So yesterday I was unable to get online, due to issues with our internet connection. We had about 3 minutes of connection yesterday morning, and then 5 minutes of connection last night. The rest of the day, the modem was just flickering and flashing, and not doing anything useful. Have contacted our provider, and hoping to get it sorted ASAP, so please bare with me for any possible missed posts. Yesterday's promo for Gemma Parkes had been rescheduled for the 19th, so thankfully I didn't have to worry about that (though silly me forgot about the re-sched and panicked!). Author Chat Friday should be able to go ahead however, and we should hopefully be back on track.
I'll hopefully have some fantastic news to share soon, besides the fact that Persephone, the novel that I have been working on since November for NaNoWriMo last year, is finished and has now been submitted to Naughty Nights Press. Jeannie's Cowboys, erotic m/f/m short, is not far behind, so I'll be able to get back to Acapello's Lady, The Coven, The Crypt and The Lover's Lovers in between study and moving, thankfully. Very relieved. I have a potential new novel to start as well, but I won't give details until a little later. However, like I said, I should have some fantastic news to share soon, so stay tuned!
That time of year has rolled around, as many writers know: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). This is my first year participating, and I must say I'm finding it rather fun.
For those of you who don't know what it's about, here's a basic run down:
During the month of November, participants such as my self write as many words per day to reach the goal: 30 000 or 50 000 words. I wasn't even aware we could change it, and I wanted to really challenge myself, so I'm sticking with the 50 000 words. It also has to be on something new, not something we've already started. So I've decided to give life to a flash fiction/story outline I wrote a couple weeks ago. Two days in, and as you may see up the top left corner, I'm already 10 003 words in. I'm quite pleased with these efforts, considering the minimum I would have to be at by now to finish on time is 3 334, a third of what I have. I have the goal of reaching 15 000 words tomorrow to get well and truly ahead, since Sunday is a family barbecue, and Monday-Wednesday will be taken up with study and grocery shopping (though I will try to write the daily minimum those afternoons if I can concentrate). So all goes to plan, I should be half way by this time next week, with three weeks to spare. I'd love to be able to get well ahead with two major essays looming right at the end of the month.
If only it was NaNoWriMo every month, the time limit is kicking my muse in to gear to actually write for once!
For anyone interested in keeping track of my progress, I'll be updating on the NaNo site everyday that I write, which automatically updates the widget on here. As for other participants, I'm happy for more writing buddies, so feel free to find me on there, Phoenix Johnson. Enjoy the challenge, and I look forward to being able to get Persephone submitted by early December!
~Phoenix
That's right, once again it's purely an update day. Study has kept me pretty busy lately, with two assignments due at the end of the week but I've been lucky enough that all my hard work recently means that I've been able to submit both early! Leaves plenty of time to work on this second proof, as well as write some more on Leader of The Pack and geared up for my first NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). With everything going on, I'm unsure how well I'll be able to hit the goal, but it's worth a shot!
Planning on having a go at a new story, one I've started recently as a short, inspired by a competition by a friend on Facebook. I've also used it for an assignment for my writing unit in university. So hopefully I can expand it in to something fantastic and worth publishing!
I've also recently discovered a fantastic band! A friend has been going on about them for a number of months now, but I only just got around to checking out their music yesterday. And now I'm hooked! Steam Powered Giraffe is quite a good band; their music is very catchy, and has me in a real mellow mood while I listen to them. I have their Youtube channel doing loops! Go check them out! This is Honeybee, the first song of theirs that I heard. They make me want to dress up in steampunk clothing and robot make up and do a photo shoot with some friends!
Some of you may remember that a couple months ago, we had a small car crash that resulted in our car being written off. Well, it's been 3 months now, and we've had the new car for about two weeks. The little Civic is doing great! An excellent bargain, and in better condition than the Commodore was when we got it. One less thing to worry about, now!
Well, I think that's all, I really should go get some study, proof-reading or writing. Something more productive than Facebook games!!
