NaNoWriMo Update

[seventhe]

More on the weekend (and the party) later, complete with (crazy drunken) photos! For now, NaNo update, as I am already, awesomely, behind.

1,908 / 50,000 (3.8%)

Word Count: 1,908 / 50,000 (3.8%)
Outline Quality: Non-existent.

Scene Worked On Most Recently: "Twenty-three Sick Dwarflings"
Scene to be Worked On Next: "Visit From a Nightmare"
"Research" of the Day: What would Enna eat for breakfast?
Quote of the Day: "Dwarves were harder to heal than humans, which is why I was here. I told myself this again and again, fairly often, but some days it was barely enough."
Novel I Think I'm Unconsciously Channeling In Terms Of Style And Exposition: Sunshine, by Robin McKinley

Character I'm Eager to Write: Klima
Character I'm Finding Difficult: Enna, drat you
City Much More Lifelike Than I Expected: Kabyora. Who would've thought a dwarf city so beautiful?

Best Thing I've Been Able To Meta With Today: The White Hall of Kabyora, where the healers live, and the White Line, their most highly-ranked doctors.

Today's Goal: Write all through lunch in an attempt to catch up to where I should be.

Comments

[shanaqui]

You're only 100 words behind me! (I didn't write on day one.)

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I didn't write on day one either! Thank goodness I am not totally losing.

[hilldo.livejournal.com]

I've done the research for you. Enna would eat a pound of bacon for breakfast.

:)

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I gave her sausage, is this an excellent alternative y/n

[hilldo.livejournal.com]

An excellent choice miss!

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

DWARVES KICK ASS.

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THAT. THE BEGINNING OF THIS STORY IS FULL OF DWARVES. AWESOME ONES.

[lassarina]

*cheers you on excitedly*

YOU CAN DO IT, JESSY.

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

*rolls in encouragement* I need all the help I can get! O ALSO I am buying Liquid Story Binder. I give in!

[lassarina]

IT IS ON SALE. THIS MAKES IT AWESOME.

Also Cel suggested we could use it to track New Valendia, since we now all 3 have it! THIS MEANS WE HAVE NO MORE EXCUSES, JESSY.

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

IT IS ON SALE, AND THAT HAS CONVINCED ME. Also, New Valendia! THIS WOULD RULE SO HARD! We could all be working on different parts of the world together!

[katmillia.livejournal.com]

You're further than I am, as my prologue was 1,209 words and that's all I got done this weekend. xD But I am writing now, like a furious writing machine while waiting for my templates to come back to me so I can get this FEM done. I even brought my massive pile of notes to work! (and got new headphones since Gasper destroyed mine this weekend, and I need my playlist)

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

WRITE WRITE WRITE! *encourages* You've got notes! This is awesome! I actually just gave up on my outline. Let's see whether I have writing skills that come directly from my ass XD

[katmillia.livejournal.com]

WELL YOU DO HAVE KITTENS THAT COME FROM THERE, SO WHY NOT SKILLZ??

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

THIS IS A GOOD POINT IF A KITTEN CAN FIT UP THERE YOU'D THINK I CAN GET 50,000 WORDS OUT OF IT

[churched.livejournal.com]

I am at 415 words, and have no outline other than, "Dead Boy and Crazy Girl in Wonderland, and... GO!" In that sense, you win!

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

*encourages* There is still plenty of time~!

[churched.livejournal.com]

TIME TO PARTY, YOU CLEARLY MEAN.

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

IT'S A PARTY IN MY PANTS NANO

[churched.livejournal.com]

AND EVERYONE'S FIFTY THOUSAND WORDS ARE INVITED.

[siva630.livejournal.com]

My word count: 106.

I do believe I am the loser!

[albijuli]

I'm reading Dragonhaven by that same author! She's really good. :D

GOGOGOGOOGGOOOOO

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I love RMcK. I haven't read Dragonhaven yet, though -- do you recommend it?

[albijuli]

Yes, yes I do. ESPECIALLY if you like dragons. It may take a bit to get started,* but once you do you're well-rewarded.


*Without giving too much away, it's 'written' at the perspective of the main character, who is in his teens. It's an odd start not because of terrible writing, but because of that, maybe. Does that make sense?

[albijuli]

I mean, like, the story is written believable- like how a teen boy with only typical english classes to fall back on should write.

...Oh just read the damn thing. XD

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

Haha! I plan to, that and Chalice.

[albijuli]

HA! Found the thread. I heart Google and it's default "don't delete shit forever until you say so."

Anywho, The Blue Sword? Is one of my favorite fucking books ever. First book I read by her, too. That series is just amazing overall.

SO I gotta read Sunshine and Chalice next. :D I don't read enough of her, sadly. The Door in the Hedge I read a month or so ago; that was awesome, too.

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I very highly recommend Sunshine. It's an absolutely fantastic read with everything she's so good at (awesome characters, worldbuilding, snark, etc).

The Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown were the first books of hers I read, and I have loved them since like middle school when I picked those up.

[albijuli]

>>The Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown were the first books of hers I read, and I have loved them since like middle school when I picked those up.

Me toooooooo!

[albijuli]

Wait I just said that.

Okay, back to work.