Mis Escritos Y Pensamientos

It's late, but I'm writing.  Here's my new synopsis of my novel. 

Sarah is a princess, but she doesn't know it yet. Fairy Tales are for kids, at least that's what Sarah reminds herself. Now is the time to focus on real life, not the stories of knights and princesses. She doesn't have time for such things, because Sarah has a secret. A dark hidden area of Sarah's life has lain untouched for years. Now, on the verge of a heartache, Sarah must face her secret and discover that no matter her past, she will always be a princess.

Word Count: 45,427 (and still writing)

Just because I haven't been blogging, doesn't mean that I haven't been writing.  The final stretch is upon me, as last night I crossed 40,000 words.  I'm on the last 10,000.  My writing is happening even more at night, as I have been spending the days enjoying the holidays, then writing. 

Thanks to encouragement from my husband, and also thanks to the grace of God, I'm not behind.  In fact, I am two days ahead!

Hopefully, even though I'm ahead, I'll still be able to write, especially as we drive the three hours to my parents's house tomorrow.  Here are some numbers for you.

Tuesday's word Goal: 40,000

Wednesday's Word Goal: 41,667

Thursday's Word Goal: 43,333

My Word Count: 43,434!

That's less than 7,000 words to go, before I reach the Word Goal.  (Just so you know, there's no way that my story will be done in that amount of words.  So, even if I reach 50,000 I'll still be writing.)

It's crunch time.  In the next seven days, I need to write 15,000 words to reach the 50,000 word goal!  Can it be done?  Sure it can.  It will be tough, I'm sure.  Tomorrow we leave for our week of Thanksgiving break.  I'm excited to go, but a smidge worried about having the time and desire to write.  We'll see how it goes. 

Today's Word Goal: 35,000

Today's Word Count: 35,264 (and still writing)

It's sad that two in the morning is becoming a familiar face at my apartment.  Both my husband and I have stayed up late writing lately.  (His writing is completely different from mine.  Mine's fun.  His is scholarly.) 

Anyway, I promised to reveal something about the novel.  Here it is.  Sarah, my main character, has a secret.  It's a rather dark secret, and I'm not going to tell you what it is.  However, I will say that it is a topic that is rarely addressed in public, although it is becoming more prevalent in today's society.  It's an uncomfortable one.  Uncomfortable enough that I really did spend a year struggling over whether or not to address it, how to address it, and how much to address.

As I write, this topic is starting to become more prevalent in the story.  Soon it will come out boldly slapping the reader in the face perhaps.  This makes me writing much more difficult.  I prayerfully continue on, asking for guidance in the correct words to use.  So, as a warning to those of you who read Sarah's story one day, it's not the lighthearted fun one might suspect from the title.

Today's Word Goal: 33,333

Today's Word Count: 34,637  (I didn't write the 1,667 words needed today, even though I'm still ahead.  I'm trying to write extra before leaving for Thanksgiving travels and family.  It's the toughest time of the month, as so much great family time is available, but the final day is the Monday that we will be driving back.) 

It is two a.m.  Yes, perhaps it's a little late to be writing, but I was on a roll, and when a writer is on a roll, it is best not to stop them.  Since it is so late, I will only share my word counts, but be watching, because some novel news may appear in tomorrow's blog.  Just so you know, I'm very excited about my word count today.  You'll see why.

Yesterday's Word Count: 30,072

Today's Word Goal: 31,667

Today's Word Count: 33,539

Yes, that's 3,500 words in about four hours, actually closer to three.  Also, I've already surpassed tomorrow's word count.  Woohoo for being ahead!

I would like to share with everyone that I am not a man-hater.  I'm not.  Now, if you asked some of my friends if I were a couple of years ago, they would probably tell you that I was.   But "hate" is such a strong word.  I, however, still claim that I am not a man-hater.  I have many wonderful men in my family.  I love them all dearly.  I even have guys that are friends.  Lastly, and bestly (which is a word that  just created) I have a husband, whom I love.  He's a pretty nice guy. 

Why am I even talking about this?  Well, I hate to ruin my story for you, but in my stories, it seems that the men always turn out to be jerks.  Ok, let's be honest.  I know a couple of jerks (a word that I do not use lightly, just ask my husband).  They may or may not be the inspiration for these characters, but the point is, unintentionally my male characters always seem to betray and cheat on the women.  Hmmm...I'm sure that some psychologist would have something to say about this.  :)

But please, if you happen to read my works, don't assume that I'm a man-hater.  Maybe one day I'll write about a woman who is a backstabber.  We shall just have to see.

Today's Word Goal: 30,000 (60%)!

Today's Word Count: 30,072

I cannot believe that there are less than half the days left of NANO.  Be warned, that NANOWRIMO is kind of like Christmas.  It's something that you look forward to a lot, and then you get to participate in all of the fun activities, then the next thing you know it's all over.  You then remember that you have a whole year before you get to have the fun again. 

But for now, I won't think about that.  I'll just enjoy the fun while I can!

Today's Word Goal: 28,333

Today's Word Count: 28,479