Two Weeks

So, it's been two weeks since my last post. Two weeks since I began the whole NanoWriMo thing. I haven't exactly kept up with it - how like me that is. I am a horrible procrastinator and my mind creates new projects and ideas before finishing the first project or idea. I have been working on that though. I've been crocheting a lot more now that it's getting colder - so I'm only working on two crafts at a time for that: a baby blanket for my best friends baby (super duper excited about that and that this is my first blanket making ever!!) and a shark hat for my cousin. Once I finish the hat I'll begin another hat for my other cousin - these hats are Christmas presents and as my future niece/nephew is not due til the end of march I can work on Christmas gifts first - top priority. So I've been working on crochet projects, and though writing is important to me, so is crafting. Also, I spend most of my days at work - 12 hour shifts - and I can't bring my laptop there to work on my book. I bring my notebook and write in there, but by the time I get home I just want to change into pajamas and fall asleep, so I don't get to type up what I wrote previously until days later. I have written 8,000 words though in two weeks and I think that is PHENOMENAL for me, the great procrastinator. Because all the books I have ever started, I totally lose interest in in a matter of minutes and start working on something else. So the fact that I'm sticking with my train of thought for this book is also pretty EPIC, so I'm rather proud of myself even though I'm not sticking to the daily word goal. It is my first year doing it as well. It's also a different topic than I'm used to doing all together. Usually what I write about is of love and relationships and all that. This time, its sort of a thriller. No relationship drama there. I don't even know if I'm going to give it a happy ending yet, just because I hate that almost every book or movie ends with a happy ending. But considering that I do know what's going to happen, eventually, I think it will end up happy, just for the sake of my main characters. I just haven't really figured out the ending or the little bits in between yet. But I'm working on it and I'm excited about it, I just don't have all the time I wish I had to write consistently. But then again, I do need me time. And writing makes my brain hurt sometimes, so it is good to take breaks once in a while. I'll keep you posted on how it's going. So far, on the NanoWriMo website, it says I won't finish til February 1st. But even so, this book is doing a lot better than all my other unfinished projects. Rock on!!

November - National Novel Writing Month

I have always wanted to write a novel. ALWAYS! But my brain runs on too many tangents and can't seem to keep focused on one topic at a time. That's why I usually stick with poems or short stories and have been trying to dabble in writing reviews on books and movies because I love reading (http://livelaughluvsmile.blogspot.com/). So, when looking for a quote of the day or what's going on for the month of November I came across http://nanowrimo.org/. It's a website devoted to writing a novel in an entire month, with inspirational videos and meetups in your hometown to meet with other writers doing the same thing you are. I think this is awesome and may just be the motivation I need to kick myself in the ass and finally finish that novel. Let's do this!!