Layola

I've decided to revive this blog, not for NaNo purposes (as that is still 9 months or so away yet, ha), but to keep you all posted on my writing endeavors in between NaNoWriMos :)

Soo...without further ado, I present the updated NaNoWriMo 2010 blog: Inside My Imagination.

And with the presentation of this new blog...I also want to present to you my new book: Layola.

(for the record, I don't actually think that's a word. But it can be, in my mind. lol And it's pronounced "Lay-yole-uh")

I'm not going to reveal the characters to you in the same way that I did with Noir. There will not be any character outlines or anything of the sort on this blog. I'm meeting my characters through the actual writing of the book.

As for Layola itself...

The book is a fantasy novel. Layola is a world, verrrry different from our own.

And the main character? Her name is Arianna Maxwell.

That's all you get to know right now...aside from the fact that I am 732 words into the first draft :)

Thoughts? Tips? I'm open to any and all :)

And the novel itself is finished...

I hereby declare on this day, November 30, 2010, that the novel Noir has been completely and totally finished.

Yep, that's right. The book is DONE. Final word count: 61151. Final page count: 198 (if you folded the 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper that they're written on...it would be a mini novel for sure!)

Not bad for the novelist who thought she wouldn't be able to write 50000 in 30 days...lol

And so begins the editing process. I have a lot to fix and take out before any of y'all can see it...and I have a list of people who agreed to help me edit it, but before THEY can even see it I want to make sure I don't have any continuity issues or anything like that. And my epilogue needs work. But that's all Noir needs...work. Because it's totally written.

So yeah...the next post shall likely be an excerpt, I've been on the lookout for a good scene to use :)

I finished!

So...I finished today :) I won National Novel Writing Month! My final word count was 50049. My book itself is nowhere near done, but I made it past 50,000. I actually did it in about 20 days...because I didn't seriously start until day 5 :)

At any rate...just thought I'd share :)

Upwards of 38000...

So...the last post I posted I was at a little over 14000 words, if I remember correctly. But today, I am proud to announce that I am caught up (and have been for some time), and at over 38500!

This is very exciting :)

Now plot twists are developing. My characters are crazy (in a good way, not lunatics, haha), and the plot is FINALLY starting to pick up speed. And for that reason, it's probably a good idea that this isn't going to be published. It would be so boring for most of my readers :P haha

But anyway..it's almost done :D

14,729 words and counting.

The past three days have been insane. I was totally behind...more than 5000 words behind, on day 7. On day 8, I had almost doubled my word count. And yesterday, I wrote upwards of 3000 words in about 2 hours...in all this insanity, I went from being horribly behind to almost caught up in a matter of 3 days. I am now at 14,729 words...my word goal today is 16,667, which would get me caught up to where I should be to finish on time.

All that being said...the plot is finally starting to get interesting. I've had a horrible time battling my 'inner editor,' as NaNo novelists say...I have so much I want to take out, but I can't...because if I do, I'll change my word count drastically, for the worse. So I'm going to just keep plugging along and wait til December to edit, like a normal person :)

I'm adding a word count widget to my sidebar, as well as a link to my profile on NaNo, in case you'd like to track my progress or friend me :) Just tell me who you are if you do friend me, please!

Bre

Chapter 3

BOY this has been absolutely insane. I totally wish I had more time for writing...and that I had actually started ON track, rather than 5 days late :\

I am currently almost finished with chapter three, and at 6503 words. I need another small break...figured I'd update whoever reads this, haha :)

All I have to say is...

yay for weddings, change, and Sherlock Holmes!

:P

First 17 chapters, and a title!

Almost 3200 words - 17 chapters outlined. JUST outlined.

This is gonna be one doozy of a novel...I've never written anything so huge, and the ideas just keep coming!

Friended my friend Mary on Na No today...she has a great novel started, My Maine, and she's right on track with word count too....yay Mary :)

Tomorrow I'll be trying to finish my outline and a couple more character profiles (for your reference), and see if I can't get caught up on my word count :)

ANNNNNNND....title!

Noir

:) Fabulous, I think. It really suits my plan for it....