Day 69

Just a small bit of writing today. I wasn't going to update, but I knew I had to work at least a little bit!

K.

Day 68 + excerpt

Hello hello! I had a nice evening today. My boyfriend and I stayed in and watched The Village and Sleepy Hollow. It was my first time seeing these films and I enjoyed them very much, especially The Village.

In any event, I got some writing done today and I thought I'd share some of it with you. I started chapter seven, which I'm already enjoying, and I hope you enjoy it, too. Comments, criticism and carrot cake are always welcome!

Excerpt of chapter seven

Rosehips awoke in the morning to the sight of burning embers in the fireplace. She stretched and yawned, still feeling some semblance of warmth from the dying flames, and she sat up and glanced around.
A warm morning light was pouring through the nearby window, and Rosehips could see book dust dancing in its glow. Outside the window, the sky was blue and bright, with but a few fluffy, white clouds scattered here and there. Rosehips spied the book Marcus had been reading the night before, shut and with a gold ribbon bookmark placed somewhere near the middle. It sat alone on the nearby table, where an old white candle with a blackened wick and layers of melted wax sat in a bronze holder. Rosehips stood and drifted over to the book. Stamped on its dark blue cover and written in gold were the words "A Book of Fairy Tales". The book was much too heavy for Rosehips to pick up and read, but all the same, she pushed the cover open.
"Snow White and Rose Red?" she read aloud. "But none of these are about fairies!"
"Rosehips?" came Marcus' voice came from the other room. "Is that you?"
"Yes!" Rosehips called back, shutting the cover. This kicked up a bit of dust that had Rosehips coughing.
"Good, ye're awake!" came Marcus' voice again. "Come into the kitchen when ye're ready." Rosehips caught her breath, shooing the book dust away with a tiny hand, and made her way into the kitchen.

K.

Day 67

And I'm back! The Forehead launch went really well and I'm feeling better, also. Finally, I had some time to myself to write today. I was definitely feeling inspired thanks to a video I watched.

Sorry about skipping the progress report this week, but I wasn't in any fine state to write one. To make up for it, on my own terms particularly, I finished chapter six this evening. I'm very happy because I think chapter seven is going to be very interesting. Actually, I'm hoping that the subsequent chapters will be interesting. Six was a little uneventful, but it picked up at the end, and I unintentionally tied together a plot inconsistancy I was having trouble with! Excellent!

I also worked a small bit on the encyclopedia today. Not too much, but I did start a new entry on "Humans and the Lemon Forest".

I'm hoping to get some writing done this weekend. I'm thinking of cover ideas and book titles as well at the moment.

K.

Day 64

Only a very little bit of writing tonight. I was distracted by this 24-hour flu I seem to have. YUCK! I won't be able to do much writing this week, either, so this may be the last update until Thursday. I apologise in advance. I can't wait until the end of December when I'll finally have some time to do stuff!

K.

Day 63

Sorry for my lack of productivity yesterday! I was working on making some Christmas presents for my family and friends. I was up late in so doing and away from the computer, so I didn't really get any writing done.

I didn't get much done tonight, either. I'm working on the Forehead, which is a student review from the English department of my university. I'm its present editor. It's a once-per-semester deal, so I don't have to worry too much about it eating lots of my time, but at the moment it's what I'm doing.

As far as writing goes, I'm nearing the end of chapter six. I haven't been terribly productive lately, but chapter six is a bit slow. It's picking up, at least. Interestingly, there's some good character development on Citron. She's more mysterious than I initially thought she would be, and it's fun to write.

K.

Day 61

Not much writing today. I missed out on my walk because it was a horrible day. I ended up doing some retail therapy instead, hah. It helped a bit but didn't inspire me as much as a walk would have, so I didn't write as much as I would have liked.

I finished the picture of Citron I was working on. She's quite cute and I'm pleased with how she turned out, especially since I haven't really drawn in a couple of months. I'll post it over the next few days.

K.

Day 60

Ugh, sorry for my lack of updates. I've had a few days' worth of schoolwork and an exam. I also haven't been feeling myself at all and I'm not feeling very confident with anything. My writing, singing and "art" is all suffering because I don't feel like I'm doing a good job with any of it. I won't get into it now.

Anyway, I got just a bit of writing done today, but I'm working on a character drawing. Tomorrow's supposed to be kind of a nice, so I might go for a walk or something to help me feel better and to inspire me. I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder) so I'm feeling drained, uninspired and generally displeased of late. I apologise for it; I'm sure it will pass soon.

K.