Checklist

I saw my friend LE make a writing checklist/schedule on her blog, http://farfetchedandbeyond.blogspot.com/ and I decided that since it looked organizational, I cold try it too. Think about it. Makes sense. So here you are. My checklist:

Finish NaNoWriMo: Uncomplete. (Getting there though!)

Edit last year's NaNo: Incomplete. I must get it done before January, if I want to do the ABNA contest again.

Publish last year's NaNo: Incomplete but GETTING THERE!

Beginning planning for/write/complete plans for a 'Flight' sequel: In progress. (Planning well underway).

Begin my DS series, which stars my epic family of epic warriors in an epic land: Begun and semi-complete. Book one complete and book four almost complete. (I do these out of order... heh).

And then...?

Well that's the beauty of the last one. My schedule is full up until NaNo of next year, but then, it's time for a new novel! FUN!

~Silvermist

The Sounds Generator

A friend introduced this to me. It's a generator that produces different random noises, and it's perfect for writing. I tried it yesterday for two scenes in a row, a nighttime campfire, and a progressive thunderstorm. It was perfect, it aids the brain so much more than you'd think and adds to the level of scene-developing. And it gives you something to describe.

It's a change from music, but it's so soothing... I didn't even want to turn it off.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3YYrOQ/naturesoundsfor.me/Rainy-Day

~Silvermist

Mid-November Rut

It's mid-November in two days (the 15th) and I realized it's about here I always get stuck in a rut. Yep, a rut. My novel is having trouble moving, even though one of the minor characters is about to die... The characters are starting to realize my evil plans for them and are trying to throw me off, I suppose.

I've been wondering what to do to boost my word count without too many word sprints... those tire my fingers and although they can help move the plot along, I find they usually make my work seem mediocre because I don't have time to focus. Which is bad.

Anybody have any inspirational thingie-ma-bob ideas I can use to help me?

Many thanks ahead of time,
Silvermist

Day 5

Five days into NaNo and it's going well. I'm getting loads and loads of writing done, but I now have no time for piano or drawing... heh... now it's just writing and school, writing and school...

BLEH. At least I love the novel! Character developement coming along nicely.

~Silvermist