Writing Madly

When I signed up for NaNoWriMo, I never expected it to be so darn fun. It is, and so exciting, exhilarating, and.... wow. Just wow.

I finally have the inspiration to just write, without worrying about whether this makes sense or this doesn't. In the course of 11 days, my story has changed so much from what I'd thought it would be. I've found the plot veering totally away from anything even remotely resembling my original idea. Suddenly one character is dead and there is a little romance stirring up (that last one was sort of inevitable, it's something I've wanted to write about for ages).

I am the one typing the words, but those words - they control me. I obey them and follow what they will me to do, and that weaves the story.

I feel like calling my main character, Vesna, on the phone and chatting about what our worlds are like and how they are so vastly different . I'd love to hear what she'd have to say, but of course, that would be all up to me. And I'm excited to keep writing and adding onto my story.

So, goodbye for now. I am 4,610 words behind and chugging strongly to catch up. Good luck to all fellow writers!

Procrastination

Here, I am, procrastination.You are way too addicting. Waaaaaay too addicting.

I mean, I really should be working on NaNo. I'm just about 4,000 words behind. But instead, I am doing random blogging stuff that doesn't do me, or anyone, any good (or do anyone anything at all).

Plus, I've sort of hit a blank in my writing. I was furiously typing, typing, typing, typing... until I looked up and thought, WTF? Where am I going? This makes zero sense. And where did this come from?

To put it shortly, what I've wrote is total and complete crap. Most of it, at least. I try not to edit in between writing, but sometimes, the inner me takes over.... *grins sheepishly*.... and turns out what I wrote is the most random words ever strung together by a 13-year-old girl.

But then I realize that NaNoWriMo isn't about writing picture-perfect, cookie-cutter sort of stories. (It also isn't about writing crap). NaNo is all about writing, and just being motivated to scrawl down some words whether they end up erased or published or just stay sitting there.

So I am off, friends, to continue my attempt at 50,000 words in just 23 more days.

*PS: I have decided that everyone who enters/has entered my giveaway will win a prize (a complete makeover). 

NaNoWriMo 2010

I signed up for NaNoWriMo this year, hoping to be inspired and write.

I had been bursting with ideas for the past few weeks, and raring to get going. Thinking, 'November, just get here already!'

But now that November has got here......

Well, welcome, writer's block! It just arrived at this very, very opportune moment of November first.

I only managed to get a few lines down before my mind hit a total and complete blank. I can barely find the words to write this darn blog post! I don't even know if what I wrote is relevant to my novel-to-be or not:

  

"Somewhere in the coming night, a girl’s bicycle crashed to a stop.

Somewhere, hands circled a neck and squeezed, squeezed till their grip failed – till they and the head that neck had supported fell limply to the side. 

Somewhere, a scream pierced the darkness and tears of disbelief fell like suicide. 

And somewhere, somehow, the girl got up and mounted her bicycle, unaware of what the world had become."

I only hope that I will get inspired soon! In the meantime, as I try to focus on writing, I am taking a break from Blogger. I may occasionally check in and read your blogs, but not every day. Good luck, fellow WriMos! 


(PS: Buddy me!)

Cornet Crazie's Photo Contest

Cornet Crazie's blog, Treble Clef, has just hit 700 posts... congrats, Cornet!

                                                              

Here are my entries:

Something about this photo just screams fall. I took it in a rural pumpkin patch - the sunflower's gorgeous crimson colors caught my eye. It didn't turn out quite the way I intended - unfocused in some places - but I love it.

To me, this photo simply embraces autumn. Beautiful blue sky, bold orange leaves, just a few wispy clouds and a vintage air. What's not to love?

If you'd like to enter the photo contest, go here. The first prize is a blog makeover by Olive Tree.