Year-long NaNo discussion

The Brights is a fantasy book about a 16 year-old girl, Brooke Railer, who joins an organization called The Brights, that protect people from human-like, magical creatures called Dims, that live under the United States. She protects a city along with her partner, Cade.
But when the Dims suddenly get smarter and stronger, they spot a war coming. And when Brooke finds out what is really going on, she is forced to stand apart from everyone else. And lead in a way she has never done before.

I am not a professional writer, so who knows if this book will ever be published. I don't really have a word count, so I will probably go by page.

I have 96 pages so far. I am pretty slow. Especially here lately. I will be doing more starting next week, hopefully.

Cade: How are you?
Me: Pretty good.
Cade: How do you feel?
Me: Pretty good.
Cade: Am I talking to a robot now?
Me: Pretty much.
Cade: Do you feel like one.
Me: Pretty much.
Cade: Okay, seriously. Is there something you need?
Me: Someone to talk to, other than a mom.
Cade: Okay, what do you want to talk about?
Me: What did we talk about when we thought the world was normal?
Cade: What are you doing in school?
Me: No one talked like that.
Cade: I did.
Me: Yeah, but you’re not normal!
Cade: I guess not. So, what do normal people talk about?
I pause for a while.
Me: I don’t know. I can’t remember.
Cade: Because we are not normal and won’t be ever again. Don’t wish you were. What do Brights talk about?
Me: I don’t know that either.
Cade: Because you have just begun. What do you want to talk about?

Okay, if you can't tell, I am at a stand still. I am kind of just going through and editing my own work a little bit, because I don't know what should happen next! It'll come to me eventually...

Emily wrote: "You could always have a character die XD"

That's awful! But ... entirely true, lol. I do it all the time!

I know! I am terrible at that part! I hate characters dying. And all of my characters are important to me. I need to buck up and get the job done.

@Harper Nicole, maybe just step back a bit? Gain some perspective. Watch a movie that inspires you or make a pinterest board! Read some good books. Kill a character. :)

Alyssa wrote: "@Harper Nicole, maybe just step back a bit? Gain some perspective. Watch a movie that inspires you or make a pinterest board! Read some good books. Kill a character. :)"

That is a good idea! Thank you! I try not to pressure myself because it isn't like I have a deadline, but it is taking me forever to write, and I am almost ready to move on to my next book! But I should take a step away from it. Good advice.

SHINE wrote: "I’ve had Dead characters appear in my Story Dreams and yet I still wrote them down on my notebook."

I still can't believe that you have Story Dreams! I love it!