The Final CountdownIt is week twelve which means I should be very close or at the end of finalizing the first and second chapters of the book. I am not, but I did finish the rough draft of the second chapter and can start to finalize the chapters.
Read All about ItMy Past, Chapter 2 (rd): It was the same charade every time, the teacher sees you, announces to the class your current situation then asks a few trivial questions all the while you think of snarky remarks because you are not in the mood.
"What's your name" You know my name it was on the attendance sheet "where are you from" Florida, thanks for reminding me, I almost forgot "I bet the weather there is a lot better than it is here this time of the year, huh" Salt in the wound, man, salt in the wound
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Near The EndIt's week eleven, by this time I should be done with the rough draft and finalizing two chapters. As usual I'm am behind schedule, instead of finalizing I am still in the process of finishing the second chapter. So far in the book I have introduced a few new characters known as the The Colin's. There's not much information on them at the moment except that they don't get along with Chloe's family. The members of the Colin family consist of Mr and Mrs. Colin, their oldest son, their oldest daughter, their twin daughters and their youngest son.
Read All About ItMy past, chapter 2 (rd): Before Chloe knew it, it was Monday which meant first day at Fallbrook. She woke up really again and got ready. Chloe decided to wear a black shirt, jeggings, her hand-me-down Dock Martins and her trench coat. Assuming the school wouldn't allow it Chloe left her cat toboggan on her desk.
Two Weeks LeftThis was week ten. My original plan for week ten was to have the second chapter done and be finalizing it. As I usually say, I am not, so I am still behind schedule. I still have two weeks to reach this goal but I may have to write outside of the time frame that is Genius Hour.
Read All About ItChapter two (rd): "How was Ralph's, Randy?" Cary asked.
"Fine until the brat twins showed up" Randy said irritably. Cary made an annoyed sound while Drake's eyebrows lowered. "What were they doing there." Cary said nearly outraged. "Buying lacrosse equipment," Randy said. "Was Mr. Collin there?" Drake asked. "No just the twins" Randy said. The Original SketchesThis Friday marked the 9th week of genius hour. This would mean I only have three week's left to finish the project. Although the amount of time I have to finish my project is getting slimmer and slimmer I am half way done with the second chapter. I have also decided to make Sketches to go on the first page of the chapter's. Challenges, Solutions, TakeawaysA challenge with writing would be finding different ways to word something to enhance the reader's experience. For example, In Chapter two I am describing a huge mall (based on the Hanes Mall in Winston Salem) I have to find different ways to describe the scenery. A solution to this could be to ask advice or read other books. The takeaways of this week would be to get a move on finishing the book because I only have 2 weeks left to finish the second the chapter. Read All About ItMy Past, Chapter two (rd): Chloe sat in the front seat. She was still cold but at least she was away from the wind. Cary cranked the car, put it in drive and was off to the mall.
"So, Chloe are you looking forward to school. You'll get to go to Fallbrook High with us" Cary said starting conversation. "I...I don't know." Chloe said hoping to avoid conversation. Going back to school with possibly the same kids that tormented her wasn't exactly something Chloe was looking forward to or wanted to talk about. "Ah, Don't worry about it. Anyone starts crap with you, you come to us." Said Randy from the back seat. "Randy! What did we say about the cursing!" Cary scolded. "Whatever dad!" Randy said in a sarcastic voice. Cary snatched a green stress ball from the cup holder and threw it at Randy who dodged it laughing. Continuing the Second ChapterFriday marked the 7th hour of genius hour, by this time I should be writing into the second chapter. Fortunately I have written into the second chapter. It is a much more fun chapter to write than the first due to it has less tedious facts required so far and is moving on to more humorous situations. A good goal for this project would be to finish the rough draft of the first two chapters on or by the 10th week. This would give me two weeks or more to type the final copy and make changes if necessary.
Read All About ItMy Past: Chapter 2 (rd): As the four of them walked out the door the wind struck their faces. Drake, Randy, and Cary all winced and squinted their eyes, but after a few second they were back to normal. When Chloe stepped out the cold took her breath and made her shake. Chloe adjusted her toboggan of her ears it was as jet black as her hair and from a far made it look as though to cat ears had sprouted out the top of Chloe's head.
Halfway pointLast Wednesday was the 6th hour of Genius Hour which would mark the halfway point to the end of Genius Hour. At this point I should be half way done with the novel. While I still have a ways to go and are behind, I did hit a mile stone when I continued to work on the novel at home. I finished the rough draft of the first chapter! Although there are still some details that need to be added into the chapter, I can add them in when typing the final draft.
Read All About ItMy Past, chapter 2 (RD):" It was Saturday morning. Chloe woke up at 4:00 am, she was still on Florida time. Too awake to go back to sleep, Chloe opened the window next to her bed. She stuck her head out expecting to feel a luke warm morning breeze, but instead felt the an icy cold slap across her face as the wind swooshed through the window. Chloe quickly forced the window close, the weather made her teeth chatter. Now she was defiantly awake.
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An amateur's second attempt at writing.Yesterday was the first of the second week of Genius hour. As usual I worked on details of the first part of the first chapter in the novel. Now I am working on a second situation which includes a back story, it basically gives some information and tells how chloe ended up in this current situation. ChallengesA challenge that I faced was wording the story in a away that made the text transfer into a different setting well. This challenge included rewording and adding few little new details to the text. The new is to figure out what to put into the story next, I have a few ideas of what the novel will contain in it's first chapter, but I haven't quite fully plained on how or what all is going to be written in the first chapter. Other than these the typical problems were vocabulary and staying focused. SolutionsA solution I made for transferring text would be to end the original setting in a good place and place three dots in a row under the text, so that a new setting can be told without changing paragraphs. As usual I also looked to another book to see what their author did for this problem. One last solution for the day would be to write the rough and the when typing express it more formal manner, weather I will use solution or not it is a good tip that was expressed to me that I am now referring to the writers that may be reading this. TakeawaysOne Takeaway from today would be to "not worry so much about wording sense it's just a rough draft ( Matthew Barker). As well as to more on the book itself, I have 12 weeks to get this book done and "praised". By praised I mean for someone to read it and and quote about it for the acknowledgment pages, this step is not necessary but it would be fun to see what people think of my novel, if I need to make any changes before I read to a larger audience. Read about itI have decided to start posting little bits of the novel in hopes that someone might enjoy it.
Chapter 1: The effort it took to keep her sobs quiet drained all the energy she had left. Jet-lagged and frazzled Chloe climbed into her new bed and fell asleep, she had no dreams. |
AuthorHello to all my readers, my name is Jenna. I have been interested in writing for some time. I look forward to building my novel while expressing my feelings, challenges, and hopefully victories in this blog. Archives
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