Ha!

I'd practically forgotten I have another blog.lol. I will be posting in the coming weeks!!!We'll see if anyone ever visits this blog anymore! Fun, fun, fun!

Book=Done

I finished my book in 19 days!! It topped out at 90,155 words according to my computer's word counter. BUT-this is a huge but- NaNo's word counter says I only wrote 89,907 words. Where the heck did 248 words go? Is NaNo just being mean? Is NaNo running a conspiracy against me? Or were the 248 words in question so horribly written that the NaNo system rejected them?lol.

But seriously, I don't care. I finished the book!! I'm pretty surprised. YAY for NaNo! I think I'll do this every year! It got me out of my writing rut. And I can't put too fine a point on just how amazing this experience has been.

Chris Baty totally rocks!!

How is your writing going? I'm really just proud of everyone who took up this challenge regardless of word count!

Let the Games Begin!!

Happy first day of NaNo!!!

I wish every participant luck! May our word counts be high and our coffee cups filled.:)



PS: Yes, I made this post at least partially as a procrastination tool.*g*

Author Talk

I don’t know about the rest of you but I am in love with Author Talk. Not only are Jill Monroe and Gena Showalter super talented but they’re crazy hilarious. When I grow up I want to be one of them(either one will do). I encourage you to check out their blogs and their videos if you haven’t had the privilege yet.
Check out their newest video:

Happy Birthday . . .

. . . to me!

Well, I'm no longer on the very cusp of turning twenty-three. I'm actually there. Man I feel old. Doesn't it just sound so old? Ok, I'm probably really odd for saying that. In fact, I know I'm odd for saying that. But I can't help that I feel the weight of my age for the first time since I was thirteen.

I would be happy to stop aging at twenty-two. Edward Cullen got to stop at eighteen - but that's not cool because he's way old and can't get anything more than a virgin margarita? Weird.

Anyway, the best gift you can all give me for my birthday is a moment of silence. Start now!


Keep going...





And going...





Ok, thanks!

Happy B-Day to EVERYONE who has an August birthday!:)

And, tell me, just for kicks, what age would you have liked to stop at?

Greetings From Florida!

(x-posted from First Edition)
I liked the title of Steph’s post yesterday so much that I’ve decided to steal it and run with it. I’m not above petty thievery.lol. Although, my post has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I’m writing to you from Florida. In fact, the more I contemplate this plan of action the more I’m sure this post will be disappointing. I don’t really have a writing topic to discuss today but I will pervert this post so thoroughly that by the end it will sound like one. Promise.

I went to see The Dark Knight last night and I can’t put too much emphasis on how phenomenal it was. I love Christian Bale anyway, but Christian Bale in a Batman costume and kicking butt? *sigh*. Heath Ledger also brought down the house with a, as you’ve most likely heard, powerhouse performance. In fact EVERY supporting character was fleshed out and truly added a full-bodied feel to the piece(imagine an Eloisa James novel here).

Now, I never saw Batman Begins but that didn’t stop me from falling in love with this movie.It had deep undercurrents(what makes a hero?) and strong emotion(Ah, young love!). I still totally think Batman and Rachel are the best couple out of all of the comic book movies thus far(although, I don’t think she was in the comic books).

I wanted to watch this movie again just so I could savor how good it was.

And now for how I’m going to twist this post into a writing topic. Batman was a great film for character study. I was so in love with every character-except for with the joker it was more a ‘love to hate’ vibe. So this week I’m giving out homework: go watch the Dark Knight and call me in the morning *g*. It really can’t help but assist your writing. My brother and I stayed up for hours dissecting this movie after it was done. It will definitely inspire you. (And if not, at least you won’t have wasted money on something like Glitter).

So, I have two questions for you this week: What inspires you? And how do you make your characters into real seeming people?