I'm not sure I can pull myself out of the hole this month and save the book. If only life was less stressful and I had more things that made me want to write in it. Oh well, I'm not going to give up. However, if I don't make it, should I put myself in the negative and try to get out of it next month? Just a random question I wonder...
So I started working on Chapter 6 today, much to my friend's delight, and I'm actually pushing myself to see how far I can take it before the end of the day. If everything goes as not planned, then I might actually finish it today. No fingers crossed please, but that would be amazing and put me back on track, which would be crazy. Seriously, crazy!
Words for the Month: 16,851 / 40,000
Total Words: 56,894
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Chapter 5 is Done!
I finished chapter 5 as promised for my friend and I have already sent it out. So have fun reading that and enjoying all of the things that happen in the chapter. Honestly, that was probably one of the more interesting ones, but more so my friend is going to hate me because it ends on a cliff hanger yet again. Oops, didn't mean for that (yes you did, don't lie), but it happened. Also, happy birthday to one of my friends!
As far as me being behind... dang, I am so damn far behind. I fear I might not make this month, but I also blame that on my family for making this month so damn stressful. Hopefully in these last ten days I can really kick out some amazing stuff. I'd really hate to fail my own goals for the month, but it is a possibility since my family drives me crazy.
Good luck and good night... no wait that's not mine.
Words for the Month: 14,459 / 40,000
Total Words: 54,502
As far as me being behind... dang, I am so damn far behind. I fear I might not make this month, but I also blame that on my family for making this month so damn stressful. Hopefully in these last ten days I can really kick out some amazing stuff. I'd really hate to fail my own goals for the month, but it is a possibility since my family drives me crazy.
Good luck and good night... no wait that's not mine.
Words for the Month: 14,459 / 40,000
Total Words: 54,502
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
A Special Update just for my Friend
Well I said no more updates until Friday, but I feel like I owe my friend a special one since she is apparently really enjoying the book. Also, I'm going to admit it that the last update was kinda just a "there you go" thing for my friend and that was really mean. And I don't mean like the type of mean that is just plain satirically funny, which is not usually me anyway, but more like the type of mean someone like me shouldn't do.
First off, went and visited two of my friends in Broomfield. It was like a spa vacation that I desperately needed. Hard to believe, but my Dad sucks the energy out of people and then makes them want to vegetate all day long. So, until I went and saw my good friends in Broomfield that is what I had been doing. Which also explains the lack of updates that was going on in this blog and with the story (and also why I am so damn far behind). (random side note, ever notice how many transition words I use? I try to dodge them while writing because I do use so many) Anyway, my two friends were able to re-center me in one visit and then in the next day I was able to break out of that relaxing vacation-spa feeling. The end result was I now feel really recharged and ready to write.
And remember, if there is one thing I have been truthful with when writing this blog (besides that it is about a story I am writing), it has been the number of words I have written. I've been following my rules very strictly on how the numbering goes and even with my mom wanting to watch 30 Rock (which strangely is a show that makes me want to write... I haven't found any other that cause the same effect yet though Arrested Development might work) I have managed to get more words added from what I was previously at today. I'm not done yet, I want to finish Chapter 5 and start Chapter 6. This might be because I promised my friend Chapter 5 and I don't want to be a jerk on her birthday by not delivering the next piece I know she wants.
Also, the name of the book has changed. The series is still going to be called Broken Falls, but the first book in the series is now known as Shattered. I'm thinking I might do something with all of the books being similar except the final one where all of the twists and plots come together in an epic ending that will make my friends go Oh My God!. Still just an idea, but the new name is better than what I had.
Speaking of my Dad (wait, no I wasn't), he's back at work during the day. Hurray! I only see him after 6 PM again like things should be. Best part yet is he has to work for the next month! This means no taunts during the day I will not be trying to recover from him being negatively around me all the time and I will write more during the day. And also, I seem to have cycled on my sleep schedule because I now go to bed at 9 PM and wake up sometime between 3 AM and 5:30 AM. Whatever. And also also, my little brother is going to college soon. This means no more of him interrupting my thoughts mid thought/sentence and that I might get more done.
And now, like every time I write in this blog, I'm gonna do something besides write for a while before hopping back on to write some more. It is kinda ironic, but whatever. I hope this update was better than the last.
OH YEA, and Chapter 6 is pretty much planned out now after some crazy thinking that happened right before I fell asleep last night and when I woke up this morning and tried to get back to sleep. Crazy stuff. Crazy. And just one more for the road, Crazy McCraztastic.
Words for the Month: 11,939 / 40,000
Total Words: 51,982
First off, went and visited two of my friends in Broomfield. It was like a spa vacation that I desperately needed. Hard to believe, but my Dad sucks the energy out of people and then makes them want to vegetate all day long. So, until I went and saw my good friends in Broomfield that is what I had been doing. Which also explains the lack of updates that was going on in this blog and with the story (and also why I am so damn far behind). (random side note, ever notice how many transition words I use? I try to dodge them while writing because I do use so many) Anyway, my two friends were able to re-center me in one visit and then in the next day I was able to break out of that relaxing vacation-spa feeling. The end result was I now feel really recharged and ready to write.
And remember, if there is one thing I have been truthful with when writing this blog (besides that it is about a story I am writing), it has been the number of words I have written. I've been following my rules very strictly on how the numbering goes and even with my mom wanting to watch 30 Rock (which strangely is a show that makes me want to write... I haven't found any other that cause the same effect yet though Arrested Development might work) I have managed to get more words added from what I was previously at today. I'm not done yet, I want to finish Chapter 5 and start Chapter 6. This might be because I promised my friend Chapter 5 and I don't want to be a jerk on her birthday by not delivering the next piece I know she wants.
Also, the name of the book has changed. The series is still going to be called Broken Falls, but the first book in the series is now known as Shattered. I'm thinking I might do something with all of the books being similar except the final one where all of the twists and plots come together in an epic ending that will make my friends go Oh My God!. Still just an idea, but the new name is better than what I had.
Speaking of my Dad (wait, no I wasn't), he's back at work during the day. Hurray! I only see him after 6 PM again like things should be. Best part yet is he has to work for the next month! This means no taunts during the day I will not be trying to recover from him being negatively around me all the time and I will write more during the day. And also, I seem to have cycled on my sleep schedule because I now go to bed at 9 PM and wake up sometime between 3 AM and 5:30 AM. Whatever. And also also, my little brother is going to college soon. This means no more of him interrupting my thoughts mid thought/sentence and that I might get more done.
And now, like every time I write in this blog, I'm gonna do something besides write for a while before hopping back on to write some more. It is kinda ironic, but whatever. I hope this update was better than the last.
OH YEA, and Chapter 6 is pretty much planned out now after some crazy thinking that happened right before I fell asleep last night and when I woke up this morning and tried to get back to sleep. Crazy stuff. Crazy. And just one more for the road, Crazy McCraztastic.
Words for the Month: 11,939 / 40,000
Total Words: 51,982
To My Friend
Two days until your birthday and then I'll give you chapter 5 (to which I know you will love). Why am I so mean and making you wait, because that is what I do to make you love me so much. I know, weird.
Also, there will not be another update on here until the twentieth. This will give me more time to cool off and not tell everyone what is happening in my otherwise fairly boring life. Listen, my Dad is amazing at making me feel stressed and sucking the life out of me. This in turn makes me not want to write. This does not mean bug me until I write something, that only adds more stress, which in turn makes me want to write less. I write when I have no stress or am able to pressure myself, under no other circumstances do I actually write.
So enjoy your last update for the next few days, it leaves mystery to what is happening. Also, I'm really behind! Yay!
Words for the Month: 10,462 / 40,000
Total Words: 50,505
Also, there will not be another update on here until the twentieth. This will give me more time to cool off and not tell everyone what is happening in my otherwise fairly boring life. Listen, my Dad is amazing at making me feel stressed and sucking the life out of me. This in turn makes me not want to write. This does not mean bug me until I write something, that only adds more stress, which in turn makes me want to write less. I write when I have no stress or am able to pressure myself, under no other circumstances do I actually write.
So enjoy your last update for the next few days, it leaves mystery to what is happening. Also, I'm really behind! Yay!
Words for the Month: 10,462 / 40,000
Total Words: 50,505
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Chapter Five is AMAZING!
I don't like to gloat except when I think certain friends are annoying me (hint hint hint friend who wants this chapter so badly), but oh my GOD this is probably one of the best chapters I've written yet. I mean, chapter one and two were really about setting up characters and dragging my readers into the story (as I am so damn good at doing). Chapter three and four are all about moving forward with the plot, getting the main character to actually go places and do stuff that hasn't been done before and really setting things forwards. Chapter five is really the first chapter where I start to really dive in and play with the world I've now created. I mean, for the most part the reader has been given sort of a weird place and a lot of separate mysteries. Chapter five kind of stays away from making more mysteries and dives into really adding to previous ones we've already seen.
I guess what I'm saying is I really get to do some awesome stuff (artistically and literally) with the wording and really show that I have fun when I come up with things. Now I'm not saying everyone is going to love chapter five, I'm just saying that I think in comparison to what I have written already it starts to really build on everything I'm working on setting up.
I guess I'll know if I succeeded when one of my readers gives me feedback. Which this might be a hint to my readers...
Regarding other things, I will now have a monthly poll on my blog for everyone to go and click buttons on. I think this will help me with maybe directing my book a little bit more since I am creating a person and not a robot. I hate it when books make robot people who do amazing things. Also, I'm getting back into my groove of writing and so we might actually get to see 2/2 successful months for me to be proud of all I've accomplished with writing. Then September comes and we'll see what happens.
I'm not done writing yet for the night (I mean, when you are having as much fun as I am writing this out... you don't quit), but my computer is bugging me to update it. So I'm going to take a small break, get some more delicious fake coffee, maybe unload the dishwasher, and then get back to work. But even so, look how much I've written already!
Words for the Month: 9,212 / 40,000
Total Words: 49,255
Damn, almost 10,000 words in the seconds month! Cheer my friends, cheer hard.
I guess what I'm saying is I really get to do some awesome stuff (artistically and literally) with the wording and really show that I have fun when I come up with things. Now I'm not saying everyone is going to love chapter five, I'm just saying that I think in comparison to what I have written already it starts to really build on everything I'm working on setting up.
I guess I'll know if I succeeded when one of my readers gives me feedback. Which this might be a hint to my readers...
Regarding other things, I will now have a monthly poll on my blog for everyone to go and click buttons on. I think this will help me with maybe directing my book a little bit more since I am creating a person and not a robot. I hate it when books make robot people who do amazing things. Also, I'm getting back into my groove of writing and so we might actually get to see 2/2 successful months for me to be proud of all I've accomplished with writing. Then September comes and we'll see what happens.
I'm not done writing yet for the night (I mean, when you are having as much fun as I am writing this out... you don't quit), but my computer is bugging me to update it. So I'm going to take a small break, get some more delicious fake coffee, maybe unload the dishwasher, and then get back to work. But even so, look how much I've written already!
Words for the Month: 9,212 / 40,000
Total Words: 49,255
Damn, almost 10,000 words in the seconds month! Cheer my friends, cheer hard.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
That's What I Needed....
I haven't been writing and I've been feeling stuck in a sort of bad place. I want to write because I want to make my monthly goal, but on the other hand I'm so sick of writing that I just can't get myself to do it. So instead I sit around waiting for the words to come to me, which they don't, and go off to play video games.
Okay, okay, I know that this is nothing new. Can't write means go play games. Well the games are finally getting a little old and I'm starting to get bored again, which means a reverse in the flow of my work. I woke up a few hours ago and thought instead of playing the games I would go write. Hurray, I actually wrote some stuff and I plan to keep going after a short break.
Hopefully nothing new comes out to ruin this again, I want to get a few chapters done in time for my friends birthday. She could use an awesome present like the continuation of the story I'm forcing her to read. Let that be noted, this is her present and I probably won't be giving away the next chapter until then. I know, cruel and unusual torture because I left the last one so suspenseful.
Now, as far as the story goes, should I give it to a few other friends to read and get opinions on? I have one that wants to read it and another one that would probably read it if I asked him nicely and used his girlfriend as a warden (because he didn't even read her thesis... tut tut tut). Except the problem is that if I give it to the friend that would want to read the story, I fear she'll be mad if the ending isn't happy. I'm not saying the ending is going to be sad, because I'm going to choose the best one possible, but that doesn't exactly mean it will be happy either. See the problem. As for the other friend, it probably won't get read so why send it. Anyway, I'll open a poll and maybe do one a month for all the wonderful people that follow me on here... who ironically are all my friends anyway.
Words for the Month: 6,855 / 40,000
Total Words: 46,898
(Oh my God, so far behind...)
EDIT: After looking back at July... I am strangely almost exactly where I was on July 11th... still, I was behind all that month. Strange how that happens to me.
Okay, okay, I know that this is nothing new. Can't write means go play games. Well the games are finally getting a little old and I'm starting to get bored again, which means a reverse in the flow of my work. I woke up a few hours ago and thought instead of playing the games I would go write. Hurray, I actually wrote some stuff and I plan to keep going after a short break.
Hopefully nothing new comes out to ruin this again, I want to get a few chapters done in time for my friends birthday. She could use an awesome present like the continuation of the story I'm forcing her to read. Let that be noted, this is her present and I probably won't be giving away the next chapter until then. I know, cruel and unusual torture because I left the last one so suspenseful.
Now, as far as the story goes, should I give it to a few other friends to read and get opinions on? I have one that wants to read it and another one that would probably read it if I asked him nicely and used his girlfriend as a warden (because he didn't even read her thesis... tut tut tut). Except the problem is that if I give it to the friend that would want to read the story, I fear she'll be mad if the ending isn't happy. I'm not saying the ending is going to be sad, because I'm going to choose the best one possible, but that doesn't exactly mean it will be happy either. See the problem. As for the other friend, it probably won't get read so why send it. Anyway, I'll open a poll and maybe do one a month for all the wonderful people that follow me on here... who ironically are all my friends anyway.
Words for the Month: 6,855 / 40,000
Total Words: 46,898
(Oh my God, so far behind...)
EDIT: After looking back at July... I am strangely almost exactly where I was on July 11th... still, I was behind all that month. Strange how that happens to me.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Well... this is getting bad...
I have got to pick up the pace on writing for this month if I don't want to write like crazy in the very last week. Hopefully now I can.
I finished chapter 4 with all of the required editing that was necessary for setting up chapter 5. I also ended chapter 4 on a bit of a cliff hanger, which means I probably should shoot to have chapter 5 done soon so my friend doesn't kill me. The fact that I take forever to write anything is probably driving her crazy, but when I leave something on a cliff hanger like that its asking for a death sentence. The only thing worse than leaving it on a cliff hanger in the middle of the book is leaving it on a cliff hanger while at the same time stopping all production completely. That would drive her insane.
I think one of the things that has been holding me back is I keep thinking the same thing I do when I'm in school. "Man, writing this isn't fun but video games are!" And then I go off and play games instead of doing work. What can I say, I'm addicted to video games (though they aren't technically addictive). That and my sleep schedule is once again screwed-up, so I don't exactly know when night is. Lets put this in retrospective, if you will. I write best about an hour or two before I go to bed. If I don't know when that is because I go to sleep at 7 AM or so, then how can I settle down to write something? The fact is I can't, and so I don't. So I need to figure out some sort of new schedule here quickly that will help with that problem too.
Anyway, gonna go back and write some more! Also, just thought I deleted this post which would have made me sad.
Words for the Month: 5,202 / 40,000
Total Words: 45,245
I finished chapter 4 with all of the required editing that was necessary for setting up chapter 5. I also ended chapter 4 on a bit of a cliff hanger, which means I probably should shoot to have chapter 5 done soon so my friend doesn't kill me. The fact that I take forever to write anything is probably driving her crazy, but when I leave something on a cliff hanger like that its asking for a death sentence. The only thing worse than leaving it on a cliff hanger in the middle of the book is leaving it on a cliff hanger while at the same time stopping all production completely. That would drive her insane.
I think one of the things that has been holding me back is I keep thinking the same thing I do when I'm in school. "Man, writing this isn't fun but video games are!" And then I go off and play games instead of doing work. What can I say, I'm addicted to video games (though they aren't technically addictive). That and my sleep schedule is once again screwed-up, so I don't exactly know when night is. Lets put this in retrospective, if you will. I write best about an hour or two before I go to bed. If I don't know when that is because I go to sleep at 7 AM or so, then how can I settle down to write something? The fact is I can't, and so I don't. So I need to figure out some sort of new schedule here quickly that will help with that problem too.
Anyway, gonna go back and write some more! Also, just thought I deleted this post which would have made me sad.
Words for the Month: 5,202 / 40,000
Total Words: 45,245
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Woops, Lost another Night....
I was up all night, but I spent it playing video games again. Damn me and my procrastination, that's the real reason that 40,000 words is such a challenge.
To my readers I am happy to say that chapter four is completed. Unfortunately, I also have to inform my readers that I'm not releasing it just yet. Why? Because as I got to the randomly and newly decided ending, I also decided that I needed to go back through the very last few pages and add in about a billion details that change the way the reader interprets everything. Why? Because in the long run I know that this is one of the more important scenes in the book and I don't want it to just be slashed over with words and not with the full RJ effect. Seriously, I may procrastinate a lot of the time, but I don't put things out that I'm afraid will be terrible for the sake of being terrible.
Anyway, if I'm lucky I'll have the chapter re-finished by the beginning of today. That begin said, I think I'm going to go back to writing. I made 2,000 words yesterday (yes, I added almost a thousand already while re-reading that damn ending and discovering that I really REALLY needed to reword certain parts). If all goes to plan, hurray!
Words for the Month: 2,941 / 40,000
Total Words: 42,984
To my readers I am happy to say that chapter four is completed. Unfortunately, I also have to inform my readers that I'm not releasing it just yet. Why? Because as I got to the randomly and newly decided ending, I also decided that I needed to go back through the very last few pages and add in about a billion details that change the way the reader interprets everything. Why? Because in the long run I know that this is one of the more important scenes in the book and I don't want it to just be slashed over with words and not with the full RJ effect. Seriously, I may procrastinate a lot of the time, but I don't put things out that I'm afraid will be terrible for the sake of being terrible.
Anyway, if I'm lucky I'll have the chapter re-finished by the beginning of today. That begin said, I think I'm going to go back to writing. I made 2,000 words yesterday (yes, I added almost a thousand already while re-reading that damn ending and discovering that I really REALLY needed to reword certain parts). If all goes to plan, hurray!
Words for the Month: 2,941 / 40,000
Total Words: 42,984
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Sorry for the Lack of Updates
Life has not been too great the past few days and as such I've gotten almost nothing done. I'm actually really upset with this because I really do want to get another 40,000 words out. So let me explain a bit.
My Dad has been putting stress on my back because he doesn't like that my Mom and I have such a great relationship. As such, he makes me upset and completely destroys my mood to write. This in turn has affected how much I've been able to get done on a daily basis (which explains why I am already falling far behind). I need to get caught up now, I don't want to stop something that I enjoy, but at the same time I need him to stop pressuring me for no reason.
So stress is basically killing this right now and I'm sorry there haven't been as many updates as I would have preferred. However, I struck it a little lucky tonight because I woke up from some noise early on. unable to get back to sleep, I've started writing. Hopefully this puts out a few more words, but no promises. I think I also need a new television show to watch between ever thousand, that seems to help me get more done. Maybe I'll just watch a show I love again.
Words for the Month: 1,749 / 40,000
Total Words: 41,792
My Dad has been putting stress on my back because he doesn't like that my Mom and I have such a great relationship. As such, he makes me upset and completely destroys my mood to write. This in turn has affected how much I've been able to get done on a daily basis (which explains why I am already falling far behind). I need to get caught up now, I don't want to stop something that I enjoy, but at the same time I need him to stop pressuring me for no reason.
So stress is basically killing this right now and I'm sorry there haven't been as many updates as I would have preferred. However, I struck it a little lucky tonight because I woke up from some noise early on. unable to get back to sleep, I've started writing. Hopefully this puts out a few more words, but no promises. I think I also need a new television show to watch between ever thousand, that seems to help me get more done. Maybe I'll just watch a show I love again.
Words for the Month: 1,749 / 40,000
Total Words: 41,792
Sunday, August 1, 2010
And the New Month Begins!
So here I start on month 2 of the big idea of how I can write a book. It feels weird looking at the work I've done and thinking that I've made it so far only to have to try and do it again, but on the other side it feels great. I really know I can do it now, where as in the past I kind of flaunted around with trying to write this many words. At least I have some ideas where the story is going to go, I know what is going to at least happen all the way to the end of the chapter, and it sounds like so far my readers are enjoying the conflicts that are arising in the main character.
On other news, I've discovered that I'm really messed up as far as sleep now. For the past few weeks, to get into the writing spirit I've had to wait until 10PM or later because there was too much noise in the house. Well, I stayed up later by taking naps from 7 to 9 and now I can't seem to sleep a whole night anymore. On the bright side, I'm going to have a lot of time for writing. On the bad side, I can't sleep at night and that leaves me feeling a little messed up inside. Its like taking depression pills and I don't know why.
Other than that, I strangely felt weird not writing also. Its like somewhere in my head I want to just start talking about stuff and typing and telling stories, but I took the day off and didn't have an outlet. I didn't expect that to happen... Also, I wrote like three paragraphs or so just to feel like I had officially started this new month. Zero just sounded bad...
Words for the Month: 268 / 40,000
Total Words: 40,311
On other news, I've discovered that I'm really messed up as far as sleep now. For the past few weeks, to get into the writing spirit I've had to wait until 10PM or later because there was too much noise in the house. Well, I stayed up later by taking naps from 7 to 9 and now I can't seem to sleep a whole night anymore. On the bright side, I'm going to have a lot of time for writing. On the bad side, I can't sleep at night and that leaves me feeling a little messed up inside. Its like taking depression pills and I don't know why.
Other than that, I strangely felt weird not writing also. Its like somewhere in my head I want to just start talking about stuff and typing and telling stories, but I took the day off and didn't have an outlet. I didn't expect that to happen... Also, I wrote like three paragraphs or so just to feel like I had officially started this new month. Zero just sounded bad...
Words for the Month: 268 / 40,000
Total Words: 40,311
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