50K or Bust

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Happy NaNoWriMo!

It’s that time of year again! National Novel Writing Month!

Good luck to everyone that is participating this year!

50,000 words or bust!

Revision

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A piece of advice from NaNoWriMo:

Here's the thing about revision: it's as much about identifying the good stuff as it is about fixing the bad stuff.

……… and thus I continue with my revision process!

An Excerpt!

Amelia kept vigil at the window late into the night and soon fell asleep there. I had to move my sister from her spot in the window seat to her own room down the hall, as I’ve done many times before. Amelia has always been tiny, which is why she gets tossed in the air during basketball games, but to me she’s always just been my baby sister that I need to protect.

Gently placing her in her bed I make sure to pull the covers up around her shoulders and shut the door as I leave. It was on the return trip to my own room I heard my father come home, my mother waiting at the door for him; they spoke in hushed tones that only I could hear. I chose to remain hidden behind the wall and not go out onto the landing

“It was another,” dad says calmly, his tone tinged with sadness and anger.

“What?” mom gasps quietly. “Who? How?”

“I don’t know,” dad replies. “But I’m going to find out.”

“I don’t understand I thought there were precautions, protections in place to prevent this,” mom whispers.

They move to the kitchen and I listen; a plate is placed in the microwave and the timer is set. The hum of the appliance makes me refocus; I need to block out the machine and focus on the voices of my parents. In the few moments it took to adjust I missed a few words of their conversation but not much.

“They will not come for us,” dad states. It’s a firm promise to my mother, it’s a promise to protect us but from what I’m not sure. We live in suburbia, nothing happens here but the occasional egging on Halloween and maybe a missing bicycle or two.

“You can’t really promise that anymore though can you? This is the third one this year, Amelia …”

“She’s coming of age I know.” Dad sighs; I can picture him loosening his tie in my mind and slouching in his chair.

“You must protect her,” mom pleads. “I couldn’t stand it if …”

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“Marguerite I will not let anything happen to Amelia.” His voice is firm and determined.

The microwave timer alarms making me wince with the sudden piercing in my ears. One of my parents stops the chiming and the plate is moved from the microwave to the table, my father’s leftover dinner.

“I know it’s irrational and I don’t get to keep her forever. But she’s my baby.” Mom’s voice is wavering and my heart goes out to her, my sweet, sweet mother who’s affectionate but rarely cries.

“It’s not irrational Marguerite and I will protect her for you. I will do whatever I can to keep her safe.”

“Thank you.” 

My To Do List ...

So this week is one of those busy, busy weeks ...

Last night I celebrated 126 years of Tri Delta at the Long Island Alumnae Chapter's Annual Founder's Day dinner. Founder's Day is always one of my favorite events to attend as an alumna, it's a mix of both the alum and the collegiate members of Tri Delta but we're all coming together for the same thing.

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Today is the real exciting day however, at some point today my father and I will make it out to our local polling place and go Vote! 

I also have some serious writing to do today! As a writer and a participant in NaNoWriMo this is what I do whenever I am not at my job and even sometimes then. I always have a notebook or notepad with me where I can jot down notes and ideas so I can later get to a keyboard and create something out of it. Recently I've been unfailingly thankful for the Notes app on my phone because ideas keep hitting me in the middle of the night, rather than getting out of bed for a pen and paper my Notes app works just fine!

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TONIGHT! Tonight I am most excited for! Tonight I am Disney on Ice's Frozen with one of my favorite people! Victoria and I have been seeing Disney on Ice every year for the last four or five years. This year's show we are especially excited for!

So that's my To Do List for the day! Best get going ...

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

NaNoWriMo 2014

Excuse my brief pause in blogging this week as I prepare to throw myself, wholeheartedly, into NaNoWriMo this year. November is right around the corner and I plan to do even better than last year.

My final word count for November 2013 was 53,055. Let's see if I can do better this time around!

I've already got my concept in mind and a few notes here and there to refer to. I've got plot points I want to hit. All in all I'm way more organized this time around, so I'm hoping that this year's novel is infinitely better than last year's.

New Cover, New Look ... Same Awesome Tale

Available at Amazon & CreateSpace now!

     I'm super excited to announce the new cover art available for my novella Silver Moon! This new cover comes complete with an excerpt on the back from the story inside. 

     To my readers and buyers already I can not tell you how much I appreciate your support! Having sold more than a dozen copies already it's an extremely satisfying feeling. I'm glad to know that the hard work I put into the story, the characters and the world they live in is being enjoyed by others. The writing process was so frustrating, long, confusing and at times difficult. But most of all the entire process was fun and rewarding. I created a world all my own, characters that I feel as if I know as well as I know my friends and family.

     Soon I will start working on my next novel, hopefully a little longer but I'm quite satisfied with the length of my novella. I'm going to quality rather than quantity here folks. I can't wait to get into my next novel so I can share it with you all.

     But for right now I hope you all enjoy Silver Moon! 

Happy Reading! <3

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My first ever NaNoWriMo and of course I'm going to track my daily progress. Now I'm sure there's a technological way to do it, but sometimes you just need a pen and paper. I wrote a little over 1,000 words yesterday on November 1st, the official kick off of NaNoWriMo. Today I added a few thousand more words to the storyline. I'm still not sure if I'll be able to hit 50K in 30 days, but I'm sure as hell going to try. November 2nd is over in 9 more minutes and I'll tally my total at midnight.
Happy Writing ya'll!!