GIFT OF THE SEA // Just keep Swimming
7:50 PM
// I think,” said Leila quite sincerely, “That there are twenty tears you must cry before the rope of childhood is broken.” //
// Oh they laughed so loud the farm house rang with it and the crickets cried with it and the trees danced with it. Nana giggled silently and Jinks' heart pounded twice and a lone dog, wandering down the road, wagged his tail //
// "Scraggly beard and big white eyes with tiny pupils. He use to scare me to death before I realized he was trying to saw ’bill her’ instead of ’kill ’er’." //
// She had a way of making the most solemn, serious accident into a small, funny pimple on the face of life //
// Could life, could it really, be so much bigger and more beautiful than she had ever known it to be? Perhaps, and if it wasn’t, it could disguise itself for now //
// It was her eyes that came the last, those two great wondrous jars of the sea. And so they looked, sparkling like the waves when the sun is upon them, filling their lids like the water rising upon a tide//
With Nano here, I've been trying to keep up with my word count (currently over 7,600). It's good yet hard to force a writer to write. Ha.
You hit those dry spots that feel EXACTLY LIKE a book's dry throat ( I just diagnosed my novel).
And your kinda say'in.....WHAT NOW.
*cue doctor-ly voice*
just keep writing.
Because when you come out on the other side, you can write marvelously and always have (that later date in twenty-sixty) the option of re-writing and/or fixing.
Besides that learning lesson, word sprints are fairly useful (though for goodness I'm not the only one who jumps when the alarm goes off "Pee-u! Times Up!" right?)
I challenge you to let God's beauty encourage your writing in #NANOWRIMO
Wanna share how Nano's going?
Are you still swimming?
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EEP yes. I still dont know how I wrote 11k in one day and didn't go nuts or something well I kinda did like I couldn't talk but yeeaahhhh xD
ReplyDeleteKEEP WRITING OKAY I WANT TO READ THIS BOOK UNDERSTAND OKAY GOOD
HAHA that's Sarah. YOU CAN DO IT *Rosie the Riveter look*
DeleteYAAAY. I know your book is amazing :D I hope you like mine ;).
-Mic
Your novel sounds awesome, Mic! I've had such a fun time warring and chatting with you. :)
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work, girl! I can't wait to read this. :)
I know right warring & writer talk is the best. Part of that word count goes to you, my warring buddy XD. Haha I hope soooommmeday you can beta read it! And I'd like to read yours sometime as well ;).
Delete-Mic
Sounds so fun!! Lol I love this post!!
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Are you doing Nano? *whispers* Mayyybe you should.
DeleteThank you :).
-Mic
ohmygooodness ohmygoodness. Are those quotes from your book, Mic?! They are GORGEOUS. Like "It was her eyes that came the last, those two great wondrous jars of the sea. And so they looked, sparkling like the waves when the sun is upon them, filling their lids like the water rising upon a tide" *flails* THAT IS AMAZING GAH.
ReplyDeleteOHMYGOODNESS FAITH. *is so happy*
DeleteYOU JUST MADE MY WEEK. YES THOSE ARE DIRECT QUOTES I WROTE PROBABLY 1 OR 2 DAYS AGO.
Can I express my happiness????!!!!
-Mic
YOU JUST DESCRIBED THE DRY BOOK FEELING PERFECTLY.
ReplyDeleteAnd your writing is seriously beautiful. <3
Hey Hannah ;)
DeleteHaha I know right? I should make a whole post on book illnesses and cures XD (starts thinking....)
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
-Mic
Those quotes are great!!! You have a very lyrical writing style - it's so pretty! <3333 AND AGH I'm not doing NaNo but if I was it'd be crazy. XD (sadly too busy this month...) You should post more snippets from your book!!! (And totally wishin' you good luck on the rest of NaNo!)
ReplyDeleteThank youuuuu!!!!!!!! Really?? I'm always telling my Mom that I like basically 'poetry like prose' so I suppose that's capturing a bit, I hope, of what I want my writing to be like ;). AW TOO BAD!!!! Your book sounds so cool, how's it going by the wayyy???
DeleteMaybe I will...
-Mic
YOU'RE WELCOME. <333 Yes. I'm very serious. Definitely lyrical! (You've got talent, girl!) Awwww gosh, it does?? THANK YOU. Seriously, that's sweet of you to say! Erk...it'll come along. I'm only like 11,000-something words into and feeling a bit stuck. BUT it'll come. it'll come. XD
DeleteYOU SHOULD. :D
Haha 'lyrical' reminds me of the dance type...okay random I know but I'm at dance school every Wednesday XD. THANK YOU :D :) I WANT TO beta read it when your done!
DeleteYES JUST KEEP SWIMMING...XD
-Mic
Yeah, musical or something. ;) Dance school?? How fun!! What kind of dancing do you do? YOU'RE WELCOME. Oh my gracious, girl, you ARE ON THE LIST, OKAY?! When I finish it, you can Beta read for me! I'm honored!! <333
DeleteTHANK YOU I'LL TRY
I do classical ballet ;) it's actually quite fun, I definitely enjoy it. You find there are muscles you have that you otherwise would have never thought of :D.
DeleteYAAAY HISTORICAL BOOKS ARE THE BEST SO I'M SURE IT WILL BE FANTASTIC XD.
I can't wait :D.
-Mic
Funnn! I took ballet for a little while (a few years) when I was younger! Yup, ballet works muscles really well. ;) #agreed
DeleteOH MY GOODNESS THANK YOU. I HOPE SO. You're sweet!! <3
Really? I took it at 11 and then started again this year.
DeleteYOUR WELCOME. <3 <3 <3
-Mic
Have you been to Europe?
Thank you for your beautiful comments (I respond) <3333