Piano Lessons

So, I did finish my story, on the 30th of last motnth. It was a great feeling. Of course there's a lot of editing still to do, but it has an end! It is called Piano Lessons, though it's not necessarily about piano lessons. It's more about God's love for us.
Any way, I had a blast writing it and it has got me in such a writing mood that I just can't stop myself. I have started many other stories, some of which I think will be much better than Piano Lessons, and I can't type them fast enough. It's very exciting. I have a friend who loves writing just as much as I do, so that has also been fun; sharing ideas, sharing our stories, you know, having writer's discussions. It's also neat because I know my stories wouldn't be as good without her, and I'm sure she could say the same. We do freely give each other ideas, and advice concerning our stories, if one of us has an idea for the other's story we don;t let it go unspoken - even if it's a little out there! But it's been great!
I will continue to post excerpts from what I'm working on with the title of the story, assuming it has one. I will not post a list of all the ones I'm working on, as I would not expect any one to be able to comprehend it but myself. I will keep you posted on my writing adventure, for it is an adventure. And I don't think it is one that will lead no where.
Please post all your comments and suggestions, I love hearing from you!

Still Writing

So, I am nearing the end of week three of this novel adventure. The story is going pretty well, my word count however...let's just say it's not as impressive as last time I posted on it. I have been writing very diligently thought. Writing writing writing. Here's another random clip:

“Oh, good! I haven’t either and I’m starved. Let’s make some spaghetti.”  Becky busied herself banging pots and finding jars of sauce and boxes of noodles. Savanah suspected spaghetti and sauce to be the only meal Becky knew how to make. This was not the first time Becky had gone through this loud and crazy procedure.

                “Becky, I can make something if you want.”

                “No! No! You did all the chores. I’ll do dinner.”

                “But you always make the same thing!” Savanah teased

                “I can’t help it if I love noodles so much!” She laughed back

                “Becky! Do you know how to make anything else?”

                “Of course I do!” Becky said sounding truly insulted. “I can do Elbows, Ziti, Rigatoni, Bowties, many things!”

                Savanah only laughed and proceeded to open the sauce and pour it into a small pot that Becky had taken out.

 It's very interesting to me how much my story has evolved as I write it. It is true what they say, the characters really have a mind of their own. Savanah is doing things never would have predicted her to do. The whole story keeps taking one unexpected turn after another...it's REALLY cool! 

I'll post more later

My Novel

The No Plot No Problem kit says to share excerpts of my story from time to time, but to never say what it's about and not to let anyone read the whole thing. 

    Here's just a random bit that I typed yesterday. 

    "A few more people said a hello to Becky and it was so nice to see her, and “how are you?”s were shared. Most of the other people there, Savannah noted, were borderline elderly. Does Becky really have so few friends that she has to spend time with these guys?  Savannah pondered. And every one seemed like they knew Becky; calling her by name.

                “Becky? Why do all those people know you?” She asked straight out on their walk home. “They are all kind of old and, well, boring.”

                “Froggy. Age makes no difference at all. It only decides who is supposed to leave this earth first. Older people have so much knowledge, and stories, locked up in their head. The best things I've learned in life I learned from those 'old' people in there." 



      I'll post another little piece in a few days or so. 
I am doing very well. Yesterday I typed 1,000 words over my daily goal of 1,667 words. It's a good thing to because today I'm just not feeling it. It must be that sunshine through the window, finally melting all that snow. Plus it doesn't help that I was digging through my garden books; I'm itching to plant things! 

One More Post

I do have to share just one more thing before I get back to my story. This is my little helper dude. He sits on my desk as I'm typing away, then if I hit a rough spot I put him into funny poses. I think he's awesome! 

No Plot No Problem

This is a novel writing course I started on the first on this month. It's a kit/course to help you write a 50,000 word novel in one month's time. It's a very well done kit. I really like Chris Baty's teaching and writing style. He has many ways to help you stay on track and committed while your writing (I have to write approximately 1,667 words per day). One thing he tells is to tell a lot of people what you're doing and to have many people to keep you accountable and to check up on you. Then he goes on to say that it would be a good idea to start a blog...don't need to do that do I? So hopefully I'll post a whole lot this month on my writing project. I had a very full day yesterday and got a little behind. So back to work I go.

It's like a challenge, and I'm always up for a good challenge. 

This is what I've seen the most of these past couple days