Moonlight Encounters

I was reading "Writing Romances: A Handbook by the Romance Writers of America" and it got me thinking about Agents. Before, I was just fine with being un-agented. It didn't seem like that big of a deal. I'm just starting out, I don't have a history behind me, any publishing experience. I'd start out small and work my way up. 

That's how I was looking at it. Now, I'm starting to think it'd be best to have an agent. Then I'd have someone in my corner, fighting with me, towards the same goal. To get my writing published and in the hands of as many people as possible. 

The moral of the story here is, you can go it alone. But I think I'd rather not. I'd rather have someone in my corner that knows what's going on in the process of publishing a book, that I have no knowledge about. I enjoy learning as much as I can about the craft of writing, of becoming a published author... but I'd rather leave the details to someone else, and just do what I love. Creating a story of love for other people to enjoy!

In about four and a half hours we'll be taking the little ones trick or treating, and then I get to come home and prepare for my fun! 

Last night I was up until around 3 am working on goals and motivation for my MS, Immortal Dance. In a way, I wished I had another couple of days to perfect the plot more. But, I am so glad there isn't!! I'm ready. Even if I'm not completely ready... I'm mentally ready. 

Typically being a character driven novelist, I need to get my fingers going on the keyboard. I need to let loose my characters so they can show me the path to take, the scenes to create, the drama to unfold! I need my characters front and center, and right now they are pretty ticked off at me for keeping them reigned in. I feel a rebellion coming on in the days to come. A pay back for me keeping them on such a short leash right now. I'll have to deal with that when they come. And I am not above begging, pleading, bribery, or even threats (like that would work with Luc, Liv, or Titus) when the occasion calls for it. 

So, to all my fellow NaNo-er's! Good luck! Get those Muse's working! 

Paranormal romance with Immortals of different cultures, powers, and objectives battling against Dark Immortals, Demons, and other dark entities.

Synopsis:
Luc (protagonist) is an Immortal, who is on the hunt for his nemesis, Titus (Dark Immortal). After getting off probation from their last encounter, Luc is more determined to find Titus and kill him. Until an exotic dancer, Liv, he is sent to protect turns out to secretly be a Luri Keeper, and their lives are thrust together to unravel the mystery of her parents murders, and the lost Luri Journal’s location.
With Titus closing in on their location, and the truth hidden in the depths of Liv’s past, will Luc prove to be her savior or will he destroy everything she holds dear?
*Still plotting,so may change some*

I've got most of my plot done, I've wrote a five page synopsis (so far) for my Paranormal MS, that is currently with the title Avengers, as well as most of the mythology for the storyline as well.... I am soooooo ready for NaNo to start! It's taking everything in my not to start writing! 

I'm very excited to start working on the Avenger's MS. But I'm not loving the title, at all. There are a few details that have stuck in my brain that are not working. The title being one of them. I guess this is were a critique buddy/writing buddy would come in handy, huh? I've thought of actively trying to find one, but I'm not sure I have the time to focus on someone else work, as well, with my so focused on NaNo. And that wouldn't be really fair to them, huh. 

There's going to be a good size Write In in Fort Worth that I would love to go to for the NaNo, but I don't think I'll be able to. Which stinks. I'd be able to meet people near me and hopeful could find a crit buddy close by. 

Anyways, I have a few precious minutes of quiet time in the house so I need to get back to Avenger's plot. 

I'm starting to really get to my Para for NaNo plotted out. Of course, that has a down side to it. The more I plot, the less I write on Harmony, Interrupted. I'm hoping that taking the month off to work on my NaNo MS will give me a fresh look at H, I. 

For the next month I'm going to focus on my NaNo. Nothing else. Of course, I say that, but I know me... at some point, H, I will pop in my head and I'll end up adding to the MS. Which will be fine. Great, even. Then I can add to the progress bar.

I didn't get any writing done yesterday since our small town had their fall festival!!

Daily goals: Write 9+ pages (pg 127+)

Trying to finish this MS and plot my paranormal for the NaNo is getting to be a chore.

I just wish this month would be over and done with and H,I would be completed. I just want to get to my paranormal MS!!!

I fulfilled my daily goal today!!! Actually I exceeded my daily goal of 9 pages and I wrote 11 pages! That's 2750 words in one day! 

Excuse me while I pat my own back! Hey, us writer's are entitled to a little self-bragging! I even bought me a bag of my favorite chips as a reward! Ruffles Cheddar and Sour Cream!! 

Actually I bought two bags. One for today and one for tomorrow. 

Honest! And it was the small bags. You know. The supposed to be $0.99 ones but now days they're $1.29. 

Favorite sentence/line of the day: 

Well, today is the last day of my week and I certainly didn't hit my weekly goals. :-( 

I still haven't gotten my charger or flash drive, so until one or the other comes, I will be stuck in this stand still. 

I have signed up for the NaNoWriMo (link to it on the pic to the right). You  can only count "actual" words written during the month of November, so Harmony, Interrupted is out. But on my down time with that MS, I've gotten the plot started for my MS that I'll be working on for NaNoWriMo (it's a paranormal MS).



As of today, I have 22,750 words to complete my current MS before NaNoWriMo. That's 2,275 words a day, if I start today. Either the charger or the flash drive should arrive today. In which case I will be locking myself in my room and force out at least 9 to 10 pages a day. 


Participating in the NaNoWriMo is throwing my current schedule off, but in a good way, I guess. We'll see at any rate.