NaNoErLo

Hard to believe that our trek is at an end and it appears we had much successful writing and all sorts of fun ensued! *cue shouting and cheering and general hullabaloo* My story is done, though not edited, and 15524 words made their way into "Song Within a Song." Ah well, I enjoyed it! Maybe we can designate another month in 2008 for editless writing! Bye, for now, y'all.

I have decided to call it quits on writing more. I'm at 52525, and that's too cool a number to go messing it up.

Tomorrow, post party. Hopefully the snow won't keep too many away. I'm looking forward to it.

I finished out listening to Moody Blues and writing about orcs. *shrugs*

However, I figured, I owed at least one more post here. The first three chapters are off to the beta, so soon the results will begin to go through to the groups. I will be posting 1 chapter per week, unless I get antsy, but I want to try this concept that seems to work for so many others, so, there it is.

And, here is the last bittle. What I think many have ended up being the best little bit... well, it's depressing, but... the dialogue... well, it's under the cut, I'll stop babbling.

This part actually was inspired by a song that Mark put on the stereo and made me listen to, under the pretense 'I think this would really work for your pair of star-crossed lovers... you know, Erestor and Glorfindel', which, for those of you who know anything about the initial reaction he had to the slash, meant a hell of a lot to have him actually fuel the muses.

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More like a Tortoise than the Hare I have finally limped over my modified-Nano finish line. 15,101 words!! Plus, and this is the big plus, the story is FINISHED! I am halfway through my first rough go-through. When I am finished going through once I will retire the story for a few weeks before I tackle the fine tuning. This is just such a different story for me, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. We shall see. Three more days to go!!!!

It's not December yet, meaning I'll keep on Nanoing...

And here comes another tidbit; this one concentrating on Erestor, with an appearance by Celebrimbor... yes, Tolkien mentioned in one bit that Celebrimbor was in Gondolin, plus he has a discussion between Celebrimbor and Galadriel later where it seems Celebrimbor had the hots for her... how to make it work? The bunny bit and it was too good to pass up on the idea (and it's what put me over the 50k)

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A huge congrats to Zhie for her 50K completion!! Yay!

My modified Nano continues on at its slow and tortuous pace. This is how I write...ugh! I'm close though, so close I can taste victory. Grand total now sits at 14322 and the story is almost done.

I will definitely finish the story either tomorrow or Tuesday, then I'll start on another. It's really weird being this productive and no procrastinating!

Have no clue when I last posted..this week is a blur! The elves are back in the water but the final singing is about to begin....Grand total is 13248!!! One more week and 1752 more words to go. Woot!

I am so happy to have hit the 40K mark! 80% done and now, the finish line is in sight! So much better than when I was at 16K not too long ago and looking at scrapping things.

Excerpt... an entire chapter!!! Well, with Thanksgiving break, I figured, why not?

I... I can't believe how attached I'm getting to Salgant... this is just crazy (but then, this is nano...)

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I did write today, 483 words raising my total to 11305. Still having trouble really getting into this story. It's just not calling to me and that is totally shining through. Boring, yawny, drawn out scenes. I've got to find a way to make it more crisp and get the tempo to click along a bit more briskly. Even the title, "Song Within a Song" is just not singin' to me! I've got the slashy blues!!!!

I got about 5 minutes of writing yesterday for 33 words. I literally FORCED myself to write. Really, Zhie, I just don't know how I could ever be as prolific as you..it just blows my mind!

Today, did a bit better. 396 words for a new total of 10822! My goal is still in sight with 13 more days to go.

At this rate, I should be done in one week.

Tonight, I nanoed in bed... call it, character musing... had to get in the right frame of mind to write Glorfindel stuck in bed after dragon attack.

Legs are stiff... must write that in...

...later...

...much later...

...sleep now.

Incredibly... I managed to write a poem yesterday, for the college literary magazine, unrelated to nano stuff. Go me.

Thank goodness...we are halfway through! Yikes! 502 today. Can't seem to get them all out of the water. I may have to magically change these elves into selkies!


Oooooo and I slipped over the 10K mark. Woot!

30,658... I am now even with my sister.

And for something else unexpected, tonight's excerpt...

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A writing we will go. A writing we will go. We're high hos on Nano, a writing we will go.

Another 718 words for new total of 9891!!

I just left Erestor drooling over a very naked and very wet Glorfindel. Of course, this won't lead to sex...not in front of the elflings, oh dear. But Glorfindel may very well injury Erestor for his naughty deed!

I have singing elflings! Yep, it's a trio. You know, I've always wondered what songfic is...never having seen a good description of such. Not sure this story qualifies but as of now it has 4 original songs in it. One of these songs shall have a devastatingly desirable outcome. 612 words. Grand total 9173.

Snippet..not as amusing as yours Zhie, and I suspect my editing will tweek it a bit but here it is.....

"Have you not noticed how he views you? It is with more than just longing. You are everything to him.”

It's all downhill from here on out!

Not much of an excerpt... not even worth a cut, but it's what I ended on for the 25K...


“Ecthelion, you have to understand something.”

“What is that?” asked Ecthelion.

Glorfindel took a deep breath. “Ecthelion... I am still gay.”

With an uneasy chuckle, Ecthelion shook his head. “Glorfindel... you were married. You had a child.”

“Mmm… no, still gay.”

Ecthelion moved his hand about, unable to find the words he was looking for. “I mean... are you sure? Really... that makes no sense.”


And now... for sleep!

I'm relatively happy with today's total of 584 words. Started a new scene, and I actually think I know where it's going. Well hot damn! Grand total is 8561.

Am now over 20,000 words.

Can understand why... who was it? Someone about a year ago, when discussing writing styles and such, I know they told me that they thought I wrote the best angst, and at the time I denied such a thing. I think it was in a chat, but I don't recall. Surely not me. Surely not the fluff and bunnies and elflings and silliness...

Damn. This is turning out to be angst, with a side of angst, covered in angst with angsty sprinkles.

I stand corrected. One large order of angst coming up. And I promise not to be stingy with the angst.

...maybe the writing group is right... perhaps I am a little emo... at least, some of my muses seem to be...

Speaking of, I was misunderstanding their description of emo... when they said 'emo kids go home, sit in the dark in a corner, listening to Him music and cutting themselves', I thought they said Hymn music.

Which, makes it more amusing, but now knowing what they were actually referring to, I understand it more.

I will still be thinking of hymn music, though, whenever one of them brings up emo during writing group.

I have to agree with you Zhie...let's do something else! Weekends are sooooo tough for writing. Still, I did manage to look at my story and so spot writing, filling in. Ugh, this one will need many edits before I can even think about letting anyone look at it. Thirty-six pages of gross!

On the tenth day of Nano my true love gave to me. NOTHING! But I did write 714 words. Grand total now 7659. I have now passed my mid-point!

16,000+ words and what are the muses saying?

'I'm bored... can we do something else?'

Could NOT get into the groove tonight. A mere 204 words. Yikes! Must write more tomorrow.