And I'm back for a moment!
With a little help from my VIP of a BF (very important person of a best friend) I have a snip it to share with you all! :) Comments are welcome, grammar nazi's on the other hand are not. I have not edited this piece at all so please, be kind!
Without further ado....
Jessi sat straight up and looked around while the girl stood by, nervously waiting for an answer to her question. “Uh, miss?” the girl asked. Jessi looked at the girl again with wide eyes. “She asked me something. Who is she? Why does she look like she just came from a medieval play?” Jessi thought. The young girl was wearing little roughed up ballet flats, a long light brown dress with a couple patches near the bottom of the dress, and a dark green cloak clasped at the neck. “Are you alright?” the girl repeated. Jessi blinked and remembered she had yet to answer, “Uh, I’m not sure. I-I think so. W-Where am I?” she replied. The girl cocked her head in confusion, “King’s Roots, at the wizard’s tree. You’re not from here are you?” she said. Jessi shook her head as her thoughts swam. “King’s Roots? Where is that? I’ve never heard of that? Where’s Azur?” she thought. The girl offered her hand, “I think you might have hit your head a little hard. Our medicine official should take a look at that bump before you do any more traveling. I’m Rae, who are you?” she said. Jessi hesitated a moment before taking Rae’s hand, “I’m Jessi.”
Short and sweet! Hope you guys enjoyed it :) *might* be persuaded to post another snip it next week (if all goes well with this one).
Until next time!
~Kelsey~
Thursday, November 7, 2013
NaNoWriMo Journey: Week 1
Hey yall!
Taking a quick break from novel writing to update everyone on what's happened in week 1 of NaNoWriMo!
Reminder: NaNoWriMo is all of November, goal is to write 50,000 words for a novel from scratch...unless you're a rebel like a couple of my friends and are continuing a novel and/or have a chapter goal. (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)
I'm a bit of a rebel myself. I am going for the 50,000, but if time permits I'm doubling the goal. Yep, that's right. 100,000 words in one. month. Yes, you may call me crazy, but that claim better come with chocolate and encouragement....or at least the chocolate. Seriously, my stash is gone and I have to share the cookies with my family.
On my personal facebook I have been keeping everyone entertained with posts about my progress, so I'll share a few with you to see what I've been up to this past week! (No, I'm not giving out my personal facebook.)
"Day 1 Completed - I am quite happy with my work today although I have continually had to push my inner editor back into the closet, it was a good day.
Work on Novel Completed today: Prologue, Chapter 1, Started on Chapter 2 and my current word count is 3,022 words!"
"NaNoWriMo Day 2 - Made some real progress considering I didn't get started till the afternoon I have officially turned off all little red/green squiggly lines to keep my inner editor at bay and I refuse to rewrite something, even if I *know* it's the wrong information. That must wait until editing time, which is AFTER November! *throws away key* inner editor is gonna have to wait
Work Accomplished (so far)
Word Count: 6,114
Chapters: 2 complete chapters and started my 3rd
Pages: a measly 13, but each chapter has 5 or more pages
Plot: moving slowly, but this is necessary. must. write. words."
Current Word Count: 10,347"
Today's Total Word Count: 13,250 (cookies for Kelsey!)
4 chapters and started on chapter 5
27 pages"
Total Word Count of Today: 19,279
7 chapters and started chapter 8
40 pages"
Taking a quick break from novel writing to update everyone on what's happened in week 1 of NaNoWriMo!
Reminder: NaNoWriMo is all of November, goal is to write 50,000 words for a novel from scratch...unless you're a rebel like a couple of my friends and are continuing a novel and/or have a chapter goal. (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)
I'm a bit of a rebel myself. I am going for the 50,000, but if time permits I'm doubling the goal. Yep, that's right. 100,000 words in one. month. Yes, you may call me crazy, but that claim better come with chocolate and encouragement....or at least the chocolate. Seriously, my stash is gone and I have to share the cookies with my family.
On my personal facebook I have been keeping everyone entertained with posts about my progress, so I'll share a few with you to see what I've been up to this past week! (No, I'm not giving out my personal facebook.)
"Day 1 Completed - I am quite happy with my work today although I have continually had to push my inner editor back into the closet, it was a good day.
Work on Novel Completed today: Prologue, Chapter 1, Started on Chapter 2 and my current word count is 3,022 words!"
"NaNoWriMo Day 2 - Made some real progress considering I didn't get started till the afternoon I have officially turned off all little red/green squiggly lines to keep my inner editor at bay and I refuse to rewrite something, even if I *know* it's the wrong information. That must wait until editing time, which is AFTER November! *throws away key* inner editor is gonna have to wait
Work Accomplished (so far)
Word Count: 6,114
Chapters: 2 complete chapters and started my 3rd
Pages: a measly 13, but each chapter has 5 or more pages
Plot: moving slowly, but this is necessary. must. write. words."
Middle of Day 4 - "Listening to Celtic music on Pandora, lovely instrumental song was playing then suddenly......Star Wars Theme o_o Not that I don't mind this, but I wasn't exactly expecting this to be on the Celtic music station....
Current Word Count: 10,347"
"NaNoWriMo Day 4 - Had a full day to write so I added a "cookie" goal. Basically I just added a double bonus goal and gave it a fun name xD I'm proud to say I met and went above all of my goals today! I also have introduced another important character and uncovered an interesting back story to a minor character (minor only in presence, he's pretty key later in my plot...kinda thrilled with his story though!). My portal has opened again and has led me to another world again so I can't wait to explore it tomorrow with my new character and MC (main character)! I did have a moment of panic as my document decided to add 9,000 pages to it and, I thought, had deleted my story. Moment is over and all is well...although I'm probably throwing this thing on a back up drive asap!
Today's Total Word Count: 13,250 (cookies for Kelsey!)
4 chapters and started on chapter 5
27 pages"
"NaNo Day 6 - Does writing a personal statement for a college application count? I think it should count...that's what ate up my time for real writing today anyways. I did what I could in the little bit of time I had today, but tomorrow is a different story. Lots and lots of time to write
Total Word Count of Today: 19,279
7 chapters and started chapter 8
40 pages"
And that's all the "journal entries" for now! Yes, I know I skipped day 5, but there really wasn't much posted on that day, so if you want to know I'll post it later.
Today is day 7 and I place on writing up to 21,000 words and moving forward with the main plot. (yay, finally!) But first, I better post this and get the dishes done. (yes, even authors need to do the dishes.)
Hope yall are doing well! If you're doing NaNo this year, tell me what your goal is and how you're doing so far. If you're not, any dares/questions/chocolate are also welcome! I'm going to try and look back through my work and find a piece to post for all to read later today.
Until next time!
~Kelsey~
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Hours to Go and the Big Reveal
There's only a few hours left! (insert squeals of writer joy and excitement)
November is but hours away and I cannot wait to get started on my novel!
....okay, maybe I can.
Last night, as I was thinking through last minute details that needed tweaking, I stumbled into a very very large plot hole. It was one of those little details that I had allowed to grow out of proportion and even worse, it is only mentioned in the first couple pages. That's it. You never hear of it again. But it is so vitally important to my plot that it became a huge hole in my plot!
I know, some of you could care less seeing as you haven't even heard my plot yet. ...Okay most of you haven't heard my plot yet, but it's still a problem!
Lucky for me I finished up some last minute details in my "normal life" to where my November is officially free. I have nothing planned for daily activity. Just occasional plans outside of my home (which is why I'm glad writing is a portable career). So this leaves the rest of my time to fix the plot hole and write!
Okay, I promised you guys a plot summary a couple days ago. I got approval from my bestie (no, she's not biased. She is a reader and therefore has good input) and can now reveal it to you all! So without further ado (insert drum roll here) my NaNoWriMo Plot Summary!
Camelot Reborn
"Camelot is fading. King Arthur has passed and Merlin has long since gone. While reading through his master's notes, the last apprentice of Merlin comes across a prophecy that had not been spoken of. A prophecy that foretold of Camelot's glorious rebirth along with the rebirth of King Arthur and Merlin. Thousands of years past and Camelot became nothing but legends and stories. At least, that's what we were all made to believe.
17 year old Jessi Storm was preparing for a horse competition in England when she stumbles into a portal that takes her to two new worlds that have ties with the ancient kingdom of Camelot and most importantly, the prophecy that would bring it back. Jessi is in awe of the worlds and those that live in them, but when the prophecy of Camelot's rebirth is brought back into light, she quickly finds that they are more dangerous than she thought.
An ancient evil power has returned and is focused on one thing: destroy the chances of Camelot's return.
Jessi is now head deep in the middle of the conflict and whether she likes it or not, she could be the key to saving or destroying the prophecy."
17 year old Jessi Storm was preparing for a horse competition in England when she stumbles into a portal that takes her to two new worlds that have ties with the ancient kingdom of Camelot and most importantly, the prophecy that would bring it back. Jessi is in awe of the worlds and those that live in them, but when the prophecy of Camelot's rebirth is brought back into light, she quickly finds that they are more dangerous than she thought.
An ancient evil power has returned and is focused on one thing: destroy the chances of Camelot's return.
Jessi is now head deep in the middle of the conflict and whether she likes it or not, she could be the key to saving or destroying the prophecy."
Comments? Questions? Any other writers currently biting at their nails or chomping at the bit to get at November? Leave them below!
Next time you hear from me I'll be deep into my novel! And if you do hear from me...that usually means I've hit a wall. Anyways, until then...see ya!
~Kelsey~
Monday, October 28, 2013
Week Zero
Hello all! I'm back and have exciting news to share with you.
It's Week Zero!!!!
Okay, so maybe I should explain why that's so exciting.
Week Zero is the week of NaNoWriMo. We are down to a matter of days before the chaos of writing begins. This means I get to start writing my novel very, very soon, which excites me very, very much.
On the flip side of the excitement, there is panic. For every NaNo participant there is that slight panic as we reach the days before Day 1 and that is this - The Planning Panic.
The planning panic starts in the beginning October where we begin to wonder things like: "Is my plot ready? Do I even have a plot? What about my characters? Do they have a back story? Do they need a back story?!" and so on. We tend to over think during the planning panic, as we don't want to hit Week 3 and suddenly we hit the wall of nothingness.
("wall of nothingness" - a wall in which writers hit during Week 3 of NaNoWriMo where they do not know where to go with their story, nor do they know if they should continue writing. This is where the Inner Editor tends to prey on helpless writers.)
But, the good news for all of those who have friends that are taking part in NaNoWriMo is this insanity does not last forever. The bad news, though, is it will last until the writer is comfortable with their novel plot, characters and whatnot or until November is here. Usually it's the latter.
Whatever the case, Week Zero is a nerve bending week. This year, I'm excited about getting to Day 1! I will hopefully have time in the middle of preparing for November to post my plot summary here so you all can see it (of course there are a few people that need to see it first....so you'll see it around the Wednesday/Thursday mark).
Currently in my writing journey, I am in the post outlining phase. I have finished plotting out important chapter moments and my characters are mostly squared away. I have to write out a bit more on them, find important Scriptures that will help pull them together and finally, make sure I'm freed up for November.
So what about you guys? What are you doing this Zero Week? Are you prepping for NaNoWriMo? Working on something else? School projects? Let me know down in the comments!
See you all next time!!
~Kelsey~
It's Week Zero!!!!
Okay, so maybe I should explain why that's so exciting.
Week Zero is the week of NaNoWriMo. We are down to a matter of days before the chaos of writing begins. This means I get to start writing my novel very, very soon, which excites me very, very much.
On the flip side of the excitement, there is panic. For every NaNo participant there is that slight panic as we reach the days before Day 1 and that is this - The Planning Panic.
The planning panic starts in the beginning October where we begin to wonder things like: "Is my plot ready? Do I even have a plot? What about my characters? Do they have a back story? Do they need a back story?!" and so on. We tend to over think during the planning panic, as we don't want to hit Week 3 and suddenly we hit the wall of nothingness.
("wall of nothingness" - a wall in which writers hit during Week 3 of NaNoWriMo where they do not know where to go with their story, nor do they know if they should continue writing. This is where the Inner Editor tends to prey on helpless writers.)
But, the good news for all of those who have friends that are taking part in NaNoWriMo is this insanity does not last forever. The bad news, though, is it will last until the writer is comfortable with their novel plot, characters and whatnot or until November is here. Usually it's the latter.
Whatever the case, Week Zero is a nerve bending week. This year, I'm excited about getting to Day 1! I will hopefully have time in the middle of preparing for November to post my plot summary here so you all can see it (of course there are a few people that need to see it first....so you'll see it around the Wednesday/Thursday mark).
Currently in my writing journey, I am in the post outlining phase. I have finished plotting out important chapter moments and my characters are mostly squared away. I have to write out a bit more on them, find important Scriptures that will help pull them together and finally, make sure I'm freed up for November.
So what about you guys? What are you doing this Zero Week? Are you prepping for NaNoWriMo? Working on something else? School projects? Let me know down in the comments!
See you all next time!!
~Kelsey~
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Reviving the Blog
Soooo, it's been a little too long since this blog has been used. I apologize, but I have been busy lately....ya know graduating high school and stuff.
Anyways, with this blog being open for business again I'm going to focus my posting more from updating on my crazy life to my writing adventures. For example, something you'll be seeing in the near future is posts on my journey through my fifth year of NaNoWriMo! (which I'll explain a little bit more of later)
I'm excited about what I'll be posting and I may actually find like minded people out there! (which would be awesome)
Alright, so to explain some upcoming posts: NaNoWriMo Journey. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writer's Month and it takes place every year in November. This is an event heard around the world as writers and non-writers alike come together with one goal in mind: Write a novel of 50,000 words in one month. Sounds crazy right? What if I told you I did this crazy thing 4 years in a row (losing only once and lowering my goal only once)? Yep, I have 4 novels currently sitting on my hard drive and no, they are not leaving this hard drive. This year, on the other hand, may be a bit different. I'm excited about this year's idea and if it all goes well, it may turn into something of worth! I'll post my idea/plot on here later when I get it just right. Until then, if you want to check out NaNoWriMo yourself, go here or if you're under 18 go here. You'll be glad you did!
If you want to hear anything specific from me, post in the comments!
If you want to hear from a character (not related to any novel I'm currently working on), check out my other blog here!
Thanks for reading! I'll post again soon! :)
~Kelsey~
Anyways, with this blog being open for business again I'm going to focus my posting more from updating on my crazy life to my writing adventures. For example, something you'll be seeing in the near future is posts on my journey through my fifth year of NaNoWriMo! (which I'll explain a little bit more of later)
I'm excited about what I'll be posting and I may actually find like minded people out there! (which would be awesome)
Alright, so to explain some upcoming posts: NaNoWriMo Journey. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writer's Month and it takes place every year in November. This is an event heard around the world as writers and non-writers alike come together with one goal in mind: Write a novel of 50,000 words in one month. Sounds crazy right? What if I told you I did this crazy thing 4 years in a row (losing only once and lowering my goal only once)? Yep, I have 4 novels currently sitting on my hard drive and no, they are not leaving this hard drive. This year, on the other hand, may be a bit different. I'm excited about this year's idea and if it all goes well, it may turn into something of worth! I'll post my idea/plot on here later when I get it just right. Until then, if you want to check out NaNoWriMo yourself, go here or if you're under 18 go here. You'll be glad you did!
If you want to hear anything specific from me, post in the comments!
If you want to hear from a character (not related to any novel I'm currently working on), check out my other blog here!
Thanks for reading! I'll post again soon! :)
~Kelsey~
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Catch Up From Insanity!
So I haven't posted since January and a lot has changed since then. I know there's probably only one or two people reading my posts, but hey whatever works. Ok onto updates!
First thing the Brazil mission trip was AMAZING! I had an amazing time there and I can't wait to go back next year and hopefully with my sister this year! Second, my Sweet 16 was this year and my best friend surprised me by coming down to spend time with me :) Best Birthday EVER! Finally, I spent three weeks of my summer with the same best friend! One week in Daytona for a BigStuf camp, one week at her home in Georgia and one final week with her back home with me. :)
So enough with the updates on my life, here's what's coming up in writing world!
If you didn't know about this before, know now! Bryan Davis (Favorite Christian author!!!!) is going off on tour and is going to start writing the second book in his new series called Children of the Bard very soon. His tour begins September 13 and all his stops are listed on his blog which is right here --> http://daviscrossing.blogspot.com/ so go check out his map and see if he's coming to your town!
Also, if you enjoy reading unpublished yet amazing undiscovered gems you may want to check out Wattpad.com! I've been on there for several weeks and found all sorts of amazing stories! You can also upload your own stories for many others all over the world! Check it out here! http://www.wattpad.com/
As if you didn't realize, it is now September. But I bet some of you didn't know that coming up in less than two months is my favorite time of the year. That's right folks, NaNoWriMo is coming!! If you have no idea what I'm talking about here's what it is in a nutshell: NaNoWriMo is a challenge for all writers and non-writers to try their hand at creating a 50,000 word novel within the month of November. Its so much fun and I'm planning on doing the youth program again this year! If you're interested in either the adult or the youth program of NaNoWriMo check these websites out! http://www.nanowrimo.org/ & http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
Well that's all for now folks! I may be back some time soon with just some random bursts from my life, thoughts and writing as well as others writing! Stay Tuned! =D
First thing the Brazil mission trip was AMAZING! I had an amazing time there and I can't wait to go back next year and hopefully with my sister this year! Second, my Sweet 16 was this year and my best friend surprised me by coming down to spend time with me :) Best Birthday EVER! Finally, I spent three weeks of my summer with the same best friend! One week in Daytona for a BigStuf camp, one week at her home in Georgia and one final week with her back home with me. :)
So enough with the updates on my life, here's what's coming up in writing world!
If you didn't know about this before, know now! Bryan Davis (Favorite Christian author!!!!) is going off on tour and is going to start writing the second book in his new series called Children of the Bard very soon. His tour begins September 13 and all his stops are listed on his blog which is right here --> http://daviscrossing.blogspot.com/ so go check out his map and see if he's coming to your town!
Also, if you enjoy reading unpublished yet amazing undiscovered gems you may want to check out Wattpad.com! I've been on there for several weeks and found all sorts of amazing stories! You can also upload your own stories for many others all over the world! Check it out here! http://www.wattpad.com/
As if you didn't realize, it is now September. But I bet some of you didn't know that coming up in less than two months is my favorite time of the year. That's right folks, NaNoWriMo is coming!! If you have no idea what I'm talking about here's what it is in a nutshell: NaNoWriMo is a challenge for all writers and non-writers to try their hand at creating a 50,000 word novel within the month of November. Its so much fun and I'm planning on doing the youth program again this year! If you're interested in either the adult or the youth program of NaNoWriMo check these websites out! http://www.nanowrimo.org/ & http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
Well that's all for now folks! I may be back some time soon with just some random bursts from my life, thoughts and writing as well as others writing! Stay Tuned! =D
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Hello 2011!!!!
So I haven't updated since December 19, 2010. I really didn't mean to do that very sorry. O_o
Onto the update!
So recently many things have changed.
1. I have glasses! FINALLY!!! I can now see much better than I used to!
2. Starting to get over some kind of cold or something weird
3. Brazil mission trip is coming up!!!
So as you can see many things have happened since my last post. Now for the New Year I am super excited! So many things are happening and I'm very excited! Please keep my Brazil trip in your prayers. I have been finding it hard to get the things I need done when I need my parents help to get it. I think Satan is trying to attack and I sure hope that I can still go. In other words doubt has shown up at my door. Let me know if there's anything I can pray for you as well!
As for my writing I am going back and forth as normal from different writings and I have been reading a lot of other stuff too!
Anyways I hope that you guys had a great New Year and that some how in some crazy way God has already shown up this year for you :)
Onto the update!
So recently many things have changed.
1. I have glasses! FINALLY!!! I can now see much better than I used to!
2. Starting to get over some kind of cold or something weird
3. Brazil mission trip is coming up!!!
So as you can see many things have happened since my last post. Now for the New Year I am super excited! So many things are happening and I'm very excited! Please keep my Brazil trip in your prayers. I have been finding it hard to get the things I need done when I need my parents help to get it. I think Satan is trying to attack and I sure hope that I can still go. In other words doubt has shown up at my door. Let me know if there's anything I can pray for you as well!
As for my writing I am going back and forth as normal from different writings and I have been reading a lot of other stuff too!
Anyways I hope that you guys had a great New Year and that some how in some crazy way God has already shown up this year for you :)
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