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I win.

Friday, November 28th, 2008

I win NaNoWriMo! “Through storm and sun, you traversed the noveling seas. Pitted against a merciless deadline and battling hordes of distractions, you persevered. Your dedication to the high-velocity literary arts is remarkable. Your victory shall be recorded for all time in the annals of the Office of Letters and Light, where it will serve as a beacon to writers hoping to someday follow your triumphant path. You did it, novelist. We couldn’t be prouder.”

So says my winner’s certificate! Now I need to figure out a title so I can print that on the certificate and hang it on my wall with my 2006 winner’s certificate. (Yes, I gave up last year, but I won’t again…at least I’ll sure try not to!)

To answer a few questions:
» No, I probably won’t show this year’s novel to anyone. It’s really terrible, but that’s alright…writing doesn’t always have to be perfect…and writing doesn’t always have to be shared either.
» Now that this NaNoWriMo is over, I’m free to do other things…such as edit my 2007 novel, The Impossible Wish, so it can be published and so you can read it.
» Yes, I’m having a party…it’s called the “Finish off the big milk-chocolate-with-almonds candybar party”. Sound good? It is! Don’t you wish you could come?
» No, I’m not quite finished, either; I need to wrap it up then I’ll be done. Probably under two thousand more words.
» Yes, I’m insane.
» And yes, if you want, I’m still taking donations for this shirt!!

And for the record…I love bars.
NaNoWriMo winner!!
Purple bars, that is.

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Your Opinion Please

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Should I wait to get the pictures to post (Joe forgot his extra battery and charger cord at Grandma Kathy’s and his other battery ran out!) or should I post the text now and the pictures later?

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Sharing the Joy!

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

I’m not sure how many of you know I’m doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again this year, but now you know! Last night I reached 25k words (yes that’s twenty-five thousand) which is the halfway point.

Brief Explanation of NaNoWriMo:
The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50k words of a novel in one month. The goal being to kickstart your writing, let you use an idea you’ve been thinking of but procrastinated writing, quantity over quality, quelling your Inner Editor (nasty beast!), personal satisfaction, and whatever other reasons one might think of for committing to write fifty thousand words in thirty days. (For more information on What Is NaNoWriMo, visit the official What Is NaNoWriMo page.)

Anyway! I’ve set it as a personal goal to do 2k a day besides Sundays, which can be catch-up if necessary. It doesn’t work out too bad; especially since I found out I can write 1600 words in an hour, if I put my mind to it!

No, you can’t read this year’s novel when I’m done; it’s really crazy and strange and would take a TON of editing to make into something worthwhile, but know what? That’s ok. (It’s kind of a sequel to year before last’s, The Impossible Wish–which I do plan on editing as that one was a ton better, but…the ideas I had were being used up quickly soo…it kind of got…interesting! in a weird and crazy way!)

On my main page, beneath the picture on the right, you can see my shiny cool word count meter.

And…yeah. Just to share the excitement that I’ve gotten halfway there! Once out of the twenty thousands, it’s pretty downhill. Last year I think I made it to 10k or 20k then quit…but I think if I’d have made an effort I could have continued. Someone on a forum said they had like 22k on November 22nd and made up the difference before the 30th! But anyway.

That’s all. Just a ramble about how cool NaNoWriMo is and where I’m at and why you should be happy for me!

P.S. If you’re wondering…yes, I have stayed up late to finish my wordcount a time or two…or three!

P.P.S. If you’d like to donate…I’d love one of these!!

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Grandpa, Everything Is Changing Fast

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

For the last two weeks, Mom and Joe have been in Oregon with her dad (Grandpa; my other grandfather is Papa), who is dying. He’s why we visited in April, because we thought he was going to die then, too. Unfortunately, this time it is completely inevitable; his intestines and other various organs are dying slowly.

However, there is hope. He is a follower and disciple of Jesus Christ, and we will see him again, which makes the parting not quite so hard. There’s a really neat Mercy Me song called “Homesick”, and here’s the bridge:

In Christ, there are no goodbyes
And in Christ, there is no end
So I’ll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again

If you could be praying for everyone involved and related to Grandpa, that would be very much appreciated. For the disciples of Christ, that they would be good witnesses…even though we have the hope of seeing Grandpa again, the parting is still sad. For the unbelievers, that they would realize they are lost and mortal and realize their need for a Savior.

For us, it’s been really strange not having Joe and Mom around (especially since this is the longest we’ve ever been away from them), and we miss them and they miss us. When Grandpa does die, Dad, Ben, and I will go for the funeral.

Anyways; prayers are very much appreciated all around, and I thought you might like to be updated on what’s going on.

Grandpa and family minus Grandma Kathy
Grandpa and his (living) children when we visited in June: Aunt Laurie (far right), Mom (far left), John (behind, left), and Paul (behind, right)

The title of the post is from a song called “Grandpa, Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days”.

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