If we could see beyond the shore

GOD FINALLY. This was suppose to happen on the 15th! But instead, I sit on 40k for six or seven days idek and THEN write 10,000 words in two days and I, I don't know. I just don't know.

This story is so not over but jeez. At least I officially won NaNo, anyway. Second time EVAR, yes!

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Halfway point, yes! I'm so happy with how things are going! :D

Also, I've not actually said anything about what I'm writing about. So!

I'm writing a horror story called The Unwilling Summon (I would say that's the working title but I've managed to get pretty attached to it, no matter how cheesy it is!). It's about this boy, Josh Walkens (seventeen) who has seen hallucinations and things all his life. After the suicidal death of his father, however, those visions get more intense. He and his mother decide to move to a small town in Virginia called High Point. Each step in the journey, however, the visions get worse and Josh realizes that he's going exactly where they want him to go.

dun dun DUUUUUUN.

So yes. This is horror but it's also YA with a dash of romance (I had no intentions of adding that romance in but damn it, Josh and Kevin insisted). So far things are going pretty well, though there are some problems - Josh, as a protagonist, goes back and forth between Mr. Sarcastic Guy and Mr. Shy Guy and I can't decide how I really want him to be; the road trip is a little redundant, however there are some pretty good scenes in; I have no idea how I am at building up tension and suspense. These are issues for December though! For now, I'm pretty pleased with how it's going and I'm hoping I can hit 30,000 tomorrow. I hope, I hope, I hope!

And for those of you who totally don't care about NaNo, Signups for Yuletide are a go! Are you ready? I SURE AM.

And for those of you who totally don't care about NaNo or Yuletide...I'm sorry. I got nothing. :(

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\o/ Except none of that was actually written today. Yep, I totally slacked off and watched Paranormal Activity instead. Go, me! Oh well. I'm off tomorrow so I guess I can just play catch up with my word count then.

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SO. I'm actually going to participate in Yuletide this year (first time and I'm scared!). Fandom nominations are up and I nominated Here is Greenwood, Hellboy (movie), Zombieland, Let Dai, Spirited Away, and Petshop of Horrors. A nice mixture, I feel, and FUCK YEAH, ZOMBIELAND.

Also, the NaNoWriMo site is up! My profile is here - if you're doing NaNo this year, add me to your buddy list!

Speaking of which, I had a story planned out and then strongmekachan told me about this story she read when she was a kid and then that gave me an insta-bunny and now? My genre has switched from fantasy to horror. FUNNY, THAT.

I finally bought a stylus for my tablet. It should get here tomorrow OMG YAY.

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