.) Yes!! I love Tuck Everlasting! I recently(ish) discovered that they had a Broadway musical, too, and I really liked the song "Everlasting." :)
What is the book like . . . Well. *clears throat* It's pretty unique, since it has such a unique theme. It's got a slow, steady, and subtle writing style that works perfectly and allows the story to shine through (in my opinion ;)). I guess you could call it "haunting," but only in the best, beautiful way. One of those quotes they have on the back of the cover on one of my copies says: "A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten." I'd agree with that, mainly, though I'm not quiiiite sure if I'd also use the adjective "fearsome." But I get what they were saying.
Anywho, that's just my rather biased view on it -- but, as you can see, it's one of my favorites, so. ;) It's definitely not everyone's thing (for example, I know Rosie McCann and Jessica Prescott weren't huge fans), so I can't say for sure whether you'd like it, but I think you'd at least enjoy trying it? (And also, the movie adaptation with Alexis Bledel is spot-on perfect. *cries a little because of the feels*)
Whew! Sorry for talking your ear off. ;D
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON YOUR STORY EVERY DAY??!! Wow. Now I really feel like a lazy, undisciplined person. Haha. ;P How do you do it?? ;) (And forgetting one day is nothing. I'm still highly impressed.)
ReplyDeleteYes, don't worry about the length. Just keep "chuffing along". "And when you come to the end, stop." ;)
Gaaahhh! That Pinterest picture. It fits perfectly. BUT IT'S SO SAD! Make this story have a happy ending, PLEASE!!!
D'awwww, thanks, Miss March! *blushes* Your comment made me feel good about myself, haha. So thanks. :) But nonsense! You are NOT(!!!) a lazy, undisciplined person! We really must get this silly notion out of your dear head. ;)
Delete"And when you come to the end, stop." That's actually really helpful. So thanks again!! ;)
I knooooooowwwwwwww, the feels!!!! YOU SHALL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE MWAHAHAHAHAAAA
Ohhh I run into those road blocks ALL. THE. TIME. You aren't alone!! Sadly, I have yet to find a cure for writers block :P.
ReplyDeleteWow every day!! I wish I was that dedicated to working on my stories.
I've seen that edit on pinterest!! It was so... just... *heart crumples*
And I'd love to see some excerpts of your story! It sounds sooo good!!!
P.S. The above is my comment, I just forgot to log into my working account ;)
DeleteAwwww, thank you, Miss Woodhouse!! 'Tis so sweet of you. :) But, goodness me, I only worked on it every day (nearly every day ;)) because of NaNoWriMo -- it's not my normal habit by any means!! ;)
DeleteISN'T IT CRUSHING. *heart crumples with you*
Awwwww, thank you!! I really appreciate that!! :D At the moment I'm sort of trying to keep it "under wraps" . . . but who knows? Maybe I will post some excerpts sometime soon. ;) (Also, I did actually post a few snippets on zee other blog a while ago before I actually started writing it. There's a link to that post in the first "Writing Update" post I did on this blog, I think.)
P.S. Haha, no problem. ;D
I HAVE ALL OF THE BELIEF IN YOU. And for my mini-NaNo, I only wrote 20K so don't feel bad. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteAlso. That pin. Wow. Ouch.
D'awww, THANK YOU, KATE!!! My friends are the best. <3 *hugs back*
DeleteRight?!
BY THE WAY, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO TELL YOU -- if you need betas for this book when you finish... I would loooooooove to read it???? (PLEASE???)
DeleteWow! Congrats on working on it everyday! I have not been as good, I intentionally avoided it a few days ago. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!! <3
ReplyDeleteWow, that is awesome!!!!!! And I am not the biggest Tangled fan, but that is so amazing!!!
Awwww, thanks so much, MC!!!! You can do it, too!! Oh, and you did the Roglewood Press contest, didn't you? How did writing go for that?
DeleteISN'T IT AMAZIIING . . . someone's got skillz. (I do like Tangled, but I prefer Frozen, I gotta say. :-P)
My writing life consists of nothing BUT roadblocks lately. :P I hope yours have been conquered!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd oh my....that Pinterest edit is perfectly, beautifully...heartbreaking. :'(
Aww, Natalie. :( But you conquered them!!! *victory confetti and cookies* I don't know if mine were exactly conquered, hehe, but at least I did make some more progress. :)
DeleteIsn't it, though. *sniffles*