Let the writing marathon begin!

hi-ho peoples... well, it looks like it's Hallowe'en... ooooo, fun... i don't think i've been out on this night since i was 12... weird... and it looks like i've got door duty again... just because my sister still has midterms... o well... and it's her birthday tomorrow... *rolling eyes* o well, again... i might not be around so much tomorrow... crap

well, that's for two reasons... one, tomorrow's the start of NaNoWriMo... when you write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days... *rubbing hands together in an evil way*... it's going to be soooo much fun... the second reason is because my dad's working from home tomorrow... so i'm going to be annoyed all day into doing things around the house... i might as well just lock myself in my room tomorrow so i can get some writing done

and because of this writing thing, it basically means that i can't work on my novel for the next month... damn... well, it'll be there in December, right??

so, today's pretty much devoted, for the most part, to planning out my contest novel and writing as much of my novel as i can before tomorrow... i guess i can always go back to it if i get stuck or something... i expect everyone out there to do this, or at least some people... if you've signed up at NaNoWriMo.org, then good for you and tell me your ID, and i'll add you to my list... the more the merrier, right??

now, i know what you're thinking... 50,000 words in 30 days? you're nuts... well, 2 pages, double spaced, is about 500 words... so if you do the math, *doing the math in my head* it's about 200 pages, more or less... you can get 50,000 words in 30 days if you average about 1,700 a day, which is about 7 pages... now, that's really not that bad... and in this contest thing, you're a winner if you actually get to 50,000 words or more

go to the website, check out the rules, and if you think it'll get your writing juices flowing, then by all means, go ahead and sign up... i promise it'll be fun ;)

song: "Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer
book: "Dark Lover" by J.R. Ward

Writing update... yay

ok, props to my Nancy... she told me about this writing month thing... which is National Novel Writing Month... it sounds so cool, so i thought, why not??... i can get my book put out there on this site... or even write something else and put this on hold, cause i do have a lot jumbling around in my head... sweet


my ID is donovan_rylie, if anyone else out there is on there... that means you, Nancy *hugs*

and on another note, i've got 4 pages done so far this weekend... which, i know, isn't 10, but i only write when the mood grabs me

song: "Rush" by Aly and AJ
book: "The Compass Rose" by Gail Dayton (love this book)

Has the world turned boring on me?

ok, ever since i started this, which was like, 2 or 3 days ago (right??), i've been getting bored... probably cause i didn't want to post here every day and sound completely boring... but i don't really care... so, i'll be putting stuff up here every day, or just when i feel like it... just to give you all something to read every day ;)

i've kept going with my second attempt at a book, and i've realized that i'll have to write it, in the order i want to, then go back over it and add more as i think of it, which sounds weird, but i guess that's what authors call revisons, right??... i wrote 3 whole pages the other day, which is more than i've done in 3 months, so i guess i've fixed my writer's block... right now, my problem is just wanting to write everything that's going around in my head, which just gets me to the end quicker... which is just stupid... damn my creative brain :D... o well... and once i'm done the whole thing (praying it's going to be at least 400 pages when i'm done), i'll have to do the most trying thing of all... finding someone who'll publish the darn thing... i'm shooting to be done by my birthday next year, which gives me 14 months to write another 379 pages... which is pretty much a page a day... i think i can pull it off

now for my location update... basically, the weather sucks... it's cold, cloudy, and really windy... and our holly bush is bright red because of the berries... it looks like X-mas out there instead of Hallowe'en... it's still fairly green out there, so it's not all bad

well, i guess that's it for now... hopefully i can write a bit more on the weekend... i'm hoping for at least 10 pages... go me... and extra love to Nancy *hugs*

song: "Blackout" by Lilix
book: "Parallel Attraction" by Deidre Knight

And the writings start :0)

okay now, i figured that, since i don't normally post at my Yahoo blog, i'd post here, because it's an actual blog-type place... hopefully i can keep it up here longer than at Yahoo... i mean, i like Yahoo well enough, but sometimes you just want to smack it



now, i'm guessing knowing something about me might help, so, why not??... i'm heading into my third decade... which almost makes me sound like a baby when you figure out that i'm almost 20... i'm a west coast girl, okay, i'm a Canadian west coast girl, and my winter's consist of week-long rain... so no, i don't wear mittens 24/7

i'm a university student, working on my B.A.... maybe taking a break to work or travel a little... i've gotten to a point when i need to figure out what i want to do with the rest of my life... whether or not i want to get my degree now, or wait and live my life and do what i want for a year or so then go back to school... *sigh* some days it's annoying and upsetting thinking about this, because i honestly don't know what i want to do when my birthday hits at the end of the year, i'll plan out the next 12 months and see where that takes me

i'm also an aspiring writer... i write online in RP (that's role play) groups, and i think i do pretty good there... i've had lots of positive comments, so i think i have a talent at writing... i've had a few books in progress, in both romance and fantasy genres... the first one i wrote in high school in the 11th grade, almost 4 years ago... the second, i started in May... i came across the first one a few months ago and deemed it 'beyond saving'... all i can say is it's cheesy... the second hasn't got past 20 pages and i've been at a stand still since June... i love the idea of it, and hopefully i can start it up again... i'll have to come up with a schedule, like write so many pages a day

okay, i think that's enough about me for tonight... i'll spill more about me in future blogs... i think i'm going to end all my blog-posty-things (:D) with a book and a song recommendation... just to make the world a little more literate and musical

i know, sappy, but hey, why not??... love you, babes *hugs*

song: "Upside Down" by Jakalope
book: "Lover Awakened" by J.R. Ward