There Goes January

It seems I am getting a slow start on 2009. My goals for the month of January were to

1. Work on Novel
2. Better Organized
3. Lose Weight (this one always seems to find it's way in to my New Years resolution)

I am "okay" with goal number one, although I do need to step it up a notch. Character developing had me do a little bit of writing last night. I know I can find more time to write, I need to do that. Again, my book is not going to write it's self.

2. Goal number 2 I need desperate help with. There never really seems to be the time to sit down and figure out where to start my new organizational skills. Here is a prime example-it is a little after 4 am, I may have slept an hour (tops) S is up, recovering from two days of having a fever/sleeping. It looks as if S will be up for awhile. I am already running through my head sleep, where can I fit sleep in. I am useless to everyone if I do not have some kind of sleep.

3. Okay-all I will say about this one is it is the 21st day of January and I am on day 2 of my diet. You figure out the rest.

The good news, I always seem to follow my own lead, walk to my own beat, do things my way-and usually that means it is the UN traditional way. My "New Year" just got off to a late start (21 days to be exact)

Here's to the beginning of MY New Years. In one month February 21, I would like to be down about 15 pounds, have at least three chapters written, and better progress made on organizing. Till then,

Jennifer

We Meet another "A"

Last night I was able to get some writing in. I wrote about the second "A" and I am pleasantly surprised where he took me. If I can actually get everything in my head, out on paper, this could have the potential of a very good novel-with plenty of room for sequels and prequels.

I am looking into getting a lap top, being able to write whenever I want without fighting with "others" for the computer, will help me out a lot. For now, I feel more comfortable writing online, although I have written a chapter in long hand. Tonight after the kids are asleep and everything is somewhat calm, I want to finish up the "A" chapter---for my benefit, not worrying about editing right now, just trying to get it all out in somewhat of an orderly fashion.

Still Here

Just a quick update. I have been completely and utterly consumed with reading the Twilight series, I have not put anything down on paper. Lots of ideas, I will get em down, it probably will take me a few days to get back to this blog......I will be back!

The Accident

I did a little bit of writing tonight since S is up in the middle of the night. I was able to start The Accident, and I am quite pleased so far. I read that Stephanie Meyer did not write Twilight in order, she just wrote each scene as it came to her. I felt it was time e for me to write about the accident, since that is such a turning point and it came out quite good, I am not finished with it, but I am happy with the start.

As I thought, M is now A. I used A's name when writing and it worked well. Maybe M will make an appearance somewhere else.

Too Long

It has been a few weeks since I posted. I'm not really likeing that. More of an effort needs to be made on my part. My novel is not going to write it'self. Well, just because I have not been writing here, does not mean I have not been thinking about it. A few things

1. I do believe I am going to change M to A. After thinking about it, and seeing what happens in my head, A just goes better than M. Of course, nothing is con create. Once I get back to writing (tomorrow) I will have a better feel for her.

2. I have been thinking about a title, one idea "Best Days" just a working title, but there is a reason I am leaning towards that one.....actually, even now as I am thinking about it, I really like it, I am looking ahead at future stories with J and A and I can see more titles that have to do with Better Days, of course this makes sense to ono one.

I have been SLOWLY getting back on track with things this weeks, so tomorrow, I will do some kind of work on the novel.....probably not The Dance, I have to leave that for now.

Non Writing Day

I am very annoyed that I was unable to write today. I could have forced myself, it is just a matter of prioritizing, I wanted to write, it just seemed like one thing after another all day today. I still need to finish The Dance, I have notice that already I want to go back and edit what I have writ en so far but I know that I can't. The goal is to get 50,000 (at least) words out without editing. Once I have all the words on paper THEN and only THEN I can go back fix things, change things move some things around, right now, I just need to get it all out.

Goals for tomorrow, finish The Dance, write when the kids are asleep. It is damn near impossible to write while they are awake,

1,696 Down

Once again I am very pleased. I am starting to dream about J and M, which is a good thing. it tells me they have come to life, they have their own personality and I can see it all. I can see the entire novel unfold. The only thing, I am back to being uncertain about M's name. I am debating about switching it to A....but would that be changing who she is?

I have been writing out allot on long hand. AJ has the computer so much I can never type out everything at once. So my word count just includes whats on the computer, not what I have written out. I really need a lap top, and I really need to be more strict w/ AJ. I feel when I want to write I should be able to, even if that means him getting off the computer.

Goals for tonight and tomorrow
finish up the dance