DONE!

Mom and I just finished editing Book 1!! YAYY! It was really fun reading it out loud to her, because I think a lot more can be gotten from it by the way I intend to have things said. For example, "what?" can be read quite a number of different ways, and mom got to hear firsthand what specific way that was! Isn't that COOL? I KNOW. :D

So next up for reading the now scribbled on and edited firstish draft is Erica, who was halfway done. Then dad, if he's up for it. Then when I go visit Emily, she can read it! And Nathan too, if he wants. (He read the first chapter at Christmastime and that really meant a lot to me.) :)

What's next? Query letters!

I work on Book 2 almost every day, and think about it CONSTANTLy. It's getting more complicated, and I'm getting frustrated and excited all at the same time!

Ben's Car!!

So I am watching 24 right now, and GUESS WHAT! Jack Bauer just hijacked someone that was driving Ben's Cadillac CTS! WOO! That was exciting~

haha, i am a dork!

Never again!

Last night I *accidentally* stayed up until 3. I was just writing and filling in stuff, and then...yeah. 3 am said 'hello' and then I said, 'good night!' But apparently my brain wasn't ready to shut down, and I kept going on with the story in my head. It was pretty good, and I thought, "oh man, i do NOT want to start up my laptop AGAIN and write this all down!" I thought, "I'll remember this. I won't forget."

HA. I woke up and had completely forgotten that I had promised myself to not forget. I had no clue! But then, when mom and I did some editing, the thought came to me: "you never wrote down that stuff from last night." And when I tried to remember what it was even about, what it even related to, I couldn't remember a thing!!!!

So later I just sat there, looking at my computer, not knowing when this "brilliant" part was even supposed to happen, and I drew a complete blank. Not until dad was recording downstairs and I was drowning him out with music for Book 2, did it finally come back to me. It was like a shock. Like, "OH."

Never again will I take an idea for granted!!!! From now on, no matter what ungodly hour it is, I will make myself write down anything that comes to me. I have a feeling whenever I've stumbled upon something worth writing down, and last night was one of those, and I did NOTHing! I feel so ungrateful! I've spent the last hour and a half (maybe more) writing. I don't want to forget it again! And even though it wasn't a very happy thing to write, I think I wrote it well and am pleased with it.

Phew! I was so scared that I had lost that part of the book! I'm so glad it came back to me. :)

Edits,edits,edits

Mom and I finished editing another chapter today. I really like doing that with her, and I'm glad she wants to help! It's exhausting work really.

Return of the Quotes!

Alright, it's been awhile! Let's see if I can find a good quote for y'all....

#11

Michael: "It is only my life they desire."



Aaaand, because I feel like giving anyone who reads this an extra treat, another quote!

#12

Ben: "How well do you think you could know a person after a mere couple of weeks?"


So Mom and I are working on editing right now. It's fun, but kind of exhausting! And I re-read all of what I have for Book 2. I couldn't help saying, "Did I actually write that? I don't remember..." So I'm glad that I made myself turn on the light, get up out of bed, and write what I had on my mind so many times during the night. If I hadn't, I'd not have very much book written! Oh man, Book 2 ROCKS! I couldn't stop reading it and the last bit took me like 2.5 hours! Geez!