Friday Five

1. Trying to get to 20,000 on NaNoWriMo by tonight. That is 2k more. I want 25k by the end of Monday
2. I have finished reading three books this months, which is hard between writing and getting ready for college. What has everyone been reading lately?
3. I have been on tumblr a lot lately. You can follow me here.
4. Still dieting. I am getting Physical Therapy and I am working on gaining muscles, hence why I haven't lost a lot of weight lately.
5. I love this video:

PS.. 800 followers on the blog. That is a lot.

How to survive Camp Nanowrimo

I have tried to do Nanowrimo several time and have failed pretty much every time. Anyways looking back, I made a lot of mistakes and here is my advice.

1. Know your character.

The worst writing that I have seen in a book, is underdeveloped characters. Define who they are and make sure to stick to that. I love making charts about them with traits, memories, relationship, appearance and random facts that help you make the story.

2. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Pretty much every author does several drafts of each book and a story can completely change in the time. Don't worry about plot holes or continuance of the plot. You need a full draft before you can properly edit a book.

3. Write when you want to.

Find what works for you and write when you can. Don't worry about your word count till August 31st and don't stress about a low word count. This is a challenge to finish a novel. Try your hardest, but if you fail, there is always November.

4. Have a support system.

Find friends that are doing and have a chat on Google+ or Skype once a week, while it isn't the most productive time, it is a lot of fun. You can still have a personal life, if you work ahead. Just try to make it work and don't stress about it.

5. Don't let shiny new ideas distract you.

Focus on the book you start with and try to finish it. SNIs are evil and hard to ignore. Just write them down in a note book for the future.

Most of all good luck and have fun. Also don't move during Nano and enjoy the extra day. =)

Inspiration...

Unless you just glance at my blog once in a blue moon, You know that I am doing NaNoWriMo. I am one of those people that have to have noise are something going on while writing or it just stays the same. The rain bouncing on the skylights, even helps. I recent saw Steph Bowe's post about images and using inspiration from them to write. My book is called Sisters. It is told in the perspective of two very different sisters and all the secrets that they keep from one another and the ones that they tell. I am going to do some Lara images first, since I have more fun writing her and picture that describe her tone are easier to fin. Here they are:

Here are the picture, for when I think of Lily:

Now I am back to NaNoWriMo. I hope everyone is having a swell day.

NaNoWriMo Update 2

Hope you enjoy.

I am thinking a about doing a contest with homemade candles and soap. If you would interested in that, leave a comment.

NaNoWriMo Update #1

I hope you enjoy the randomness...

In My Mailbox (Week of November 1st)

I have also decided to do NaNoWriMo on top of Cybils. So wish me luck on both counts. Who else is doing Nano? I am over 3000 words. I don't think that many of them are good, but I'll save it for editing.

Book Challenge

So, I decided to sign up for a 100+ reading challenge for 2009. Considering that I have read 340 books so far this year and I still have a month. My reading goal will be 425 books in 2009,I might regret this later, but whatever. Also another goal is to finish NaNoWriMo,next year... I am at 20,000 words and still happy about it. So my list will go here, when 2009 starts.

1. In Your Room by Jordanna Fraiberg
2. Almost Home by Jessica Blank
3. Betrayed by Kristin and PC Cast
4. The Elite by Jennifer Banash
5. In too Deep by Jennifer Banash
6. Far From You by Lisa Schroeder
7. Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind
8. Hold Me Tight by Lorie Ann Grover
9. Unraveling by Michelle Baldini and Lynn Biederman
10. Flowers In The Attic by V.C. Andrews
11. Going too far by Jennifer Echols
12. TTYL by Lauren Myracle
13. Sucks to be me by Kimberly Pauley
14. Persistance of Memory by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
15. The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine
16. Alive and Well in Prague, New York by Daphane Grab

NaNoWriMo?!

Who is doing it?
It is where you write 50,000 in a month.
You can only do character and plot development.
My username is Sarahbear9789 like most things.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/406424
Lets be buddies, if you are going to do so.
Peace out, Sarah.
P.S. Three days till John Green. Yay!