Broke the 40K mark last night, pushing on today. Plan to reach 50K by Tuesday if I don’t faint first. I feel bad for my main character. I want to let up on her, but it all feels too real. Too much the way life is, and a truth I cling to: “Peace is not the absence of trouble; it’s the presence of God.”
Just keep writing
Once again, I’m counting on my muse encourager, Dory, to bring a smile to my face.
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
Since I had the speech all rehearsed, and it did win second at the Area Toastmasters Speech contest, I decided to go for it. Made my first video! Hope you enjoy my attempt, and more important, take away something of value from it. Oh, and just for fun: I got a little giddy and made a behind the scenes video, good for at least one laugh I hope. You can watch it on my YouTube channel.
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
Surely I lost weight with all the words that left my brain this week. 11,000 so far, with 4K more to write before Sunday. Not a staggering amount, but it did bring my novel word count up to 40,000, roughly the halfway point. I also did brainstorming on the plot and made some sad discoveries, but it’ll give the novel the midpoint twist it needs. Sort of like real life. Whether it seems things couldn’t get worse, or that everything’s okey dokey, they always change.
On the self challenge to write 50K in the month of March? Yesterday was the 15th. With a 4K day, I was right on schedule to meet the challenge, but I’m waning. May need a bit of encouragement or motivation to keep me pounding out words. Perhaps a prize? Will you give me virtual chocolate if I make next week’s quota of 12K?
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
I’m finally back on my novel project. Took a short break in February and focused on editing the short stories for my next ebook, which will hopefully release in May! Truly though, there’s nothing better than just sitting down and pounding out a novel.
Still, this one scares me a bit. I’m approaching some subjects I’ve never seen addressed novels I’ve read, things relating to health and such. But what can I say? I have to write the story I believe God’s called me to write.
Feels like I’m going out on a limb, but it beats sitting on it.
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
If I were a month, I’d be September
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Sunday
If I were a time of day, I’d be early evening
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin
If I were a direction, I’d be central
If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be a desk
If I were a liquid, I'd be hot chocolate
If I were a gemstone, I'd be a diamond
If I were a tree, I’d be a pine
If I were a tool, I'd be a hammer
If I were a flower, I'd be a rose
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be a cool autumn day
If I were a musical instrument, I'd be a guitar
If I were a color, I'd be pink
If I were an emotion, I’d be all of them at once
If I were a fruit, I’d be a strawberry
If I were a sound, I’d be a song
If I were a car, I'd be a pickup truck
If I were a food, I’d be beef
If I were a place, I’d be home
If I were a fabric, I'd be cotton
If I were a taste, I’d be sweet
If I were a scent, I’d be tea rose
If I were an animal, I’d be a dog
If I were an object, I'd be a laptop
If I were a body part, I’d be hand
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a smile
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be cowboy boots
What would you be?
Go ahead and try it on your blog—or in the comments. Be sure to let me know so I can check your answers out!
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth