National Writing Month is Upon Us!
It's snowing already. Yes. It's October and there is snow already falling outside, same as last year. I'm rather miffed about this. As much as I enjoy wearing cute high heeled boots and gorgeous fashion coats and scarfs, I don't like the cold.
I especially don't like going to the barn and riding horses in ten degree weather. That is also oodles of fun. *sigh* How quickly summer and fall disappear where I exist in this world :D
Anyway, with the snow comes something else intriguing. National Novel Writing Month!
I'm torn between two things at the moment. Contention Part II & my other unnamed dystopian work that I meant to finish for October. I'm torn between both and am basically 10% done with each of them (per word goal, anyway). I'm doing the tortured artist 'sigh and stare' whenever I look at them. I've taken a decently long break from the Contention series, because after spending seven months with the first book, I really needed to clear my mind. It definitely helped, because I started writing a bit for each chapter in the past week, feeling refreshed on the characters and the story. Oh, and Dieter being trouble. Shit, I love writing him.
Anyway, before I go off track, perhaps I will write for both stories in November, just to make progress and stay open-minded for both tales. Maybe 1,000 words will be a decent goal every day for writing month. It's always nice to dart between projects when you feel stuck on one. That way, at least I can make progress on both. Do I actually think I will finish one or the other in November? Heck no! But at least I can get a huge chunk done.
I'm more confident on the dystopian story, but alas, I've already seen the writing on the wall that I am not going to be able to make that a standalone. I have such trouble writing short, standalone stories XD Raw & Vulnerable definitely caught me by surprise, being able to say, you know what, this is going to wrap in one go. Can I write more? Sure, but I think it ended on a happy / bitter note? Happy and bitter? I know, what a crazy thing. Some people loathe that, but I happen to like my angst...I'll definitely come back to Minnie & Gage one day for more!
I hope everyone who enjoys writing is getting amped up for National Novel Writing Month! Do your best! Enjoy it! Don't get frustrated! Just write the words, loves.
xoxo
ReplyDeleteDear Asha. I found no other way to contact you, so I ended up signing in here. I recently came across Contention through the goodreads shelf of someone that I was checking out because I felt we had the same taste.
I have been thinking about it for days. I really really liked it, which is a huge deal for me. I read your post on dark romances and share your sentiment, which made me understand more why I clicked with the story in the first place. I had stopped reading (dark) romances alltogether for the same reasons (and more).
I liked the heroine. I liked that her traits had a reason for existing, she wasn't running her mouth to pretend to be feisty to impress someone, she had so much rage. I liked how it didn't feel she acted out of character for the convenience of plot, you can understand why she does/say the things she does. I liked that she acknowledges in the beginning the wrongness of the first limo incident, and that it's not completely brushed off, (cause then all the reasoning, effect of it would be gone!). I liked her vulnerability and her holding him accountable, especially in the scene after he backstabbed her in the trial.
I loved that the hero was self-aware. That the story didn't try to turn it completely into a pity fest for him to excuse him, that he acknowledges that he's not ideal (that's what gives their whole arrangement depth cause it clicks with certain parts of them for a reason!)
I have many more thoughts but it's gonna get too long writing them all out (I'm a better talker than writer). I just wanted to share my love for it and what better place to do that than the author?
Hope to hear of Part 2 soon and that you're doing well.
xx