Post-NaNo

Well, it's more than halfway through December. What have I done since then? Not much. I went through my NaNo and decided what parts I'm going to keep when I try to rewrite this story again. I also went through the first draft that I wrote over two years ago and decided to keep some parts. However, I'm still going to rewrite them.

I also started to edit the first few chapters of my SuNo, Bonds of Freedom. As I'm reading through, I realized that there was a lot wrong with my placement in cities and I did not adquately do research for 1) scientific advances 2) geography and 3)history of the time period. This is a great insult to myself because I wanted to make the story as accurate as possible.

Instead, I went into SuNo without any thought about that. So when I'm going back and editing, I will have to look up that information. I remember once thinking that writing a story in your own country was hard, but it's even harder when you're trying to write a story in another one. Anyway, enough about that.

I don't know how many of you remember way back at the beginning of the year when I set up a crazy goal for myself to write six novels this year. I just wanted to inform you all that I failed. :P It wasn't really shocking though. At least, to me it wasn't. Out of the six novels I had planned, I started four of them. One was finished, the other three are either being scrapped (NaNo) or are still in the works. In the next year, I have set more realistic goals for me.

Goals for 2010:

-Finish editing Bonds of Freedom (my SuNo)
-Rewrite the beginning of The Jewel of the Ancients
-Write the first half of The Best of the Best
-Write the first half of The Second Rebellion

This does not include NaNo for next year as well as what July Extra Credit Project that I will more than likely be doing on CleanPlace.

Enjoy your holidays!

NaNo, Oh, NaNo

Well, it's the 30th. I have to be honest, ever since I pushed past 50,000 words I haven't written a lick on my NaNo. Quite honestly, my vision for this NaNo was to have it go better and far smoother than the last time I tried to write this story. Sadly, that did not happen and I am left with another pile of junk that needs to be sorted through before decided most of it's fate. There are a few things in what I wrote that I am going to keep. However, for the most part, I am going to scrap it. I hope you all did well on your novels and those of you still frantically writing, good luck!

Day Sixteen

Well, we've passed the halfway point in the month. Sadly, I have yet to pass my halfway point in my novel. I hope to get there soon though. Of course, the last time I said this, my halfway point ended up not being until really late in the novel. Oh well, that's life. :P I reached a lovely 40,000 words last night thanks to word wars. I also wrote 1300 more this morning while waiting for a family member to finish their eye exam. So, I feel as though I'm on a good track.

We'll see how the rest of the day pans out! Good luck to you all!

Day Fourteen

Well, it's day fourteen here in NaNo land. I must say that everyone is doing awesome. Your word counts are quite lovely and even if you are behind, I'm sure that you will catch up. You all have the determination to win and I'm sure that it will prove quite exhausting. However, you'll wake up on December first going "I'm done? Really?" Don't worry though, you can edit in that time. :P

As for me, my NaNo adventures have been sort of short and brief as I have had little time to write this past week or so. I've been suffering from major headaches, which hinders my thought process quite severely and thus rendering me incapible of working on my NaNo effectivly. Still, I am at a nice 35,000 words. I'm behind almost ten thousand words to meet my word goal for this month. However, I have the feeling that I will be among those who pull it off, even if I am word warring until the last minute. :P

Keep writing everyone!

Day Two of NaNo

Today is day two and I admit that I got a little frustrated earlier with my NaNo because I felt that it wasn't moving fast enough for my taste. However, now that I've killed one of my characters, I feel much better. I know that sounds quite odd, but most of you should be used to it by now. :P I finished my writing day at 14,100. I think I'm making good progress this month and I should finish early with my novel. Ha! That's if I don't take any vacation days near the middle of the month and I don't have headaches for a week straight. We'll see.

Everyone, keep writing! You're all doing great!

First Day of NaNo

Well, it's the kickoff to NaNo and I have a decent lead at 7,003. While it's not as comfortable as I would like to be, it's good. I hope you all are doing well. Don't be discouraged, have fun! :)

SuNo: Finished

Today, I finished typing my SuNo at 3:00 pm. The final word count for my novel is 207,065. I don't even want to think about editing at this point because I know it's going to be brutal yet hilarious. So I'm happy that I have finished that chapter and can now move on with NaNo! :D

*dances with joy*

Yuki

Finishing My SuNo

I have decided to make a resolution that I'm going to stick to. I have decided that if I do not finish my SuNo, I will not participate in NaNo. I'm hoping this will help me finish one novel this year. I really need to do so. I'm so close to the end too. So that is my goal for the month, we'll see how everything works out for me.

If I do finish my SuNo, I am going to be rewriting my fantasy trilogy for NaNo. I'm hoping that it will turn out better than the first attempt. There are very few people ho read it all the way through and those who did could tell you that it needed a lot of work. :P I have furthered my resolution to never leave off in mid-thought because of that. I will not have a repeat of that disaster. Huzzah for me. :P

Gearing up for NaNo

It's almost November again. My goodness, the time sure goes fast. I have finally decided on my plot for NaNoWriMo this year. I will be rewriting The Jewel of the Ancient. This time, I'm definately excited to get this up and going. Quite honestly because it's about time. Plus, I need to get my trilogy out of the way. :P I have lots of planning to do though. We'll see how everything goes! :D NaNo's coming soon!

160,000 words

Wow, just wow. I'm amazed, again. I never thought that I would be able to do it, but here I am. I pushed myself even more and there are more words than I know what to do with. Heh, I know amazing, right? I'm trying to work to wrap up my plot. I should be done between 14,000-20,000 more words and I hope that I get to type the infamous words "the end" for the first time in a long time. I am super excited to near the end of this journey and I cannot believe that time has gone by this quickly. Feels like yesterday that I was at 1K and going "My goodness, what have I gotten myself into?"

Keep writing to the very end!

Life will forever be the whisper in the wind

Somewhat of a poetic title, ne? I decided to name this post that because I am a little frustrated, upset, hurt, shocked, angry, and tired. I know, it's hard to imagine someone feeling those emotions all at once. Even though today is more mellow than yesterday, I am still...I don't even know how to describe my state right now. I was given a very unexpected call yesterday and I just don't know how I'm going to accomplish the task. Life is forever calling me and I have duties outside of writing (this I know, but it's been very hard). I don't want to go into details, just ask for a lot of prayer.

As for my SuNo, I'm a little disappointed that I'm not as far as I would like. I ended up missing my goal by about 4K last night, but I can't control everything. I'm thinking of aiming for 140K today, after I do what need to be done first. Depending on how I feel, I might go for more, but I just want to make that mile stone at least. I don't know whether I will make it past 180K (my secret goal) at this point. We'll see, it's all up to God and what He wants me to do.

I'll just keep trusting Him as I continue down this path. I have nowhere else to go, but with Him.

Keep writing, you all are doing great! :)

Yuki

120,000!

I reached 120,000 words recently and I don't know how to react. I'm shocked, excited, and questioning my sanity all at the same time. So, I'm going to up my word goal, of course. I have to see how much more I can manage to write in this month! I wonder who will be kind enough to pick me up off the floor after this month.

Keep writing! :D

I exceed my expectaions again

So today (well, yesterday if you want to get picky), I wrote a total of 14K. Do you know how hard it is to write that much without your brain melting? Mine's gone so don't ask for it. Anyway, because of that, I am now at 102,000. I am...shocked. My characters are finally starting to decide that getting to the halfway point would be a good idea. <_< This will end up being longer than what my NaNo is currently at. I have so ideas as to which scenes I can cut out though. I'm off to rest my melted brain, please let me rest in peace. :P

Day Seventeen

Wow, I am still stunned that I am so far in such a short amount of time. I'm currently at 90,000 words and...I don't even know what to say any more! I am just shocked to even make it this far. It's...amazing! :D

God has really been pushing me to get this done and I've been pushing myself because I want the message to be done. I'm a little worried that I might not complete the novel in the month's time because of how long it's taking me to get to my halfway point. I guess that's more motivation for me though. I hope that I do get it done.

Keep writing and don't let anyone tell you that you're doing horrible. You're all great! :D

Day Twelve of SuNo

Well, I'm quite proud of myself so far. I have reached sixty thousand words in just twelve days. Wow! I mean seriously, for me that's amazing. I can't believe that I even have that much written in such amount of time. I'm trying to make sure that I stay on track with my SuNo. I have my major plot points planned out and I'm going to make sure I reach them on time. I feel like God is pushing to get this novel finished in this month because of how much character development goes on in the story. I put my characters through several situations that may be uncomfortable for them, but the necessay for their development. My main character, Aveline, is especially fragile and is none too happy at what I've done with her.

Oh well, she'll soon find out that everything is better on th ohter side and that she won't know how she lived her life before. It's amazing what God's doing in my novel and how He is working in it. I am so blown away at everything that is happening and how everything is taking shape according to His plan.

Everyone is doing great on their SuNos. No one should ever feel bad because they aren't as far as some of us are and they should be proud of the words that they've gotten. I hope you all aren't comparing yourself to me or any of the other speedy people because that is unfair to yourself.

Keep going and have a blessed day!

July 10th!

Well, it's ten days into July and it's time for me to take a mini-break. I know that sounds lazy of me, but today is a some-what special day for me and several friends that I know. So I'm not going to be writing today, or if I do, it will be a small amount. I'm pretty proud of my word count right now because of all the hard work that I've put into this. I feel like there's still a long journey for me ahead with writing this and God has put the message on my heart. He's guiding my words and I'm so thankful that He is on my side. I hope that this novel will touch many and help them realize what I've come to realize: You are never alone. Even when you feel as though you've isolated yourself, you are never alone. Whether it be with friends, family, or God, you are not abandoned and you are love.

*hugs everyone* I love you all and keep writing!

Day Eight

So my Suno is progressing very well, I'm techincally way ahead where I'm supposed to be, but that's all right. I like being ahead. I'm working on my way to 40,000, well I will be as soon I get some other writing done. I can't believe that it's the eighth all ready. Where have my days gone? *panic* I feel them slipping away. Anyway, everyone is doing great on their SuNos. I can't wait to read some of them.

Keep up the awesome work all!

Day Four and Five Update

So I have been pushing myself for the past few days to get caught up, stay caught up, and working hard for my goal. So far, I'm right on track and surprisingly slightly ahead (or at least I was). I'm all set to make my way to 24k today. I don't have much planned for the day so it should be spent writing, writing, and writing. If things go well, I may think of upping my goal of 120,000 to something different. However, that's if everything goes well today. I think it shall though because it's raining outside. YOu have no idea how much easier it is to write with rain in comparison to sweltering heat. :P (Hey, I'm from the Northwest, I'm used to rain.)

Anyway, keep going on your SuNo's! :D

Day Three of SuNo

Well, I thought about giving up on my SuNo, but decided against it. Instead I have added some to the beginning and am a little bit happier with how everything is going. ^^ I did word wars with several people today which was such a great motivation. I realize now how much my characters love to bait each other. :P I guess I like writing them like that. They take jibes at each other and then make up in the end.

Anyway, I'm about 4k behind where I want to be. However, I hope to catch up soon.

Keep writing, you're all awesome! ^^

Day Two of SuNo

Hey everyone, SuNo started yesterday. I stayed up until midnight in anticipation for the start of it. While waiting, I watched several people start theirs, which dismayed me a little. I played cheerleader for those who had started. This year, I'm not only focusing on my novel, but I want others to get theirs done as well. :) I very much enjoy helping other people out with their plots. However, I feel like it's draining me a little.

My writing, I feel is going too fast for my taste so I'm going to spend a lot of time added some things to the four thousand I have written. I like my plot and am constantly coming up with ideas, but I'm just concerned that it won't be enough material for my word goal.

Keep writing everyone and look for more updates in the future!

Yuki

SuNo-SuNo-SuNoWriMo!

Okay, excuse the title. I'm a little estatic about July. For the month of July CleanPlace will be doing another SuNoWriMo! Woot! I'm so excited. The last time this happened was in July of 2007, so two years ago. The novel which came out of that is "finished" but in dire need of editing. Yes, SuNo of '07 produced an on-going trilogy, which is in deperate need of finishing. The Kiona Jewel Trilogy has been placed on a temporary hiatus until...I figure out everything.

This year for my SuNo, I am looking at two plots that I am very interested in writing. The first one involves forgiveness and the other is trust and being satisfied with you're at in your life. I want to write both of them, so whatever one I don't to for SuNo will end up being my NaNo. I've just got to figure out which one I'm going to work on. Oh the perils of having plots abound. :P Anyway, wish me luck!

Curveballs

For the past five months, I've been shown that my plans are not as important as God's. My 6+6 project is at a standstill because of several things in my life that have taken priority. I don't know when I'll be able to get back on track (or if I'll even be able to). Right now I'm really tired and not 100%. There's something going on with me physically and it's taking a huge toll on my body. I hardly have any stamina and I'm hoping to get out of that soon.

On the back of that, I am going to be participating in the second CleanPlace vlogging project. Basically, there will be a number of various members posting videos all about a certain topic. I can't wait to get started. My first vlog will be up next Friday. :D

Taking every day one step at a time,
Yuki

Update

Well, my 6+6 project is going. I decided to finish writing Last One Standing and get that out of the way. I needed to do so and that way I'll feel better about this whole thing. *coughs* But I did start another novel. So far it's on hold. I want to write on it but I'm having a hard time getting into them. My characters feel the same to me. Maybe I should change their personalities up a little. We'll see though!

Happy New Year!

Well, it's offcial. I'm on the clock for my 6+6 project. I'm going to be embarking on one of the toughest journies ever in my writing career. But I think I'm going to be okay. So I claim. I found out that I'm going to be writing a novel during finals week for this quarter at school That's something that will be an interesting task because the last time I tried to do that (NaNo 2007), I failed. So we'll see. Happy new year to you all! Please pray for me as I work on this task.

I'm praying for all of you. At midnight, I opened the new year with prayer. I gave my writing to Him. I'm interested to see where He'll take me. :)

Hold fast,
Yuki