Wednesday, July 31, 2013

NaNoWriMo Week Who Cares Update: I'M DONE!



The last day of NaNoWriMo Camp...it feels so unreal! I got up, began writing with Hannah, and just...finished. Typed the last words, and sat staring at my word counter. 50,077.

Then it hit me; I DID IT!!! I'M ALL DONE! FINISHED! The whole freaking novel!

So I cracked a huge grin, informed my friends proudly, and listened to "Hall of Fame" by the Script as the congratulations began to pour in....I have so many sweet friends :)

While it's a bit sad that this amazing journey has ended, I'm looking forward to my next projects, and I'll be glad to return to a less demanding schedule :) I'm so thankful for everyone who's encouraged me so much this month; I would still be sitting at 30k if it weren't for you! God has blessed me so much with this group of epic and amazing friends!

While I won't be writing another novel in August, I'll still be busy; I'm planning on getting both Hunted and this fanfiction edited, plus working on a couple shorter fanfics. Then I start college on the 26th. This summer is just flying by...

Anyway, thanks again for all the support everyone! And as the last words of my story state: "an old chapter had ended, but a new one was just beginning..."
Allons-y!
~Kelly




Monday, July 22, 2013

NaNoWriMo Week 3 Update!


“I’ve written because it fulfilled me. I did it for the pure joy of the thing. And if you can do it for joy, you can do it forever.”

I’m over halfway done now! Honestly, I can’t believe I’ve gotten this far; I must be writing for the joy of it. And I wouldn’t have at all if not for the support of my epic friends. Thank you Abby, Ciara, Hannah, and Lizzy! (Oh, and I put your names in alphabetical order so as not to show any favoritism :D). 

My word count? I’m ending tonight with 36,420. The writing has been pretty fun, since I’ve begun leading up to my climax. Yes, I realize that I still have many more words to go, but I’ve been told that it always takes longer to wrap things up than you think. I may be going into some emotional parts soon, since one of my characters may or may not be dying. I’ll keep you in suspense; if you care, that makes me happy, but if you don’t that’s okay too.

This is a very short post, as I was struck with a short Sherlock fanfiction idea, which I am going to go write now.

Only nine days until camp ends! (and then I will start blogging about something other than my writing…)

~Kelly

Sunday, July 14, 2013

NaNoWriMo Week 2 Update!


“If you want to be a writer, write. Write and write and write. If you stop, start again. Save everything that your write. If you feel blocked, write through it until you feel your creative juices flowing again. Write. Writing is what makes a writer, nothing more and nothing less.”
Anne Rice

I have survived week two! This makes me extremely happy, as I’m told it’s the hardest week of all. Now, the fact that I survived does not mean I didn’t meet some literary difficulty the last few days…but if this is the hardest it gets, I’m doing pretty good.

Lack of motivation and two sleepovers led to not so many words being written, but I’m finishing the week with a total count of 22,369. So I’m still right on track! Just hoping my plot will cooperate with the 27,631 words I have still to pen.

This is a very short post, as I must go write; haven’t written one word yesterday or today. But I was able to hang out with some epic friends, and converted Hannah to the Star Trek fandom! We went to see Into Darkness this afternoon, and she officially pronounced herself a Trekkie! Yay!

Plotting along,
~Kelly

Monday, July 8, 2013

NaNoWriMo Week 1 Update!


“There’s something delicious about writing the first few words of a story. You can never quite tell where they will take you.”
Beatrix Potter

Well, I’m still alive. That's good sign, right? Anyway, it was a great week one! I’ve been having lots of fun crafting the beginnings of my fanfiction. And as far as word count goes, I’m finishing today with over 16,000! But they tell me that the first week is always the easiest, so I'm anticipating the level of emotional turmoil to elevate in the next few days...

The above quote has been very true for me this week; on Monday, I tasted the deliciousness of writing those first few words. As the days progressed, my story took me to places I’d never imagined! It’s been quite an exhilarating experience.

On Friday, I had quite the writing marathon with my friend Hannah. We wrote while listening to the soundtracks from the whole prequel trilogy of Star Wars. She’s doing a Star Wars fanfiction too, so the music theme was quite appropriate. I got almost 4,000 words that day alone! 

I hope y'all had a great Independence Day! I have a great story to tell about the 4th of July, but unfortunately haven't the time right now. But if you're a fan of the BBC Sherlock TV show, stay tuned!

 Until next week,
~Kelly, ready to take on the world!