NaNoWriMo Day 30 Final Day

So some of you may have gathered from my last posting I did in regards to NaNoWriMo and my novel that I had experienced some writer “Burn Out” from trying to accomplish too much at once. Trying to keep true to my promise of “Post a Day Challenge” plus NaNoWriMo just took it out of me. I spent most of Thanksgiving break just taking it easy. I had time to spare and with how fast I type – I wasn’t too worried about reaching my goal. I made phenomenal progress yesterday and had typed about 4k+ words. The plan was to type the rest on the final day, the 30th – but as nature would have it – life happens. I woke up this morning feeling light-headed and if I moved or stood I got a mild case of vertigo and felt nauseous. It was awesome.

I did what I could for myself and slept most of the morning. SOOO NOT what I wanted to do on the last day of NaNoWriMo. I wanted to get up early and finish on time! Sadly that didn’t happen. I close my day at 47k+ and the reason being is – while my symptoms are mostly gone and I am feeling better (thanks to a special someone dear to my heart), my symptoms of light-headedness and slight Vertigo are trying their best to hang around. So I think it best if I turn in early tonight and hopefully sleep off the rest. I do hope I feel better tomorrow/today considering I have a movie night with a friend of mine and I sure as heck don’t want to cancel. @_@

NaNoWriMo Day 22 – Wen and Where?!

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So I realized maybe part of the reason why I’ve felt less than passionate and inspired as I usually do when I’m writing is because I’m trying to do too much at once. I’m trying to keep readers up-to-date on my blog on a regular basis since I took the “Daily Post” Challenge. However, in the wake of NaNoWriMo I now realize this has perhaps done more harm than good. Instead of my writing normally being a pleasure – I think I’m turning it into feeling more like a chore. I suppose it would help if I actually posted far more excerpts of my novel – but – CALL ME PARANOID – I just REALLY don’t want too many people knowing the story of my book before it even gets a chance to be published or much about my characters at that. Maybe if I was doing drawings of my characters might help but even then – I’d probably be just as protective of those as well (yay for deviantart artist copyright law! Mwahaha!).

NaNoWriMo Day 19 – Can We Say “Sequel”?

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Well I’m now up to 50 pages in word, though in book format who KNOWS how many pages these words would translate to. I typed a total of 2,279 and I am now sitting at 40,971 total. As I’m rounding the end of the first plot I’m beginning to see that perhaps that second “big twist” might actually have to be made special for a “Sequel”.  It has more to do with the fact that I’m not entirely sure the story will be done by the end of the month unless I cease and desist in hitting these “memory barriers” I keep running into, but also the fact that the story may go over 50k which I’m not worried about – but it could pose an issue if I don’t finish it on time. As I write this I have my little furbaby Loki on my lap who seems more than content in keeping his “Goddess Mama” cool, calm, and collected. His company has definitely been appreciated and I’m blessed to have him in my life with his brother for emotional and mental support.

NaNoWriMo Day 18 – Word Count of the Day

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2,125 words is what I typed up this evening. It’s not a lot but it’s better than nothing. However, I feel my eyes blurring in and out now, trying to desperately blur the words as I read them over or when I am writing them. I’ve been listening to Seabound’s Scorch the Ground which has been helping me to focus and keep writing for some reason. It’s definitely a favorite. I’ll see about trying to get more writing in once I eat a late dinner and maybe watch an episode of either Supernatural or Grimm. Lastly, yesterday I picked up a copy of “Way of the Peaceful Warrior“. After I finish “Azal” I will most likely start reading it since, from the movie trailer I saw of it, I should hopefully enjoy and learn something from the book.

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NaNoWriMo Day 14 – Rebooting System – ERROR – Failed!

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So I’m not even going to try to probably write tonight. My eyes actually feel sore and tired. I wish I knew where my eye drops were – but I don’t so the only thing I can think of is drink some water and go to bed early tonight if possible. I made very little headway this evening while I tried writing at B&N. I think that had partially to do with the fact that my Peppermint Mocha needed about 2 or 3 more shots of espresso and that the music drastically needed to change. I would have brought my MP3 player but I’m sure it would have needed to be charged for about an hour before I left. I left late enough as it was. So – knowing I really didn’t get anywhere today, except a paragraph since I couldn’t THINK clearly – I’m going to have to work “Double Time” if I want to make up for Sunday and Mondays losses. Wish me luck and pray that the Muse of creativity strikes me tomorrow. I’m going to require all the help I can get in order to figure out this next chapter and how it should proceed.

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NaNoWriMo Day 13 – I Need a Break

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So since the stress of not so much as “writing” but between a biological clock “ticking” and my frustration with it I decided Sunday – I should just take a break. I didn’t want to but I thought, “If I’m this worked up after getting the rest of the handwritten manuscript done – I think maybe I should take a day’s rest and do something I love.” So I did. Now – it’s back to the old grind and I’m possibly headed to Barnes and Noble to do just that tomorrow. I’m really hoping being in that environment will help clear my head of all this “stress” and make room for more creative thinking and writing. I still have a story to finish. Since Bookstores have always been a rather uplifting, positive, and sacred place for me I feel I should do considerably well so long as I don’t look for distractions or otherwise. I don’t think I will. But the lack of a computer at times still does have its down points (i.e. no dictionary.com or instant research on google). Wish me luck! Even if I’m alone I won’t be.

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NaNoWriMo Day 12 – It’s DONE! Excerpt from Operation Charlie Bravo/Brown

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Fooled yah! No; I’m not done with the novel yet but what I AM done with is my hand-written manuscript. I got to the very last few pages today and have them all typed up. The last bits of it brought me to a word count of 1,557 yay! I honestly feel like the worst of it is over – but I understand I might feel that way again soon as I progress further into the story. My Bad Guy has a pretty interesting and unique name as opposed to *insert blank space here, no really I mean it* and the Council being called something completely ambiguous because I couldn’t think of something at the time. I also officially gave my Vampires the name that use for their kind. Yay!

So okay, I just realized I was right. This next part may be my next hardest. Why? Well as the Blackmore’s Night song goes, “Where are we going from here?” Oh goodie! Well I might very well introduce the Bad Guy and some of the other members of the Council so people get a good idea about who he is – what his personality is like, etc. It would give me a good opportunity to talk about one of my “Good Guy” character’s who is supposed to be spying on his butt.

As a sort of “whoopee! We’ve made it this far” I’ve decided I’ve had a change of heart and that I might like to show an excerpt from my novel I am working on. It gives you an idea of the main Protagonists personality and it includes fun bad@$$ banter. Please keep in mind what you are reading is taken from the portion that is 2 yrs old so it’s definitely rough for sure. I will be putting this on my NaNoWriMo author page as well. So you know the female is the “Good Guy” or main character of our story. Enjoy!

NaNoWriMo Day 11 – Honoring Veteran’s Day & Writing

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Again I got off to a late start writing, why? Because if anyone realized what today is they would know it is Veteran‘s Day. Not being a Veteran myself but knowing plenty I felt the desire to express my feelings about this day, what it means to me, and to honor those who have served our country. So I did. Unfortunately that cut a good chunk into my regular writing time – or rather into the EARLY part of the time I wanted to start. Despite how bad I’ve been sleeping I definitely feel I should be getting up earlier. I think it would definitely help with my Physical and Mental distractions that keep hounding me every time I’m trying to work on my novel. For the record, this isn’t as simple as fix as you think it is where a simple “breathing” exercise might fix it. Nope! Far more complicated than that I’m afraid.

NaNoWriMo Day 10 – AH! DISTRACTIONS! I’ve Been Foiled AGAIN!

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So it’s been a bad day – not in the sense of any regular and NORMAL “Bad Day” – I mean a “Bad Day” for distractions. Ugh! I was supposed to start writing around 3 or 4 P.M. today. I was hoping sooner but wanted to take a shower and wash my hair first. That gets done – I have some Break-Lunch, watch an Episode of Burn Notice showing on T.V. and then think I might try to go outside to meditate, like I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I think better though because it’s already so late in the day and the shadows are now largely all over and it feels colder. It was only going to get more so as the day waned out of sight.

I come in, plug-in my flash drive, sit down. Check my messages on FB, real quick. Check my e-mail. Replied to a message from a friend on Witchschool International asking if I’d like to be a guest on their Radio Show to talk about my book I’m working on. Course I think that’s awesome so I immediately reply. After that well – I’m still distracted. By what you might wonder? Matters of the heart. No; I don’t have a Man in my life. I’ve been single since I believe, sometime this past May and it gets no less distracting for me when one of my biggest dreams in my life – is to find the one meant for me in this life.

NaNoWriMo Day 9 – Eh, Details!

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Wheeee! So I’m up to 32k+ and typed 2,828 words today. :3 After a few distraction (the NaNo-Olympians FB group, my wordpress blog, creating the perfect playlist to write by, and scanning my typed manuscript for other plot-holes I missed) I finally was able to sit down and just WRITE! Despite the fact I do find myself having to go back and fill in some “gaps”, once I actually settle in and write – things are awesome! Admittedly they could be a lot faster but because I’m trying to make executive decisions WHILE glancing at my hand-written manuscript vs. what I’m typing I tend to get slowed down now and again. For those who aren’t aware I can type 60+ WPM. Friends and even some family have commented about how when I type it sounds like an Epileptic Woodpecker. Yes laugh! Go ahead! I know it’s funny – I laugh to.

Despite the distraction with the playlist – I often find the right kind of music can bode well for the perfect creative writing atmosphere (at least for myself) – including sometimes – the right snacks and/or beverages. Also taking periodic breaks every hour for stretching is very good to staff off pesky tendonitis or other nasty things (such as poor circulation in your legs). This evening I had some Peppermint Tea, Sobe Pina Colada, a Marie Calender’s dinner and I’m staring at two pieces of Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolatesquares as my reward for a job well done! 2k+ may not seem like a lot but it most definitely is when you see the fruits of your labor.

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So now this NaNo-nite is going to wind down for the evening with something relaxing (A bit of City of Heroes and checking the NaNo-Olympian’s FB group) and then hit the sack when Hypnos and Morpheus both decide it’s bedtime for me.