The Final Scene

I was having dinner with my Mum last night and discussing the fact that I was still having trouble ending my NaNo book, which is kind of scary considering there's not much time left. I played around with some ideas and then got to thinking and most surprisingly the ending came to me in its complete form.

Of course Mum wasn’t too keen on having to work out the logistics of an electrocution scene with me, but she did pretty well, considering.

So I wrote like a demon last night and got a chunk of it down and I'll continue today.

Day 25: 3,297 (Total: 59,694)

The End Is Near

Getting closer now. Am taking the phone off the hook, locking the door (but not closing the windows as it’s sodding hot here) and am going to try and knock this story over by the end of the week.

Day 24: 2,706 (Total: 56,397)

Red Shoes

Much writing and thinking was done last night. I think I will put this story aside for a while when I’m finished with it, thanks to some good advice from BT and my fellow bloggers. I love the story and can’t stop thinking about it, but I’m half way through editing Kiss Butterfly and I do really want to finish it too.

But aside from that, I have exciting news to report - my flash story Red Shoes has been accepted by 52 Stitches. I’m absolutely stoked to be a part of this great publication alongside so many of my fellow bloggers and friends.

Day 23: 2,813 (Total: 53,691)

NaNo

Last night I hit 50,000 words. It was a good feeling when I clocked off for the night – that satisfaction of a goal reached, an achievement. There is still a little way to go with the story, however, so I’m going to keep on going for a few more days and finish it off.

I wrote in patches over the weekend as I had a few things on and found myself frustrated that I couldn’t get back to it as much as I wanted. I don’t know what it is about this story, but I’m really enjoying getting it down, even more so than the others, which leads me to the question – when I finish NaNo should I go back to editing Kiss Butterfly or start editing this one? I know I should let this one sit for a little while, and maybe I’ll do that for a few weeks then start editing it over the Christmas break. In doing that though, I feel like I’m abandoning Kiss Butterfly, but I guess I can always come back to it later.

I've figured out the ending too. It came to me while I was driving on Saturday night, and when it did it just all fell into place. Hopefully it will spill onto paper as smoothly :)

Day 20: 1,817 (Total: 46,615)
Day 21: 1,592 (Total: 48,207)
Day 22: 2,671 (Total: 50,878)

Friday

Had a really bad night's sleep last night, so my eyes are hanging out of my head and the words aren't coming out overly coherently, but I'm getting closer. The ending is near, and I just wish I could figure out what it is :)

Have a good weekend everyone and happy writing.

Day 19: 1,689 (Total: 44,798)

Visual Inspiration

This one’s for Rebecca who queried the wallpaper on my laptop. It’s David Boreanaz and I’m using him for the inspiration for my male main character, Finn Montgomery.

Easy on the eyes, isn’t he :)

Day 18: 2,231 (Total: 43,109)

Weak Endings

I’ve started thinking about how my NaNo story is going to end. I’ve realised that the original ending I had in mind when I first started writing the story is weak compared to what has happened in the course of the story. So I’ve taking to plotting while I drive home from work at night and I’m playing out different scenarios in my head for a much stronger and powerful ending that will have the necessary impact. I hope. I still don’t have it yet but I’m hoping it will come to me soon. Of course I still have a way to go with the story yet so there's a little bit of time.

Day 17: 2,466 (Total: 40,878)