tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543860742604604762024-03-13T15:10:35.220-07:00Words From A Writing AddictBooks are to me like chocolate is to some people. I could read books all day long, nonfiction, fiction, anything. I write both Novels and Fanfiction. This blog will be about my journey in the literary world and how I try to find an agent.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-37248978355148230372015-06-03T15:35:00.004-07:002015-06-03T15:35:35.364-07:00I'm not dead? Whoa.I popped on to check something and am amazed this blog is still getting views. Hi guys! I've been going on Tumblr but my interest in it is dropping. It's so full of hate. And nearly impossible to reply to comments. I'm thinking of either coming back to this blog or starting another blog on a different site.<br />
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As a quick little update for whoever you awesome people are, I have been struggling a lot with my writing. Something was wrong. My passion had died. The flame about to become smoke. So I stopped my current project and decided to return to where it all started--my very first novel. Of course its different. It has a new plot, remade characters, fresh takes and a lot cut out from the plot. Its not being coddled. It's not my baby. I'm not afraid to tear it to pieces and try again.<br />
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The biggest change is the POV. I've found out as of late that I am MUCH better at writing third person. Its coming very naturally. And the best part is I'm having a blast. My passion has been restored and I'm sitting here eager to write. How awesome is that? I'm thrilled. For some strange reason or another this novel will not leave me alone. Maybe that means something.<br />
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Whatever the reason is I'm going with it. I'm going to take this story that was once written in a pile of notebooks to the best thing I have ever written. If you want to support me and get updates. Leave a comment. Even just saying hi would mean a lot to me.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by whoever you lovely people are. See you soon hopefully.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-55578845235985985962014-01-22T12:21:00.000-08:002014-01-22T12:21:03.795-08:00How can this be so easy?!? (Tumbler link inside.)Never in my life (I've only been writing novels for seven years now. So by "life" I mean seven years.) has writing a synopsis been this easy. Last night I forced myself to sit down and focus on my synopsis. I'm not sure if its the fact I found a few agents who may fit really well with my novel or the fact this novel just makes more sense than my others, or what. But I'm finding it very easy to write out my novel synopsis this time around. Which is great. Hell, I'm not complaining. I'm loving it.<br />
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The problem is I'm almost at three pages! The first page is great. It's been looked at, edited and I'm feeling very good about it. The second page is still being worked on. My fiance has looked it over. I edited and am now writing a section he thought was a bit rushed, which I agree (I wrote it in a few minutes after all.) I am worried that I am almost at three pages since the section I have re-written has grown in size. Which is good and bad. I'm very happy with how easy this whole process has been. Maybe it's because I've improved and I haven't really realized just how much I have improved my writing skills and knowledge. That's why research is always important, (Whether its on, query letters, synopsis, ect.)<br />
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In other news I may not be writing on this blog any longer.<br />
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Yes. I made a Tumbler.<br />
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So check that out. I'll be writing there daily.<br />
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Thank you reading.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-39391740290190531542014-01-20T21:12:00.000-08:002014-01-20T21:12:15.836-08:00Change in direction I've been thinking a lot about starting up a Tumbler blog for a while now. At first I didn't like the idea and it seemed like a site that would have no use to me. But I keep finding myself looking at other Tumbler blogs and I'm liking it more and more. So I may make one in the near future to replace this blog for a while. I won't delete this blog as it will be easier to post big posts here rather one there. I think I'll keep it simple, re-posting writing related things and quotes that inspire me. It'll be more of a fun place to gather inspiration rather then post big posts like here.<br />
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In other news I have started doing research on some agents that I think would be interested in my novel. I found one today that is very interested in the type of novels I write and I think mine would be a great match for her. She also seems caring and very interested in getting to know her clients which I want in an agent. Hopefully she'll be interested in my novel.<br />
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I won't know until I finish this darn synopsis. Which I should be working on now. So I better go do that before I become lost online again.<br />
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Thanks for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-50972099416666531562014-01-18T13:36:00.001-08:002014-01-18T13:36:05.152-08:00So much to be done.Hello! It's been a while. I'm glad to see people still visit my blog. I haven't been away for that long. But it's still nice to find it alive with people still visiting. Thank you. This will be a short post, a quick update. The contest isn't happening this year for some reason. I'm not going to question it. Yes, I wanted it to be my back up but I think without I will work twice as hard on my synopsis. The query letter is finished. I may add in a few more things before I send any out but I am pleased with how it sounds. It's been edited as well.<br />
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I have only two remaining things on my to-do list before I will start sending out query letters. The first one is finishing a long and and short synopsis. I have the first few sentences done. I just need to sit down and write it. After dealing with the query letter I won't have to worry being stuck on the synopsis. The next thing on my list is creating chapter names.<br />
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After all my work has been edited I'll start sending out query letters. I already have a list of agents I want to email. But I won't until I've done some research on them and make sure they would be the best fit for me and my novel.<br />
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During all this I've been finding myself having the itch to write my next novel. But I am keeping myself from doing so because if I do I may never get this stuff done. I'm hoping by the end of the month to be finished so I can start sending out query letters.<br />
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So that's it for now. Thank you for reading.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-21539627209376053432014-01-12T22:13:00.001-08:002014-01-12T22:13:35.563-08:00Let's break down this wall!<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3503.Maya_Angelou" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Maya Angelou</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7715.Robert_Frost" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Robert Frost</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1630.Ray_Bradbury" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Ray Bradbury</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2183601" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Zen in the Art of Writing</a></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5031025.Anton_Chekhov" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Anton Chekhov</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1455.Ernest_Hemingway" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Ernest Hemingway</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of. ” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18015.Joss_Whedon" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Joss Whedon</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11654.Meg_Cabot" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Meg Cabot</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/63898.Julia_Quinn" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Julia Quinn</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“To remind me, pain is the best teacher” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/25422.Holly_Black" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Holly Black</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/6264661" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">White Cat</a></i><br />
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There. These inspired me. I hope they will inspire you too. I know somewhere these quotes, these authors have inspired someone. I could fill hundreds of posts on this blog with quotes that have inspired me. But I'll spare you that. I wanted to write about how stuck I am on my query letter but I felt I shouldn't start a blog with whining so instead I found these quotes in the hopes who ever reads them finds themselves motivated. I feel a bit better now.<br />
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I am stuck. Like there is a wall surrounding me. I'm afraid to step away from it. But I'm trying. The contest opens in two days. That isn't a lot of time to get things together. Of course it doesn't close until the 27th but I don't want to wait until the last minute. I have a good start. I just need to sit down and clear my mind from everything but this novel. So far its helped a bit. I have some new ideas that I just wrote up tonight. I just hope they sound okay when my fiance looks it over tomorrow.<br />
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I keep finding myself wanting to plan out my next novel. But I have managed to pull myself back. I write down the ideas and leave it at that so I can try and focus on my query letter and synopsis. I know I can do it. I guess I'm just afraid to spill all my thoughts down and it winding up sounding stupid. I love the story, don't get me wrong it's just so hard to cut away the meat of the novel and take it from 75k to 300 words. It isn't fun. It isn't supposed to be. But it has to sound good. I know in my heart this novel is good. Much better than anything else I've written. I just need to remember that when I sit down and write my query letter.<br />
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I'm sure I'll be fine. That I'll get it written and hopefully catch an agent's eye. That's be nice. For now I'm going take a break from this blog to focus on writing my query letter. I may update randomly but for now I have to stop using this an excuse so I can write.<br />
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Thank you for reading.<br />
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<br />VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-35499122504785286072014-01-11T14:04:00.001-08:002014-01-11T14:09:07.522-08:00Onto the next project.I just finished the second bout of editing and am very pleased with my novel. There is this moment where you look through your work and feel there is literary nothing else you can do at this point. That's when you know your done editing. So right now I'm finished. I will have my fiance read over the edited edition just in case I missed something again. I don't want to over edit it but I do want to make sure all the little and obvious mistakes are taken care of so when I send out query letters the samples will be clean and neat.<br />
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The next step is done. While I was upstairs making coffee something popped into my head for my next project and I think I now know which idea I will be writing. I guess I will be sticking to the Urban fantasy YA for a while as my next idea is also a Urban Fantasy. This one of course has a lot more magic and even more monsters. I'm very excited to get started on the research. This novel I'm basing here, in my state of Oregon since the characters will be on the run in a city, Portland fits the image I have in my head. I was thinking about having it in Seattle but decided Portland was better because its smaller. The area is perfect and since I've been there hundreds of times, it will be very easy to write about.<br />
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I'm going downtown with some friends later this month for a meeting for a panel that our friend is holding at one of the conventions we go to and I think when we're out I'll bring along my camera and take some pictures for inspiration.<br />
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But before I can really start writing my fifth novel I have a few things to do. There is a contest opening on the 14th and I want to enter From Afar into it so I need to get a 300 word synopsis finished, my long synopsis finished and my query letter done before I can move onto the next novel. I hate writing these but I have to. Hopefully all this hard work pays off this time around.<br />
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Thanks for reading.<br />
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Until next time enjoy a sneak peek at what I'm working on next.<br />
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VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-52301474047466932682013-12-31T12:30:00.001-08:002013-12-31T12:30:45.140-08:00New year resolutionsThe new year is almost here. For me it's hopefully a new start. This year didn't go that great. There has been a lot of heartbreak and way too many colds. So this time around I want to better myself. I've always thought making resolutions was stupid. But as I got older and kept finding myself stuck in this hole that is slowly growing smaller, I've realized 2014 I will make two, only two resolutions that I will put all my focus onto.<br />
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I want a career in writing. That's my dream. I have a good feeling about my novel. I still need to edit, revise, add in two scenes. I also need to write the query letter (and come up with a hook.) as well as a short and long synopsis. I'm going to do more research, spend more hours on improving my skills and try my hardest to get my novel published. That is my main goal for next year.<br />
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Lose weight, improve my writing and sewing, be a better friend, get over my anxiety, learn how to spell anxiety without using auto correct. Okay, maybe that last one isn't one of them. This goal is pretty basic. I think everyone wants these type of things for themselves. Even if they can't achieve them all, at least you've tried.<br />
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I also want to improve this blog and meet new people.<br />
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This up-coming year may or may not be a good one. But as long as I try my hardest, I think I'll do okay. What are some of your resolutions?<br />
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<br />VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-81156526309549704182013-12-29T18:11:00.000-08:002013-12-29T18:11:06.003-08:00Synopsis The dreaded synopsis. Writing one is cramming your huge novel (mine is 75k.) into two-three pages. You have to write about the important stuff (Plot twist, characters, climax) while leaving all the emotions, connections and casual moments. Yet still trying to make the reader want to know more. It's challenging and I will admit, I'm not a huge fan of writing one. But its necessary. Almost all agents these days ask for a short or longer version of a synopsis.<br />
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I haven't written one in a long time so today I took the time to research and refresh my memory on the subject. I've found a few new sites that are super helpful. I've been writing down notes all day and will start writing later this evening. I personally like bouncing ideas off my fiance who has read my novel. We make a game of it and that distraction really helps me get out of the "Shit, I'm writing a synopsis!" phase and allows me to focus on getting the synopsis finished.<br />
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Today I've used these sites to take notes from...<br />
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<a href="http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2012/04/17/how-to-write-a-1-page-synopsis/">http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2012/04/17/how-to-write-a-1-page-synopsis/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/blogtype/6-steps-for-writing-a-book-synopsis/">http://www.marissameyer.com/blogtype/6-steps-for-writing-a-book-synopsis/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.longridgewritersgroup.com/rx/wc01/the_novel_synopsis.shtml">http://www.longridgewritersgroup.com/rx/wc01/the_novel_synopsis.shtml</a><br />
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I've also found two YA novel synopsis that have been requested by agents. You can find those here.<br />
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<a href="http://agentqueryconnect.com/index.php?/topic/9256-query-that-got-18-requests-3-offers-of-rep-and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/">http://agentqueryconnect.com/index.php?/topic/9256-query-that-got-18-requests-3-offers-of-rep-and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/</a><br />
<a href="http://agentqueryconnect.com/index.php?/topic/4577-query-that-got-me-my-agent-and-now-publisher/">http://agentqueryconnect.com/index.php?/topic/4577-query-that-got-me-my-agent-and-now-publisher/</a><br />
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Reading those really made me inspired. I'm going to try my best and go outside my comfort zone so I can really push myself to work hard on these professional files.<br />
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That's it for today. Not a very long post. I've been doing research most of the day which is causing me to go crazy as I've been so used to writing and sewing (Took the day off since I need supplies.) everyday. I can't wait to someday share my synopsis.<br />
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Thanks for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-85098260518124481172013-12-28T21:57:00.002-08:002013-12-28T21:57:34.623-08:00The day after finishing a novel: Day oneI had a heavy feeling lingering after I finished my novel yesterday. This novel has been such an emotional roller coaster. I felt the strong emotional burden the main character felt at the end. It lingered all night. I guess in some ways I too had to let something go. In my own ways this novel was very freeing. It was a reminder that I can still write. And better yet, that I can improve and get better at writing. Which really was enough to rekindle that passion I once had for writing. I feel wonderful. I want to write more and more. Ending this journey makes me feel sad. I've laughed with the characters, cried with them and helped them through tricky challenges. I felt as if I had been the one to go through myself. It feels good to finish this novel.<br />
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Today I allowed my fiance to read over the ending scenes. And he said something that excited me. "It's giving me chills." I've never had him say that about my writing before. Truth be told when I write fight scenes I always feel like it isn't good enough but I guess that's because I'm writing it. I only see it flat out in front of me. He saw it the way I wanted it to be seen. I'm so happy it came out better than I had thought. I put a lot of emotion into the final few pages of the novel. He felt the passion. That is all I can ask for.<br />
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After reading he gave me some ideas. And they really helped. I went in and revised the last few pages, adding in a lot. Last night when I finished I kept questioning myself "Should I add something more?" And he noticed that and offered me some insight about things he would like to see in it. His ideas were pretty darn good and I agreed. I added them in, changing it a bit and am finally happy to say I am 100% happy with the ending. It leaves it open. In case I decide to write a sequel later on. I think it will also make the readers think. "What happened with this or that?" I like those types of novels. I hope mine is like that. I really tried hard with this one.<br />
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Now that the ending has been revised I'll start editing. But not tonight. I use my Kindle for editing so I can read through it while in bed and catch some of those pesky and obvious mistakes before going to bed. Right now I am going to start on either the query letter or the synopsis. Not sure which it depends on which thoughts come to me first. I may start with the synopsis tonight and refresh my memory on how to write a well thought of query letter tomorrow.<br />
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Day one after finishing my novel has proven to be a good start. But there is a lot more work to be done.<br />
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Thank for you reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-83036871866134361372013-12-27T23:14:00.000-08:002013-12-27T23:14:07.746-08:00Done. For now.When ever I say "I just finished my novel." I mean I've only just started. Yes. The novel is finished. The plot has ended, the characters have said goodbye. But it's just the start. There is editing (This can go on and on. Just don't over do. Stop when you feel you've nit picked your novel enough. over editing is obvious.) and revising. I have a few small scenes I had wanted to write but forgot that I need to go in and write in. It'll also help the word count go up. Not that I'm not okay with where I am at. More words the better. Then there is the task of writing a query letter and a short and long synopsis. That's only if you want to head towards the career writing path. Which I do. I hopefully can get the revising and editing finished before January as there is a contest coming up around Jan.14th that I would like to enter. Although I would much rather have an agent it could be a great way to open a few doors in the writing world. <div>
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Thank you so much for reading. I'll be updating (hopefully) often as I go through the next steps. </div>
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There is still much to do before I can start sending out query letters. Such as writing the query letter as well as a long and short synopsis. Then we have editing and revising. Although I'm not too worried about editing or revising as I've been taking notes about mistakes and scenes that should be added. So that will not take me long. I will edit three, maybe even five times. It all matters if I or my second pair of eyes find any mistakes after the first few edits. The query letter I need to start working on now since I know how the novel is ending now. As well as the synopsis. As both are important and wind up taking a lot more editing sessions than the novel winds up taking. </div>
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I can start picking out agencies, researching the agents and finding out what they are seeking and if I may fit that match. During this period I like to do a ton of research. That means reading interviews, their websites and blogs if they have them as well as read a few of the authors' books they've published. I like to be educated on the agents before hand. </div>
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Thank you for reading. There are so many thoughts rushing around in my mind right now I feel drained. I need to go write and finish this chapter so I can work solely on the last chapter tomorrow. Wish me luck. It'll be an emotional roller coaster as this novel comes to a close. I can't wait.</div>
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I'm so sassy today because today has been nothing but drama and I have a very short fuse. Not the best way to celebrate my 70k mark but that's okay. I'll just go ahead and write some more and have my character go party for me. Or not.<br />
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Currently I am writing the second to the last chapter. Important events are about to happen, everything is wrapping up, loose ends are explained, tying together in a pretty knot. Being this close to finishing is both sad and exciting. The characters I have become friends with. I find myself thinking "What would so and so do during this event?" Or "How would they feel?" I've put so much raw emotion into this novel. It's become a part of my soul. I am this novel. It's me. In a way I guess. That sounds strange but I feel close to it. So much work has been put into it. I hope it comes through and takes me places.<br />
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Besides emotion, I've also improved myself. Unlike my other novels I wrote this novel for myself. I have kept in mind the readers of course. As that's always going to be important but I also made sure to improve myself so my skills can hold up the heavy plot. Because if I want to get anywhere with writing, I have to keep improving.<br />
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So far writing down words I think I need to use more, or that are interesting in a notebook is helping a ton. The words are flouting in my mind. I can easily flip open the notebook and find a word that will fit into the sentence I'm writing. It's really added some spice to my writing. And I've only been doing it for a few days. But it's helping. So I think I'll stick with it.<br />
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There is still so much to do with this novel. I'm not sure which path it will lead me down but I'll stick by it the whole way. I have this feeling. It's a good one. Unlike anything else I've ever felt while writing a novel. Maybe it's a sign of something good to come. I'm not sure. I can only hope.<br />
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Thanks for reading! Have a safe and happy holidays. Drink something yummy for me.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-87272353948851337782013-12-23T14:00:00.000-08:002013-12-23T14:00:42.220-08:00Soon, it ends. Man, I have been super busy lately. Haven't had much time to go on here and post. So here I am (finally.) A lot has happened. My novel, From Afar is coming to a close. I can feel it reaching it's ending. It's bittersweet as I've really fallen for this plot and the characters are very fun to write about. But everything good must end. And there will be a lot of editing to do before I can start getting it ready to send to agents. I have a good feeling about this novel. I really do. I've put a lot of emotion into this novel. Heck, I've even cried while writing some of the scenes. Hopefully that emotion is strong and pulls through to the readers.<br />
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My goal is to finish up before January. Right now my novel is at 66,177 words and 223 pages. Not bad. I want to get to at least 70k when it's finished. Although there are a few scenes I want to add in so it may grow larger when I'm in the editing/revising stage. Which is perfectly fine with me, as long as I can reach my goal. I'm hoping to get the editing start right away once the novel is finished. I would love to start sending out query letters by the middle of January. It's a lot of work ahead of me but I have time. So I going to put my soul into this novel and hope for the best.<br />
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But that's all I can really say about my novel right now. I'm currently wrapping up one of the three last chapters and am really excited to finish. The ending scene is going to be powerful and really fun to write. It was the first scene I created when I first decided to go ahead and write this story. I can't wait!<br />
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In other news I got something pretty awesome for the holidays...<br />
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A bookshelf! Geez. I needed a nice bookshelf for a long time and I am so thankful my fiance decided to get me this for the holidays. Look at all those books! They look so sad. ;_;<br />
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I hate having my books stacked up like this but I have to wait until my father can nail the bookshelf into the wall. Since there is plug in behind the shelf my fiance didn't want to risk sticking a nail into the wire in the wall. So I have to wait. There are four shelves. Five if you count the bottom. I think I may need to hoard more books. Below are all my novels and nonfiction novels. And above are manga and graphic novels. I can't wait to organize the shelves. There will be so much space VS what I had been storing my books on. I love it. I couldn't be happier.<br />
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Anyway, another thing I have started doing is collecting words and phrases. Why? To help improve my writing of course. I've been stuck using certain phrases and words too often so this will help me change that by giving me some examples (that I can easily get to.) to stop using those phrases/words too often. It's really helped already even though I only have one page filled out so far. It's really fun going online, reading and writing down words I find interesting or that I don't use often enough.<br />
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Thanks for reading. I wish you a happy holiday season. May you find happiness and joy.<br />
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I am doing the final out lining for the last few chapters once I am finished with the chapter I am on. There will be a total of eleven chapters. That may not seem like a lot but these chapters are long. I sort of forgot about chapters when I first started because I was so excited to write the novel. So I made them very long. Which is okay. Novels don't need a lot of chapters. It's more about the plot, setting and characters. My fiance is making a cover for the novel since I get two free copies of my novel (once its finished and edited of course!) from completing NaNoWriMo. I'm giving one copy to him and keeping one for myself. I love getting proofs because they are great to use for editing.<br />
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I normally use my Kindle to edit since I easily overlooked mistakes while reading the word doc on my computer and it works pretty well but it's much easier reading it on paper than on a screen. So I'm pretty pumped about seeing what he comes up with. So far he's said his idea is of a room belonging to the main character, showing a window with a white butterfly outside the window. It's one of the scenes in the novel when the "villain" is first introduced.<br />
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I will be finished by the end of the month. Which doesn't give me much time to edit before the contest in Jaunray but I'm okay with that. It'll make me work harder. Editing is pretty easy, not as hard as writing the novel. But there is some revising I'd like to do so hopefully I have enough time.<br />
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That's it for now I have a ton to do today! Thanks for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-57907712267089217722013-11-27T23:15:00.003-08:002013-11-27T23:15:42.481-08:00NaNoWriMo day 27 -END-That's right. I just hit 50k! I am done with NaNo. But I am not done writing my novel as I still have a few chapters left. I am almost done and see the finish line. Everything is wrapping up and I'm very excited to write the ending scene. This novel has really woken me back up. I've learned a lot from writing it and I am 100% sure that this one will be a keeper. Just because NaNo is over doesn't mean I will stop writing 1,667 words per day. You see, having a word count to do daily has really helped me keep on track with my novel. I normally write about 1,000-2,000 per day without a word goal but wind up skipping days so I fall behind and it winds up taking me about six months to finish a novel. Not any more. I am not allowing myself to fall behind and ignore my work.<br />
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From Afar is a very interesting novel so far. I find myself interested when I read over it looking for things to edit. So that's a good sign. My goal is to finish within a week or two and then start editing and revising. Which could take me anywhere from a week to three. It depends on how often my fiance can help me. IT's always good to have someone else read over your work. Especially if you are like me and have bad eye sight. I can easily overlook mistakes. But all authors do that.<br />
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I am hoping by the end of December to start sending out query letters. If I have my query letter and synopsis written up by then and I am pleased with how the editing went. I'll finally have time to dig deeper into all the writing books my fiance got me during our last visit to Powells.<br />
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This adventure has been amazing. I'm very proud of my novel and am more than willing to stand behind it 100%. I would post a little sneak peek of my novel here but not that many people read my blog so I don't see a point in it. Maybe someday.<br />
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Date: November 27th<br />
Time:11:00 P.M<br />
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Thanks for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-38710521851044637242013-11-25T12:23:00.001-08:002013-11-25T12:23:13.272-08:00NaNoWriMo day 25Only 4,000 words left go until I'm finished with NaNo. I will not be done at 50k. As I'm currently aiming towards a 60-70k word goal. It's almost done. I can see the finish line. Or the first finish line. As I need to edit then start writing up a query letter and a synopsis. So there is still a lot to do. I did write a very important and emotional scene the other day and I think anyone who reads it will really enjoy the passion I've put into this novel. There is something different about writing this one than my others. I think its because I've put my soul into it. There is a lot this novel can do for me. So I wanted to return the favor and try my hardest.<br />
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Sorry for the short post but I need to get ready for my long day of sewing. Thank you everyone who reads my blog.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-62404033520714278472013-11-23T18:46:00.000-08:002013-11-23T18:46:49.594-08:00NaNoWriMo day 23I'm finding myself really distracted today. Not sure why. It could be the rum upstairs or the fact its Doctor Who's 50th anniversary and I really want to see the new special. Or maybe I have a lot of other things on my mind. Like finding the perfect shade of green fabric for my cosplay. Or the fact I stopped sewing early today to write then spent an hour just roaming the web. I'm not sure. But I am very distracted. Which is why I'm writing this post because I am once again distracting myself.<br />
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I must be tired. But that isn't an excuse not to write. So I'm trying to focus all my attention on writing. Last night I outlined the major events that are to come in the next chapters. I am super excited to write them as they some of the scenes I have been looking forward to writing since I started plotting this novel.<br />
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At this point I don't feel very a part of NaNo. I update my word count everyday and am caught up to where I should be. I'm almost to 50k for goodness sake. But I'm finding myself uninterested in the forums and don't know any other writers my age who I could talk to. So it's been a boring run this year. I do love the prizes and its a great way to get my butt in gear with this novel so I can't complain. I have done a lot in a little time so I'm happy I did it this year.<br />
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I recently let my fiance read my novel. And he's hard to get to read something in less he really enjoys it. And it hooked him within the first three pages. So I hope that is a good sign that other people would be interested in it too.<br />
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So now I need to go write or I'm going to be behind tomorrow.<br />
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See you next time.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-33451668450925585752013-11-20T17:45:00.000-08:002013-11-20T17:45:11.182-08:00NaNoWriMo day 20Nano is almost over. I'm almost at 40k. And tonight I think I might just go ahead and aim for 40k. I'm at 37k so I'm not too far from it. Only 2,000 words. I've written 5k in one night so I think I can do if I pay close attention and do some quick out lining. I'm trying for this tonight because I'm behind on sewing and I really need to get caught up on sewing if I want to make two very complex cosplays before April. So I have to find a way to balance finishing NaNo and making costumes.<br />
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In case you are competently lost, cosplay is a huge part of my fiance and I's life. It's very fun and challenges my creativity. Also inspires me for my writing. So I'm hoping to get everything back on track. I still cannot get over how much I love this novel. The characters are sticking with me. I'm always thinking about what I can do next. And my biggest support, my fiance is also enjoying it. He's learning German right now so he's helping me learn some while I write. This is amazing because the folklore and main characters are from Germany. So it has made this experience even better.<br />
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So wish me luck. I'll be needing a lot of it if I want to reach 40k tonight. And I hope everyone who is also in NaNoWriMo is doing just as good.<br />
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Sorry for another short post but I really need to go write. It's already 9:36 P.M. So thanks for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-83476398661358229452013-11-18T21:14:00.001-08:002013-11-18T21:14:52.263-08:00NaNoWriMo day 18<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bet you can't guess where we went today. Powells! The city of books. My goal was to find books that can help me improving my writing and help me for when I'm ready to send out query letters. So these were my picks this trip.<br />
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How to not write bad. The most common writing problems and the best ways to avoid them.- Ben Yagoda<br />
3 A.M. Epiphany. Uncommmon writing exercises- Brian Kiteley<br />
The kick-ass writer-Chuck Wendig<br />
2014 Children's writer's & illustrator's market- Writer's Digest Books<br />
Grammar desk reference- Gary Lutz & Diane Stevenson<br />
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I am so happy that I found 3 A.M. Epiphany. I was researching last night for books to help me and that was one of them that I found. The others were not in the store but I did find some great books that surely will help me improve my writing and give my the confidence I need to move forward with my career.<br />
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I can't go to college. I have no money. No job. No way I can go to college. So this is my way to improve myself. I joke about how this is my school. I'm my best teacher. If I can't learn in a classroom then I will make my own classroom. The best part is it costs under $100. Take that world. You gave me a lemon and I popped it into my mouth and sucked on it.<br />
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In other news my novel is doing okay. I'm at 33,611 words and am at 115 pages. Not too bad. It's only the second week. I am hoping to do a crazy writing fest again this weekend to get myself into the 40k range. I finally got my bias tape maker so now I have to start sewing too...so I have to make time to sew and look for work while reading these awesome books and writing my word count per day. It's a lot but I'm finding out that the more busy I am the better. My depression isn't so bad and my anxiety doesn't flare up. So I'm happy with having all this stuff to do. Tonight I am going to write for tomorrow's word count and start reading How to not write bad by Ben Yagoda. Since this book is tiny and I can read it within a few hours I thought I'd start light.<br />
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Wow. That was a big post. I'm happy I'm no longer writing small posts. That's it for now. I need to go write my arse off. Thank you so much for reading.<br />
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And I'm still looking for a job. Since the interview I went to a few weeks ago was a bust and like every other close chance of getting a good job, it slipped out from my reach and they never bothered contacting me. I'm getting really sick of it. Its so hard thinking about next year. This novel is my life line. Its a my only hope. I don't want to turn 22 next year and still be in this rut. I can only hope it does well. I have a lot on the line. And can only try my hardest, improve and get better at writing. I'm never giving up. Writing is by far too fun. I can see myself doing it for the rest of my life. I just hope I can get paid for doing so. Life would be so much easier.<br />
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Thanks for reading. Sorry about the rant.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-56438577752795668972013-11-16T13:14:00.000-08:002013-11-16T13:14:24.489-08:00NaNoWriMo day 16I hit 30k last night! As well as 100 pages. I could not stop writing. I really got into the story and just kept at it until 3 AM. I decided to add in the extra thousand word count for NaNo get to me a bit more ahead. I'm really happy with this novel. And i know I say that every time but I am. I was starting to doubt myself, my writing skills and if my writing had lost its luster. But once I accepted that I needed to try harder and need some work, all those thoughts went away and writing became easier. It just flowed right out from my mind onto my word doc. It was nice to finally let go of all that stress and just write. Even today I'm finding it very easy to get lost and just write.<br />
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Although right now I'm going to take a break, play some Don't Starve and relax for a few hours before starting to write again. When I play video games I always have a notebook on hand because when I'm letting myself relax I find new scenes often pop into my mind or conversations. So I make sure I can write them down in case I decided to write them into my novel later on.<br />
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Over all so far, it's only week two, I'm very pleased with how my novel is going and how well I've kept up with writing everyday. I think after this is done I will keep doing this. Not only does it keep my creativity working and in check but I love the escape writing a novel gives me. I have high hopes for this novel. The best out come would be to find an agent and get published. Maybe 2014 will be my year. Who knows. Right now all I'm going to do is try my very best to get this story written as I saw it in my head.<br />
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I hope you are having much success with NaNo is you are entered. And if not, I hope you will join us next year. It's never too late to write a novel. Go buy yourself a notebook. Start filling that with stories or ideas. Go from there. Start small. You don't need to do it with the thought of getting published. Do it for fun and I promise you, you won't be sorry.<br />
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Thank you for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-66891711956717692412013-11-14T23:18:00.001-08:002013-11-14T23:18:52.861-08:00NaNoWriMo Day 14Almost to my 100th page! I am so happy. I just finished up with the third chapter and now am on the fourth, back to the main character's POV. Right now I am sitting at 26k. Almost 30k! I will need to get to 27k tonight to finish off tomorrow's word count. Although I really want to stop and go play Don't Starve. I may stop at twelve and force myself to do most of the work tomorrow. I'm quite proud of myself that I haven't given up and skipped a day or two yet. Hopefully I don't and keep strong. I will not be finishing at 50k. My goal is more of 70k.<br />
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So once again, another short post. There isn't much to say when I post everyday. Which sucks but I normally remember to write up a post when I am dead tired. So this is for today. Thank you for reading.VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-86573651057409092952013-11-13T19:23:00.001-08:002013-11-13T19:23:40.003-08:00NaNoWriMo day 13Wow. This is the first time in a while that I've popped open my novel's word doc and started writing without worrying about word count or anything, I opened it to write. Because I want to write! I'm so happy. Normally I drag my feet but I'm really excited about this novel. I'm in the third chapter now. Each chapter is quite long but since I've switched it up and brought in another character's view the chapters will no longer be named. So if there is a short number of chapter I'm okay with it.<br />
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I have been thinking about the length I want to end with. I'm thinking around 60-70k. It will not be as long as the novel I had recently finished before this one. I have high hopes for this novel. Because I'm enjoying it. Even through my first novel is very dear to my heart, I'm enjoying writing this one more. My passion is back which means now I need to start working on my range of words. I'm not fortunate enough to be able to go to school for writing so I have to teach myself. Which isn't hard to do with the internet. I need to start buckling down and using all my writing books. So I think I'll try and read them one hour per day whether its at night or not. When I read my books I always make sure to take notes. It really helps me remember what I've read. It also helps me stay on track and put what I've learned to use.<br />
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So I really need to start doing that again. It'll be one of my goals while writing this novel. My goals right now are..<br />
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<li>Learn a new word to replace a word I use too often</li>
<li>Learn a new word per day</li>
<li>Read an hour per day (Novel help novels.)</li>
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So thanks everyone for reading. I hope this post is a bit more interesting than my last ones. </div>
VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154386074260460476.post-40746932587579367452013-11-12T20:05:00.000-08:002013-11-12T20:05:15.638-08:00NaNoWriMo day 12 I totally forgot about posting yesterday! I've been writing everyday, getting the word goal each day without being a little short or not posting at all. So at least I've been doing that. Last night I was thinking that there needed to be another view, another voice in the novel so every two chapters I'm going to be adding in the main character's sister's point of view. Since she's a huge part of the plot I think adding her POV would make things more interesting.<br />
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That is really the only big news from yesterday. Today I logged in my daily word count and have been busy ever since. So I'm going to sit down with a drink and some goldfish and write in a bit. Hopefully to get my word goal for tomorrow done and maybe a bit more. I'd like to be at 30k soon. Which I'm not too far from. I'm at 22k right now.<br />
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So not much new today. I'll try and keep updating everyday. Thank you for reading!VictorianMesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415077143927351740noreply@blogger.com0