I Really am Bad About These Things...

Oh Blog posts, why do I forget about you? Possibly because I don't have any regular followers.

Anyway, 23 days after I embarked on the 50,000 word goal in the month of November and I flew right past it. However with the first of three direct holidays hitting me, I wound up not touching my book for 5 days (AAAAAHHHHH). I kind of think I'm going a little crazy for not having written. I left my characters high and dry in a not-so-great time, so it keeps coming to mind and I really want to get them out of there. Once I get back to school I'll hopefully have some more time.

So yes, I am a 2011 NaNoWriMo winner! Yeehaa! I knew that there was the potential to achieve the goal, but I wasn't 100% sure I would have the time necessary to get to where I wanted to be. And in reality, I wanted to be at a completed book by the end of November. Now, if I don't sleep, it's still a possibility. Will it actually happen? Probably not. Finals will be on top of me before I know it and I'd rather not die in the homestretch.

For now, I'm getting myself ready for bed. I won't get there till sometime in the early morning just because I need to pack up my things before I head up to my brother and sister's house for a second Thanksgiving and some tree hunting. It promises to be a good day tomorrow, just long with my 5 hours of driving to get back to school. Thankfully Jon & Mallory live in the direction of Houghton.

Good night, dear bloggers.

Currently Listening to: "The Time Has Come"
Currently Writing: End Game: Trinity (Chapter 17)
Currently Reading: Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

NaNoWriMo

So I've done it. I've signed up to be part of National Novel Writing Month. The goal: to write my third book in the next month. Who thinks I can do it?

Well, considering the fact that I wrote the second book in under two months, I think it's entirely possible to achieve. At least, that's what I'm hoping for. I've already finished the first chapter & prologue, so I'm off to a good start. Hopefully I can keep it up. I know for the weekends it'll be rough, because I tend to have next to no work ethic on weekends. Maybe this will get my butt in gear.

Thankfully my second short story for class is already done and turned in, I just need to edit it. The editing shouldn't take too long. I got a lot of good feedback from my fellow classmates, so I think the rewrite will go fairly smoothly. That means that my nightly routine might be entirely achievable. The girls in my flat tend to go to bed around 11 or 12, and if I can write between the hours of 12 and 3 on most nights (or 12 and 1 on others), I can get a solid 6 hours of sleep and still be functioning for classes.

That's doable, right?

In other news, I'm looking for a job in the publishing industry. I've found lots of openings that I think I could easily fill, but the problem I have is that I won't be available to work until mid August. I know I could start working in May, but then I probably wouldn't be able to attend the four weddings I want to go to this summer. Drat on all my friends deciding to get married this summer!

But I guess that's what happens when people are in love. We're just waiting on one more ring, and then officially four of them are engaged. It's that time of life, I guess, when lots of good things are happening to everyone.

Oh, to all out there! Keep my very good friend Alaina Bargar in your prayers. She's embarking on finding a House to publish her book. It's uber exciting, but also slightly intimidating. We're praying that God takes her in the direction she needs to go and that everything works to His will.

Okay, I'm gonna go to bed. I need to be up at 9 so I can be ready to go to class. And then I'm running my car to the autobody shop so he can have his passenger front door looked at. Hopefully it's just the insulation getting knocked out of whack. I'm crossing my fingers.

Currently Listening to: "Breathe" by Superchic[k]
Currently Writing: End Game: Trinity; chapter two
Currently Reading: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring