PenxSword & Dragon's Blood Ink: Write or Die

Friday, November 5, 2010

NaNoWriMo is Here!!

   Well, it's been here. And where have my blogging post been? Neglected. We're into the fourth day and I hit 15,000 words. I think it's my best record so far! These last two days I've written 5,000 words or just under that. I might not hold to that tomorrow because some laundry has to be done but we'll see what happens. Write or Die has been extremely helpful, along with @NaNoWordSprints on Twitter. And as always write ins are useful.
   My story is going good so far and kept pretty close to my outline-- which I think is a miracle in itself. I'll hopefully post a synopsis soon and maybe even an excerpt. When I do, I'll post a link and a post letting everyone know that I posted them.
   But for now I'm going to head off to bed and get some sleep as a reward.

Good night. And keep writing, Wrimos!

Most Recent Reads

Naomi Novik - Throne of Jade

Naomi Novik has done it again, weaving a fantastic tale of trials, troubles, and challenges for Captain Laurence and Temeraire! I voraciously read through this book, often deciding to read a chapter before bed and ending up reading three or four chapters instead, staying up until the early hours of the morning just to see what happened next. I could not put it down! I recommend this book to anyone that adores dragons and fantasy. Don't read it without reading the first in the Temeraire series, though.

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D.J. MacHale - "Morpheus Road: The Light"

I've often heard that writing in first person is a difficult art to become good at, but D.J. MacHale nailed it. I was up until sunrise reading this book, constantly wondering what would happen next and if Marshall Seaver would escape alive. I could not stop reading this book.

This is the first MacHale book I've read. My sister read the Pendragon series and swears by them and when she started reading the Pendragon series she wasn't a big reader. We thank MacHale for turning her into a reader. He is her absolute favorite author and he has been added to my list of favorites thanks to the beautiful, thrilling, and sometimes frightening-edge-of-your-seat work of The Light.

I usually don't cry in books, but I felt such a profound connection to the character that I was afraid when they were afraid, excited when they were excited, sad when they were sad, and I was right there with them when they were desperately hoping to the very end that-- well, better not ruin the story.

You will not regret picking this book up. I will definitely return to read it over and over again. Just one warning; if you scare easily, don't read it before bed!