NaNo '07

Muse.

2007-11-05T14:29:00.000-08:00

I have decided, as of five minutes ago, that Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance" is my muse of NaNo '07.

That is all.

Word count thus far: 8797

"Something exciting about leaving everything behind."

2007-11-04T11:05:00.001-08:00

My goal for today is 8335 words. I'm at 6689 now. I need an additional 1646 words by 11:59 today. Man, today is going to be a breeze. Maybe I can even break 10k, if I'm lucky. It's only 3311 words...

Word count thus far: 6 689

6k.

2007-11-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

Broke 6k about ten minutes ago. Only 400 more words and I break the word count for tomorrow. I'm on track. Yes!

Word count thus far: 6 295

Sleep is for the weak.

2007-11-03T17:37:00.000-07:00

So, anyway. I have to go out into the real world soon to meet boy for something to eat, but I've been writing all day, so I'm not really looking my best at the moment. But you know what? That's what hats and scarves were made for, baby.

I don't like where my story is going. I think I have my heroine doing something she normally wouldn't do, and this worries me. I hope everything pans out soon. Real soon.

I'm also counting tomorrow's word count as today's. That way I won't fall behind when my birthday comes up at me. I hope my plan works, I really do.

*sigh*

Total words thus far: 5 813 / 50 000

I dare you

2007-11-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a list of all my dares for NaNo '07. Bolded if I've included them.

1. Let one of your characters trip over a cat.
BP: cat isn't hurt.
DBP: your character is.

2. Have a character recieve 15 strawberries as a gift.
BP: they talk.
DBP: they speak Japanese.

3. Include the following phrases.
"I'm easy to get on with once you learn to whorship me."
"Alas, a cornucopia of love!"
"There IS no spoon!"
"It's purple enough, but it's just a tad to spirally."
Char A: "We think we did?"
Char B: "It was dark."

4. Have a character obsessed with books to the point where they tal kto books and they think their books talk back.
BP: character has schizophrenia and short term memory loss.
DBP: character's personality changes drastically when books are harmed.
TBP: All of the above, and the character works in a library where books are mistreated.

5. Write novel using a Magic Eight Ball. Use at critical plot points.

Total word count thus far: 4 872 / 50 000

Breakfast Sammiches for all.

2007-11-02T23:47:00.000-07:00

Margh. Just woke up. Going to shower. So. Tired.

Anyway. NaNo playlist, away!

Alien Ant Farm - Glow
Altan - Dulaman
Anastasia - At the Beginning
Aerosmith - Amazing
Celtic - Greensleeves
Cory Hart - Sunglasses at Night
The Dandy Warhols - Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
Gia Farrell - Hit Me Up
KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
KT Tunstall - Saving my Face
KT Tunstall - Under the Weathern
KT Tunstall - Universe and U
La Bouche - Rythm is a Dancer
Madagascar Soundtrack - I Like to Move it
Queens of the Stone Age - Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
Maroon 5 - Simple Kind of Lovely
Nickelback - Animals
Pulp - Babies
Riverdance music from Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Feet of Flames
The Libertines - Vertigo
Wow, I can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything
Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift
Butterfly Boucher - Soul Back
Butterfly Boucher - Walk Outside
Butterfly Boucher - Busy
Butterfly Boucher - Another White Dash
Frou Frou - Hero
The Libertines - I Get Along
The Libertertines - Boys in the Band
The Libertines - Time for Heroes
Sex Pistols - Holidays in the Sun
Frou Frou - Let Go

Total Word Count Thus Far: 4 211/ 50 000

Inital Beginnings

2007-11-02T20:16:00.000-07:00

Day Two

Decided to start a NaNo blog as I was searching for new music this afternoon. I want to eventually add pictures and everything, but for now, music takes priority.

So. NaNo '07, eh?

This is my first time doing NaNoWriMo, and I'm eagerly looking forward to whatever this month has to throw at me (if this includes a falling out with my sanity, so be it).

Just because I feel like it, here's a piece of my music. It's what I'm listening to right now, as I write this up.

Riverdance - Cry of the Celts
Riverdance - Gypsy Kings
Riverdance - Lord of the Dance
Irish Folk Songs - Greensleeves

A lot of fiery, passionate Celtic music is great for the creative spirit inside of me, but why is it every time I hear Celtic music, I cry? Hmm.