Nano Training Time

I have neglected this blog like all year
I haven't neglected my writing yet though

My nano book last year is finished! took a lot of work but its all done.  I am writing the whole thing over again, fixing the bad parts keeping the good, then I'm going to send it to a few trusted friends for a first read through.  Once that's over, I plan to write it one last time and send it off to a publisher!!  The world will know the origins to Peter Pan according to me :)

So its time to start training for this year.  Its only a few months away but its time to start again.  I like to go in with a game plan, an idea and an outline of events to work off of.  Once I did 30 chapter ideas to write about each day.  That worked to an extent, but my chapters usually fell short of the word count minimum per day.  An outline of events and then writing until your numbers are up seems to be the best method for me.

I have a few ideas brewing too.  A time travel thriller, another peter pan story to be told as a sort of sequel to james, basically following tiger lily after she leaves the lost boys and stops speaking to people, a humorous take on super heroes where every single person has a power, a drama about kids in the middle of the high school popularity chart who start strive to be noticed and accidentally kill a teacher.  Those are just a few that are brewing.  It got to the point where I had to start making notes in my phone whenever I get a new Idea so it doesn't slip away from me. 

So, its coming towards the end of august, how to I plan to train?  I plan to...
1. pick a frickin idea
2. outline
3. start a daily prompt blog to get back into the grove of daily word limits
4. get some new classical music.
5. finish big love on HBO go so I'm not tempted to watch instead of write
6. find a healthy reward for when I meet my goals.

So last year one of the things that kept me writing was rewarding myself with candy whenever I made a small accomplishment.  I used to do an m&m for ever 200 words.  Since then I have lost 60 pounds and am not interested in eating candy anymore.  Maybe I will give myself video game time or something.  Like for every 200 words I write I get 5 minutes on the xbox. 

Well, fellow nano-ers I hope you're training season is going well, your books are thick and your creative juices are flowing!

Basically, I fail at life

So I didn't finish nano
I haven't finished my book
I gave up, like the ADD child that I am

So welcome to day one of the school semester
and day one of my triumphant return.

Nano day Twelve: Yikes

I tried so hard to reach 30,000 yesterday, but my fingers gave up at 29,200 something something.  I'm a little bummed, but who can blame me.  I have the 300 hours of Skyrim sitting in my bedroom that I felt the need to get started on.

I decided to be a breton, though they are pretty much useless with a sword.  In skyrim you can't pick and choose your skill sets, you start with a few and then grow from there so I though "WTF mate" lets go with the magic humanoid and train her to do both well.  And may I say that I have a nack for making beautiful characters.

I also introduced a new character into JAMES last night.  I really enjoyed my "adam and eve" intro with Lily and James, so I decided to keep the Genesis themes going and gave my book a talking snake that kind of sets up the idea that the fairies are bad.  He lives in a fruit tree near an oasis.  So today I'll write over 5,000 if I can stand it, get myself to 35,000 so that I'll only have 15,000 left to go, which will hopefully mean I finish my the end of next weekend. =)

Nano Day Twelve: Short, Sweet, To the Point

I have 4,000 words to write today, and Skyrim sitting next to my xbox - lets get it the FREAK on

Nano Day Eleven: Make a Wish

Today is 11.11.11 - it's time to make a wish.  I always wish on the clock at 11:11, so why can I wish on a day.

I am going to wish that my re-write is better than my draft.  This is getting more and more painful each time I re-read a section.

I am going to wish that the rest of my paycheck comes in today.

I am going to wish that my boyfriend does something overly sweet for me since he's off today.

I am going to wish for Teriyaki Chicken Bowls from costco (and then go make that wish come true)

I am going to wish that agents and publishers like my book just as much as the people who took the time to send me a message on nanowrimo - I love them <3

I am going to wish that I get another good idea, preferably for a book series.

I am also going to wish for a peppermint mocha latte, because I'm broke and I probably won't get it but I want one

Nano day Ten: I'm a slacker

I only wrote 1,000 words last night, despite my vow to do 2,000 a night.  It was nice to have a semi-break though and enjoy some TV with the boyfriend.  I needed a night like last night.  Back to the grind stone today, however, with a 3,000 word minimum before I can move on to some rest and relaxation.

I've decided I will certainly seek publication in the near future.  I am tempted to just think of something easy to write and sellable to get my name out there, however my loving boyfriend won't let me sell myself short.  I'm glad he's here for that, because with out him I'd be writing something crappier than twilight and selling out like crazy.  So we decided to lay an egg and hatch it together about a virus plague.  Also, we decided to write it backwards so book one will drop you into this world and by book whatever you'll understand how you got there.

I also stumbled upon this today

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PeterPan

It's every overused element that is found in Peter Pan, and some character development points that I need to use.  Thankfully, I nailed about 1/2 on the head, the rest are nonexistent.  So...shit.... lets edit some earlier chapters.

Nano Day Nine: Prosperous

I got a fortune cookie that read "This is a very prosperous time in life for you."

My check was almost 500 dollars short -_-

I've decided I need to be an author for a living, I can't handle this job.  I also need to get my teaching stuff finished, because when I'm sitting at a desk all day looking at boobs and putting email addresses into our computer, I don't feel like I'm making much difference in the world.  Not that I hate my work, but this isn't what I want to do

So I've come to this conclusion today (I think I did anyway, my mind can still be changed).  I am going to publish a few ebooks while I wait for James to be perfect and traditionally published.  Romance books, YA scifi books are easy for me to push out.  I'll publish my romance under another name just for the bucks, build my name with my YA books and then BAM! when james comes out, My name is already out there a bit

Naturally, that's assuming I write good books.  I don't like to brag or sound vain, and i'm sure these books will suck the first time round, you know.

Boyfriend and I came up with a good premise that could really turn into something.  Tonight at dinner I will be slowly steering the conversation in that direction.