Year-long NaNo discussion
Lila Kims
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Dusted Red
Excellent word count, Lila! And I love your sentence, so descriptive :P
Nicki wrote: "Excellent word count, Lila! And I love your sentence, so descriptive :P"Thanks, Nicki! :D
1/4/18 - 1,306 wordsFavorite paragraph:
"Dejected?" I raised my eyebrows, then lowered them and took another spoonful. My stomach shuddered for something more substantial, and so I took a loaf of bread from the plate between Mama and me. Those stormy eyes bored holes into my skin. Like she could see through me, see all the secrets.
NICE!!!! I love all the description :)
Catherine wrote: "NICE!!!! I love all the description :)"THANKS!! That means a lot to me! <3
1/6/18 - 749 words :PFavorite morsel:
I smiled grimly. How kind of them, not to ignore me completely. But I couldn't say the same for myself.
I avoided them like the plague.
Ivie wrote: "AHH, I'M FANGIRLING AGAIN!!":D :D :D
Catherine wrote: "beautiful!!"Aw, thanks! <3 <3
1/7/18 - 851 wordsFavorite morsel:
They could be watching me now. Watching me in the form of some unsuspicious nighttime creature, like an owl.
Or a wolf.
Lila wrote: "1/7/18 - 851 wordsFavorite morsel:
They could be watching me now. Watching me in the form of some unsuspicious nighttime creature, like an owl.
Or a wolf."
Great progress, Lila!
And...
Ahhh!
*flails*
That excerpt!
@Nicki - Thank you!!! :D Glad you liked it. <3
Heehee, who would suspect a cute little wolf?? Heh heh heh. LOVE IT
@Catherine - Who wouldn't? ;D
1/8/18 - 754 wordsFavorite morsel:
A pale face caught a faint sliver of moonlight, closed lids like porcelain contrasting with the dark of curled lashes.
Can I just say I love your vivid descriptions!!
Catherine wrote: "Can I just say I love your vivid descriptions!!"She's really great at those. It's my favorite thing about her writing XD
Aw, guys. *blushes* THANK YOU. <3 <3 <3 Nicki, my favorite thing about your writing is your dialogue. It's so witty and awesome and I can't. get. enough of it. xD
Lila wrote: "Aw, guys. *blushes* THANK YOU. dialogue. It's so witty and awesome and I can't. get. enough of it. xD"Aww shucks. *blushes even redder than Lila* Thanks!
1/9/18 - 1,265 wordsMy favorite morsel:
I shifted, scrambling to my feet, my back still pressing into the tree behind me as if the very thought of approaching any of these strangers a single tip-toe appalled me.
Lila wrote: "1/9/18 - 1,265 wordsMy favorite morsel:
I shifted, scrambling to my feet, my back still pressing into the tree behind me as if the very thought of approaching any of these strangers a single tip..."
Yay! Great word count, and haha! I love your excerpt!
Haha, took me an extra second the first time I read the snippet, but now I understand it 😁
Catherine wrote: "Haha, took me an extra second the first time I read the snippet, but now I understand it 😁"Yeah, the wording could probably be slightly better. xD Thanks so much, both of you! <3
1/10/18 - 669 wordsThey just met for the first time for the third time. *gives your mind a minute to compute*
#MultipleRewrites xD
Lila wrote: "1/10/18 - 669 wordsThey just met for the first time for the third time. *gives your mind a minute to compute*
#MultipleRewrites xD"
Ugh, I hate rewrites! But yay that your characters finally met!
Heehee 😁 don't you love those moments?? LOL
Nicki wrote: "Lila wrote: "1/10/18 - 669 wordsThey just met for the first time for the third time. *gives your mind a minute to compute*
#MultipleRewrites xD"
Ugh, I hate rewrites! But yay that your characte..."
They are kind of tedious, but it was necessary for Dusted Red, and the result has been FABULOUS! :D
Catherine wrote: "Heehee 😁 don't you love those moments?? LOL"They are strange moments, but yes, I do love them! :D
Lila wrote: "Nicki wrote: "Lila wrote: "1/10/18 - 669 wordsThey just met for the first time for the third time. *gives your mind a minute to compute*
#MultipleRewrites xD"
Ugh, I hate rewrites! But yay that..."
That's how I feel with Week of Werewolves, Faeires, and Fancy Dresses. The rewrites are driving me crazy! But they're so totally worth it.
Lila wrote: "1/11/18 - 1,171 words"Yay!
@Nicki - Saaaaaame! Annoying at times, but definitely worth it. *nodnod* And thanks, there's something super satisfying about reaching a 1,000 words - it's my very flexible daily goal. xD
1/12/18 - 840 wordsIt had never been more frustrating to dwell on the unreliability of the old legends. They could be more right than wrong, or they could be more wrong than right.
Lila wrote: "1/12/18 - 840 wordsIt had never been more frustrating to dwell on the unreliability of the old legends. They could be more right than wrong, or they could be more wrong than right."
Yay! And ooh, I like that :) Excellent excerpt!
Nicki wrote: "Lila wrote: "1/12/18 - 840 wordsIt had never been more frustrating to dwell on the unreliability of the old legends. They could be more right than wrong, or they could be more wrong than right."
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Thanks, Nicki! <3
ugh, that is so true....#strugglesofahistorian
Catherine wrote: "ugh, that is so true....#strugglesofahistorian"Haha, my MC isn't a historian, but the struggle is still real, for sure. :D
1/14/18 - 1,713 wordsA lunatic for a stepmother. How nice.
Lila wrote: "1/14/18 - 1,713 wordsA lunatic for a stepmother. How nice."
Excellent word count and Haha! Love it!
1/16/18 - 1,182 wordsFavorite sentence:
The overwhelming silence rolling from the hut in invisible waves made my heart go wild.
Nice! I like the idea - tbh, I think if you changed the word order a wee bit ("rolling in invisible waves from the hut") I think the effect would be much cooler.
Catherine wrote: "Nice! I like the idea - tbh, I think if you changed the word order a wee bit ("rolling in invisible waves from the hut") I think the effect would be much cooler."
I think you're right! I'll make a note of it, thank you. :D
1/18/18 - 859 wordsSnippet:
One of the old women opened her eyes, but they were glossed over and milky, as if by a magic spell someone had stuffed fog into her eyes. She didn't turn to look at us; in fact, she didn't seem to be looking at anything.
She was blind, I realized.
Favorite sentence:
Blurs of brown and green appeared on either side, trunks and leaves and bushes mixing into a soup of different colors.