Past two days have been completely without work, so my aim to complete chapter three failed, sadly. I was really busy yesterday; a friend of mine got married and I was really too tired to write when I came back. Today I've been on the move and studying for tomorrow's Spanish exam, so I didn't manage to get much writing done. Tomorrow will probably yield more creativity, or I hope so. I should be able to get chapter three done by this weekend, I think, though this weekend will also be quite busy.
Weekly progress report
Since last week, I have completed chapter two and gone to chapter three. I also did a character sketch for a new character, named Wildflower, and I've gotten some work done on the encyclopedia as well.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Day 20
The picture on the left is a concept drawing from my notebook. That's Wildflower, a new character I introduced to the story today. She's named for the fact that she is such a free spirit; she loves to wander far from Lemon Forest and explore with nothing but the wind in her wings and a pack on her back. As I was writing about her, I found myself somewhat conflicted regarding her appearance, so I decided to Google "wildflower" and use the first picture I found as a reference. I found this picture, and it made me quite happy because it was so unique and pretty! I think it suits Wildflower's free personality quite well.
I got quite a lot of writing done today, but mostly early this morning as opposed to tonight! Usually I'm quite productive at night, but I guess there was something in this morning's sun that made me want to write. I believe I'm about halfway through the third chapter, now.
I introduced something else aside from Wildflower today, that being the train system in Lemon Forest. The train is run by Acorn, an elf, and it goes all over Lemon Forest. It goes up, between and down trees, to people's homes, and even all the way to Lemon's palace, though no one is ever lucky enough to see her. The train station is a hollowed out, mossy stump with a little brown flag coming out the top.
I'd tell you a bit about Lemon but this post is getting a bit too long! If I have nothing significant to tell about tomorrow, I'll let you know a bit about Lemon.
K.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Day 19
I got some work on both the novella and the encyclopedia done today! Not a lot on the encyclopedia, just some work on the elves of the Lemon Forest.
The elves are ground-dwelling creatures, small like the fairies, and they live in patches of mushrooms. They live longer than the fairies because they directly take care of creatures and plants of the Lemon Forest. They like riding snails to get around, and they're close friends with fairies because they grow the shelf fungi houses that fairies live in. They like eating salad.
As far as novella work goes, I started an interesting part that should go by fairly quickly! I'm going on a hike in the woods tomorrow, so I'm hoping that will inspire me as well.
As usual, Nightwish has also inspired me. I was listening to the song the Islander and it made me think of lighthouses, so I'm going to have some kind of lighthouse in the area outside of Lemon Forest, probably on a cliff. I haven't decided if it will show up in this novella or another, but I will write it into the encyclopedia and see where it goes from there!
K.
The elves are ground-dwelling creatures, small like the fairies, and they live in patches of mushrooms. They live longer than the fairies because they directly take care of creatures and plants of the Lemon Forest. They like riding snails to get around, and they're close friends with fairies because they grow the shelf fungi houses that fairies live in. They like eating salad.
As far as novella work goes, I started an interesting part that should go by fairly quickly! I'm going on a hike in the woods tomorrow, so I'm hoping that will inspire me as well.
As usual, Nightwish has also inspired me. I was listening to the song the Islander and it made me think of lighthouses, so I'm going to have some kind of lighthouse in the area outside of Lemon Forest, probably on a cliff. I haven't decided if it will show up in this novella or another, but I will write it into the encyclopedia and see where it goes from there!
K.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Day 18
Ummm. Literally no progress today. I only have myself to apologise to, but I will make it up to myself tomorrow. I'm really happy to be home for the weekend to this inspiring autumn atmosphere as opposed to the stinky, noisy city I usually live in. I'll try to write a lot tomorrow!
Sorry to disappoint with the lack of update, but it really was a busy, long day.
K.
Sorry to disappoint with the lack of update, but it really was a busy, long day.
K.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Day 17
Quite a bit of writing done today! I finished the second chapter with a somewhat forboding note in order to keep the reader interested. This chapter was fun to write because I included a pair of comical characters named Trees and Chauncey. Trees is an emerald beetle with a large moustache, a monocle and a top hat, and Chauncey is his trusted steed: he is a big, ugly boar with a blue ribbon
with a bow around his neck. I drew sketches of them today, and I'd like to do some inked illustrations of them for the book.
I worked very little on the encyclopedia today, but I'm working on the entry about elves. They're fun little creatures!
This weekend I'll be going home, which is something I'm really excited about. It's Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada and the fall colours are so beautiful and inspiring! I hope I'll be able to write quite a bit this weekend and possibly work on my other project. Check out my main blog if you're interested in that.
K.
with a bow around his neck. I drew sketches of them today, and I'd like to do some inked illustrations of them for the book.
I worked very little on the encyclopedia today, but I'm working on the entry about elves. They're fun little creatures!
This weekend I'll be going home, which is something I'm really excited about. It's Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada and the fall colours are so beautiful and inspiring! I hope I'll be able to write quite a bit this weekend and possibly work on my other project. Check out my main blog if you're interested in that.
K.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Day 16
Not a very productive day. This is directly proportionate to dance class and the new Nightwish album. Which is amazing, by the way.
Just a few lines, mostly. I'm trying to set up the universe by using context; as far as I'm concerned, that's the best way to do it, instead of writing long, boring paragraphs of sprawling description and history!
I also failed a midterm today. Sigh.
K.
Just a few lines, mostly. I'm trying to set up the universe by using context; as far as I'm concerned, that's the best way to do it, instead of writing long, boring paragraphs of sprawling description and history!
I also failed a midterm today. Sigh.
K.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Day 15 + weekly progress report
Today's progress and other news
Back from my brief vacation! I had a great time, and I managed to get a lot of work on the personal encyclopedia done. I didn't work on the novella as I was away, but I wrote several entries on the fairies, elves and creatures of the Lemon Forest.
Today I got a bit of work done. I've slowed down a little but I'm heading into midterm season. In addition, I've got lots of other stuff going on this month, including two weddings, two or more Halloween parties and a weekend trip to Montreal. A . . . bit busy. Then, next month is NaNoWriMo. I'm insane but I'm going to try and work on NaNoWriMo daily . . . and work on Rosehips daily. While still going to university. Yeah. Goodbye, life!
Weekly progress report
Since last week, I managed to complete my Rosehips doll (she can be seen here). I also worked on eleven pages worth of encyclopedia information, which I may compile to a full project once I have completed this book and, possibly, other Rosehips books. I haven't written much on the novella itself, though. I only have about a chapter and a half. I'll continue working away at it, though!
K.
Back from my brief vacation! I had a great time, and I managed to get a lot of work on the personal encyclopedia done. I didn't work on the novella as I was away, but I wrote several entries on the fairies, elves and creatures of the Lemon Forest.
Today I got a bit of work done. I've slowed down a little but I'm heading into midterm season. In addition, I've got lots of other stuff going on this month, including two weddings, two or more Halloween parties and a weekend trip to Montreal. A . . . bit busy. Then, next month is NaNoWriMo. I'm insane but I'm going to try and work on NaNoWriMo daily . . . and work on Rosehips daily. While still going to university. Yeah. Goodbye, life!
Weekly progress report
Since last week, I managed to complete my Rosehips doll (she can be seen here). I also worked on eleven pages worth of encyclopedia information, which I may compile to a full project once I have completed this book and, possibly, other Rosehips books. I haven't written much on the novella itself, though. I only have about a chapter and a half. I'll continue working away at it, though!
K.
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