Nano this Year

How did Nano go this year?

This year I won.  Some will say I won by cheating.  Some say I didn't write a novel- I didn't.

But what I learned this year was something I needed to learn.

1-Sometimes writing is not easy.
        I normally get ideas and the words just flow or I can write for hours on end.  This year it didn't turn out that way.  All the ideas I had weren't ready to be written.  But I wrote anyways.  I wrote what was in my heart, what was in my mind and on my thoughts.  When I was awake and when I was half asleep.

2- Keep on writing regardless
        I learned that I need to keep on writing regardless of if it is easy or not.  I consider myself to be a writer.  Writers write.  End of story.

3- Try and stay on track when writing
       I didn't try and work on the story ideas until later.  I let me mind ramble and other ideas come.  It was then harder to go back to the stories - I started three novels this year.  I should have stuck with one idea and worked it and asked questions until I could think of no more, before starting a new idea.  The other two ideas got stuck like the first.
       My characters kept on asking questions that had nothing to do with the plot. I threw things at them and they didn't seem to notice.  They want those questions answered.  I need to find the answers so I can write there stories.

4- Writing down my thoughts was helpful
       It opened my eyes to a new thought, that I had been struggling with.  This was good in a way, but it was also bad, because it then made me sad.

I can't wait for Nano next year.  I will have these ideas ready to go and hopefully they will be written and I will have other stories to tell.

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A New Update....

I know I haven't posted for a long long time.  I have been pretty busy.  It has been busy in a good way.

I take care of a girl who has a severe disability.  I love my job.  I love going to work.  We are soon heading for North Carolina!  I say we, the family is going to a family reunion there, and I am going with them!

School is going good.  I have two more years.  The reason why it is still two years away, is my program is set up into blocks and that is just how it goes, so only two classes for the rest of the program.

I recently moved and it went really well. The cats are finally adjusting to the move.  I like the new place.  I am back to living by myself and it is harder then I thought it would be.

As for my writing, I have a new idea that has come to me.  Plus I am still editing the last manuscript that I have finished.

I have entered many giveaways on goodreads and have won 15 books, either in paperback or in hardcover!

I am excited I am an aunt.  My neice Elsie, is doing well after being born so early.  My older sister is pregnant again with her 8th!!  I am so excited.

I want to go to Serbia, but I need two things first!  Hopefully it will happen one day.

All in all life is going great.

Update

It has been a while since I have posted.  So I thought I would update the world with my life.  =-)

I have been very very busy.  School this semester has been crazy busy.  I have been a  sub at various schools. I have taught Special Ed. reading for 7 and 8th graders as well as 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th.  I have also taught Math for the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th grades.  I taught in general education 2nd grade class and tomorrow I will teach general education 1st grade.

I am getting ready to move again.  I seem to do this every semester or so.  I am sick of it.  Hopefully this next move will be it until I graduate from school and go find my job.

The only writing that I have been doing has been papers and lesson plans.  Though thanks to James, the first draft of my manuscript is well into the first round of revisions.  I am very grateful for his help and the many many hours that he has put into it.

James invited me to go to a model train show.  It was fascinating. I now want to own a miniature model train set with all the toys and whistles.

I am addicted to Mt. Dew.  I haven't had any since Tuesday of last week.  I want a Mt. Dew.

Life is very very good, very very busy, and somewhat of a trail for me at this point.  But my head is held up, I can do anything with the Lords help.

Been Kinda Crazy

I know I haven't posted like I wanted too.  But life has been kinda crazy.  Looking for work, trying to keep my head above water with homework.  Would rather be writing, then doing anything else, except for sleep.

I have had a rough couple of weeks.  So everything, I mean everything, has fallen to the side.  I need to get my house back into a livable condition since it is a disaster.  Tripping over things to turn off the alarm clock would not be good if I ended up hitting my head against the corner of the desk.

But life will get better, I just don't know when.  Hopefully sooner rather then later.

In better news, I went to the release party of Oliva, written by my friend Julie Wright.  It is in an 8 book series, written by 3 other authors besides Julie, Josi S.Kilpack, Heather Brown Moore and Annette Luthy Lyon.  I am looking forward to reading them all.

Being at the release party, people asked me what I was writing.  I gave them a brief synopsis of my manuscript and they all seemed excited about it.  Authors and readers alike.  That was very encouraging.  Something that was good for me to hear.

I am really interested in writing horror for the younger audience, which Julie knows, she was surprised because this manuscript is historical fiction and not horror or even something close.  But I feel it is important to try and write in each genre so that I can learn and grow as an author.

One thing that I have learned writing this manuscript is that I love history so much that I would get sidetracked by my research and ended up at point J when I should have stopped at point C.  So I don't think writing historical fiction would be a good fit for me.