I figure that I'm way overdue for a "What makes me smile" post, so that's what this will be. But first, a short update on NaNo. For those of you who care. For everyone who doesn't (everybody...) defer below for things that may or may not be more interesting.
Anyways. NaNoWriMo. I don't think I've even said on here what the book is about. I will in this post, I promise. At the very end. And it will be awesome because only one other person on the face of this earth knows what this book is about! But anyway, I'm writing every other chapter from the FMC (female main character...I've picked up on some writer's slang...how official I feel. Not really. I am so gifted at rambling though...) and the MMC (can you guess what that is?!?! I couldn't...) and I'm getting sick of writing from the guy's perspective because honestly, that's not where all of the turmoil is. So I sort of have to figure out a way to give him a story. And I'm so behind. But that's to be expected. And like I said in my last post, ya'll can keep track by looking at that word counter over there on the sidebar! :)
Alright! Now onto things that actually make me happy. And don't make me want to pull all of my hair out.
1) I saw my two best friends within the span of three days. I don't think that's happened for like...four years. And one of them I haven't seen in eight months!
2) Breaking Dawn. I just...loved it. A lot.
I'm pausing here so that you can roll your eyes like I know you will.
But get ready to do a double eye roll for the next one....
3) Seeing Breaking Dawn three times in the span of five days...super fan right here. Or I'm just the only person that anybody could think of to see the movie with....
4) Remember a few weeks ago I posted about Landon Austin? Welp, I got a letter in the mail from him. Yep. That actually pretty much made my month, so....
5) I've decided to start a nail blog/tumblr! I'm pretty excited for that because I have tons and tons of ideas for it. I probably won't get it up until after NaNo, but it's comin'!
6) Smash Books. They're pretty much the coolest thing ever.
7) THIS SONG. Yes, capitals were necessary. So necessary. I don't even want to be listening to Christmas music yet, but...but. Yeah. Just. No words. If only I could see his face...(ha, don't you guys just love it when I go fangirl on here?)
8) It's a Monday. And I didn't have school. And I don't have school Wednesday. Woop Woop!
9) Candy Cane Lane tea. It's soooo good. I've gone through like half a box so far this month. Get some. You seriously won't regret it!
10) A quiet house. Oh my gosh. Everyone is leaving right now. I can blast music. And sing. And do whatever the heck I want. Ah Ah Ah! It's been so long since I was home alone...
11) And you get a bonus one! So, I was really depressed about all of the Borders closing. But! Where one of them used to be is now a huge Books a Million and it's like...even better than Borders was. I was so happy. I can't even talk about it...
12) Another bonus!!! The Hunger Games full trailer!!! I just had to refrain so badly from using capitals, italics, bold, and underline. My gosh. I literally cried during the trailer (speaking of which, I want to see The Vow) and it looks so true to the books! Oh, AND my friend Jesse is reading the books, so I will have somebody else to talk to about them!
Okay, so there's my list. It was pretty long because I haven't posted in a while, but...If you can tell, besides the fact that NaNoWriMo is eating me alive, I'm a pretty happy person right now. Oh, also except for the fact that I haven't been able to read at all. Blech. Been too busy writing!
So, now the sad part. I won't be on again until December (which in reality isn't that far away). I just really need to focus on finishing this novel and, believe it or not, this blog distracts the crap out of me!
To tide you over until then, here is the synopsis for my book. And excerpts...because I feel bad that I'm going MIA for a while. Enjoy!
Title: Along the Way (tentatively)
Maddie "Mads" Samuels is in love with her best friend. She's planning on telling him before high school graduation.
Judd Westerlee is coasting through college life with no worries. His best friend is his roommate and he's only one year away from graduation.
Then tragedy strikes.
Both Maddie and Judd take to the open road, one searching for answers, the other embarking for home, both looking for closure.
Can hardship bring these two very different people together? And could they possibly teach each other how to regain a sense of hope, love, and even life?
Excerpt: (Maddie, then Judd)
I punch in my voice mail password, not sure what to expect, and am met with several messages from Kierra, each telling me to call her ASAP and each sounding increasingly panicked. I finally get to the last message, when she can no longer withhold the information from me.
I listen to the entire message, letting the words pour into my ear, twist around my heart, then drop with a thud into the pit of my stomach. I feel my phone slip from my hand before I fall numbly to the floor and willingly allow the darkness to engulf me.
~~~
Is this what a hangover feels like?Of course everyone warned me against drinking an excessive amount; the result most likely to be a killer headache, possibly accompanied by nausea and an extreme sensitivity to light and sound. I had thought two beers wouldn’t induce such a reaction, but as the bright lights shine in through my closed eyelids, I begin to reconsider.
It isn’t until I hear the quiet sobs that I realize something isn’t right. I force my eyelids open, which feel like they weight a hundred pounds each. Everything I see when my eyes open confuses me. I take in the white washed, chart covered walls and the beeping monitors that surround me. Am I in the hospital?
So that is it! I sort of hate it! A lot! My hate even warrants an excessive amount of exclamation points! AH!
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, spending time with family and eating to your heart's content!
See you next month! :)
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