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Dec 16 2012

Awesome day!

Word count from 73,474 – 76,484

Today’s count 3010

First, a little about last night… It was good, to be out with my husband and our friends Yan and Emma. Big thanks to them for coming up to visit. Although I still couldn’t sleep past 7.30 am and had to resort to sitting in my dining room on the floor with my laptop on my knee writing lol

🙂

SPOILERS!!

Today, my novel has just blown right up.

Admiral Octav has been banished from the ship due to Chace’s poisoning and the closer they are, the quicker he will die. And finally I am at the climax of the whole novel…

My two Aonise ships have just made some major changes to their engines on the whim of a child (Taliri, albeit he is a child genius) and they’ve just jumped from one end of the galaxy nearer to Earth than ever anticipated!

It was not a safe jump though even with the engine modifications. Captain Sardi buckled under the pressure as the ship exploded and Admiral Octav had to step in. They’re now fighting to keep the ship stable and are about to start an internal fight with the previous Captain stuck in the brig….

It couldn’t be any more exciting for me to write and I hope for others to read.

I have three chapters left to write… and I am storming. I think this will be finished in the next few days.

Oh no!!! I am so sad. 😦

To all the wonderful people who this weekend have followed my blog and liked my posts. Thank you so so much.

I look forward to getting to know you all more.

Happy writing everyone and speak soon.

Dawn x

Dec 15 2012

72k :)

Word count from  69,560 – 72,612

Today’s count 3052

I’ve been awake since the real early hours of the morning, 5am. Because my characters are totally getting to me. I’m at an emotional crossroad with them which is tearing me apart as much as it is them.

But for now, I am stopping. As I am so tired that my eyes hurt.

We are going out tonight, so I am off back to bed for a sleep. Hopefully then I will be able to stop up late. 🙂

Not so sure I will get much more written today, but I might try for an hour or so later.

Enjoy your weekend everyone. Speak  soon.

Dawn

Dec 14 2012

My characters have nothing but bad luck :(

Word count from  67,245 – 69,560

Today’s count 2315

Ughhh, things seemed to be going so well. And yet here I am  with my two favorite characters now suffering even more tragedy.

It isn’t fair 😦

And it really isn’t going to end well… It seems that no matter how I want to write this,  they dictate their own path… a short summary of what is happening. For anyone interested.

PS, this is a sub-story going on while the main plot happens. 🙂

Admiral Octav and his long time friend and bodyguard Chace were out celebrating, food and a few drinks in a bar that they had never been in before. Octav didn’t like the look of his dinner, so Chace ate it instead. Only to find out later the next day that he’d been severely poisoned with a genetically enhanced killing agent. While on his deathbed and with no emotional barrier protecting his feelings for his commanding officer Chace and Octav realize that they’ve been fighting the truth for too long. But their relationship would be very complicated. Octav is married, Admiral of the fleet and Second in command to House Niakrex. Although things are left very tense time really isn’t on their side.

At the moment. I am struggling with this. Too much conflict easily resolved. I think this one might stretch on to the next part in the series. So, will he  or won’t he die?

Big question…

I am however, really enjoying the moments that they’re spending together, they’re so touching. 🙂

I am hoping this weekend to get well onto the 80k mark. Wish me luck…

 

Dawn

 

Dec 12 2012

Picking up some steam…

Word count from  65, 008 – 67,245

Today’s count 2237

 

Hey there, so today I seem to have picked up some more steam. To be honest, I think this is due to the fact I can actually feel the finishing line.

At nearly 70k I am almost there. The story is coming to its climax and the tension is just unreal… I can’t help it. My fingers want to keep on typing, but I am getting so so tired.

I anticipate that I could be finished by next week. Maybe another 10-15k another 5 days of writing at this pace. I am kind of sad and excited all at the same time, because I don’t really want this to end just yet. The bigger story isn’t anywhere near finished, but I can’t get all of that into a novel. It is indeed, or may even become a series of novels.  EEEK!!!

What kind of scares me a little too, is I have asked my writing partner to come on board now. And, well, he knows how I write… and that scares me lots. because even though I sometimes have amazing ideas it takes a little bit of organization to sort them into something.

I’m at the point where I want him to love it and not hate it… but then I think he’s just going to kick my butt and tell me I can write better. Which I will have to agree with, I can. Because I don’t normally try and get it all out in less than a couple of months.

At present this story is written fast, probably a little confusing and disjointed. And as I am yet to even read it back, I guess I will have to wait and see myself as to how much I might cringe.

No one is getting this first ‘blurt’ novel. this one is for my eyes only.  🙂

 

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On other things…

Hubby has a meeting with work tomorrow and he hasn’t slept since Sunday night. Which has kept me up. I am physically running on empty at the mo. And still I am managing to write. I think I am nuts… but with him being home, I have had less jobs to do around the house so that has made it easier on me.

Fingers crossed for him tomorrow please everyone.  We could do with a little luck.

 

Catch you later,

 

Dawn x x

 

 

Dec 11 2012

65k :) wooo hooo

Yeah, every little milestone counts…

Word count from 63,118 – 65, 008

Today’s count 1890

It has been a breeze today, some more heartache in the mix and some real raw emotions.

My two guys really struggled with their feelings, fought tooth and nail not to be together and then bam…  amazing when it happens like that…

Writing is such, such fun. I am having a blast and I do really love it. 🙂  So, for my guys I am proud to say that for now it is working out okay.

That is all I am going to spill though.

Onwards the ending is in site, edging closer and closer.  I will say it is going to be a tearjerker though,  and that does make me sad. The happiness now isn’t going to last forever.

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On other notes, been really cold here today, poor fish, my main pond is down to 6d now. And I’ve even started to lower the baby tank so they can have a winter as well. 😦

I am so looking forward till the 21st of Dec, a break, hibernate city for me for a week I think. Some reading, more writing and time with family. I can’t wait.

For all my new visitors and likes, if you comment I’ll come and comment back, interaction is good. Don’t be shy. lol..

Dawn x