In July I’ll be working on a new YA fantasy https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Partyknaller" aria-label="Emoji: Partyknaller">

• banished fairies https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧚‍♀️" title="Fee" aria-label="Emoji: Fee">
• a train station https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚂" title="Dampflokomotive" aria-label="Emoji: Dampflokomotive">
• a family feud https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👯" title="People with bunny ears" aria-label="Emoji: People with bunny ears">
• a selfish boy with a lot to learn https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💁‍♂️" title="Mann verrät sich" aria-label="Emoji: Mann verrät sich">

I’m only aiming for 15k and will share (probably slow) progress in this thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">
Day 1: Focused on little things today. Created a cat who lives at the station, rewrote the opening scene, wrote a vignette on Jack, decided on each character’s coffee order.

Is that last one helpful? No, but it’s been nice getting to know the characters https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☕️" title="Heißgetränk" aria-label="Emoji: Heißgetränk">

1108/15000
Day 2: Wrote another scene, but I’m not sure what I have is the right way to open this story - that’s future Bianca’s problem https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙈" title="Nichts sehen-Affe" aria-label="Emoji: Nichts sehen-Affe">

Also wrote another vignette, in Clementine’s perspective this time https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">

1942/15000
Day 3: Wrote the beginning of Easton’s arrival at the station, and plotted the next few scenes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo">

I’m still not sure if this idea is any good or not, but it’s the first urban fantasy I’ve written and I’m really enjoying it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">

2728/15000
Day 4: 500 words a day doesn’t leave me with a lot of interesting snippets, I’m sorry https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">

But, for the first time in my entire life, this story is being written in order https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht"> no jigsaw piece scenes to be found!

3327/15000
Day 5: ‘I’m so sorry for your loss,’ he said. ‘Westley was… an amazing soul. Not a person in this town who hasn’t felt the hole his absence left behind.’
Easton signed his name. ‘Uh huh.’

Nearly everyone in the town knows Easton, but he hasn’t got a clue... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😈" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit Hörnern" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit Hörnern">

3829/15000
Day 6: Wrote a little more on Easton’s arrival into the town, as well as a vignette on Clementine.

I’m loving these vignettes! They let me explore character and story in a natural, helpful way instead of staring at page of notes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">

4867/15000
Day 6: Easton has met Jack and Clementine, two ex-fairies, but it didn’t go well. Where would be the fun in that? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😏" title="Grinsendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht">

5700/15000
Day 8: “You would never guess they were related: Westley, round-faced and blond-haired, smiling like sunshine lived inside him; Easton, his pointed face topped with black hair, small mouth touched with just the hint of a smile. They were as opposite as their names.”

6144/15000
Day 9: “The scars on his back had grown with him, always in proportion. He’d found it strange, but he was no scar expert. Maybe they all did that.”

... or maybe something magical was there once https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤭" title="Gesicht mit Hand über dem Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Hand über dem Mund">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧚" title="Fee" aria-label="Emoji: Fee">

6855/15000
Day 10: Easton has been told the truth about the station but he doesn’t believe it.

Until he’s attacked by one of the ex-fairies https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙊" title="Nichts sagen-Affe" aria-label="Emoji: Nichts sagen-Affe">

7399/15000
Day 11: Wrote a bit more on Easton’s first confrontation with the villain. I can’t wait to explore the bad guy further https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😈" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit Hörnern" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit Hörnern">

8153/15000
Day 12: Broke my laptop https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht"> until I can get it fixed/get a new one, I’m writing on my phone, which isn’t ideal.

But I wrote a little scene with Easton and Clementine, and included the station cat, who I’m basing on my own cat https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😸" title="Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen">

8494/15000
Day 13: No new words today. Partly because my laptop can’t be saved and the new one won’t be here until the end of the week, partly because I just didn’t feel like it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">

8494/15000
Day 14: Added a few words to some old scenes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo"> Even though the writing isn’t going well at the moment, this project is always on my mind https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧚" title="Fee" aria-label="Emoji: Fee">

Getting so excited for my new laptop to arrive that I dreamed about it last night https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">

8655/15000
Day 15: Writing a story in the present day is actually a lot of fun! Plus, I think this will be a cathartic opportunity to express my growing-up-in-a-small-town blues https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😌" title="Erleichtertes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Erleichtertes Gesicht">

There is a ridiculous amount of coffee in this novel already https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☕️" title="Heißgetränk" aria-label="Emoji: Heißgetränk"> ( @SarahRHatch are you proud?)

8950/15000
Day 16: “The cat hopped off Easton’s lap and trotted through the cafe, leaving a dozen cooing customers in his wake. Easton watched him disappear through the cafe door, which a leaving customer held open for him as if he were an elderly lady.”

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😻" title="Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">

9257/15000
Day 17: No words today, here’s a visual update instead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Kamera" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera">

Story picspam by the lovely @_doreneemi, Easton one by me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">

9257/15000
Day 17: No words today, here’s a visual update instead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= Story picspam by the lovely @_doreneemi, Easton one by me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">9257/15000" title="Day 17: No words today, here’s a visual update instead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Kamera" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera"> Story picspam by the lovely @_doreneemi, Easton one by me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">9257/15000">
Day 17: No words today, here’s a visual update instead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= Story picspam by the lovely @_doreneemi, Easton one by me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">9257/15000" title="Day 17: No words today, here’s a visual update instead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📷" title="Kamera" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera"> Story picspam by the lovely @_doreneemi, Easton one by me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">9257/15000">
Day 18: Barely any words today, it’s just not the same to write on my phone. I can feel myself losing steam for this project https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Nachdenkliches Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nachdenkliches Gesicht">

9408/15000
Day 19: No words today. Here’s instead a list of songs that I associate with this project https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎵" title="Musiknote" aria-label="Emoji: Musiknote">

• Arcade - Duncan Laurence
• Come Around - Parkville
• The Evening - Kodaline
• I Was the Sun - Curtis Schweitzer
• Rainbow Connection - Sleeping At Last

9408/15000
Day 20-21: My new laptop finally came today! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎉" title="Partyknaller" aria-label="Emoji: Partyknaller"> It’s so sleek and fast and now has a perfect HTTYD wallpaper displayed https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👌🏻" title="Ok hand (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Ok hand (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐉" title="Drache" aria-label="Emoji: Drache">

I managed a few words, but ultimately classes got in the way. I’m excited to get back into writing, though! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo">

9625/15000
Day 22: Feels so good to be writing again! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌🏻" title="Raising hands (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Raising hands (heller Hautton)">

Easton’s coming to terms with what he’s been told, and learned of a bet running over whether or not he’d help with the station. It’s suddenly occurred to him... is he not a likeable person? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">

10331/15000
Day 23: Basing this fictional town on my home town has been helpful, but adding magical details has been really fun https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

I actually started a similar story when I was 16, so I’m stealing those vibes from past me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">

10857/15000
Day 24: Jack introduced Easton to some of the other banished fairies, and it was nice for me to also meet some new characters https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht"> Getting to know a new cast is one of my favourite parts of writing! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

11258/15000
Day 25: No words! Had a family day of bowling and burgers and spent the afternoon watching a handful of #SDCCAtHome2020 panels https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

My brain is too sleepy to write, so I’m settling in with How to Train Your Dragon instead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen">

11258/15000
Day 26-27: Spent some time today figuring out what the magic system looks like https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken"> The station is now kind of sentient, too, which I think is going to be really fun https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">

12241/15000
Day 28: Writing felt really hard again today https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😣" title="Standhaftes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Standhaftes Gesicht">

12728/15000
Days 29-31: I never finished this thread because I fell into a little sad slump. But I’m fine now!

I got my second wind with this story and am going to continue with 500 words a day to finish the first draft by October 31, ready for a new November #NaNoWriMo project https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😋" title="Face savouring food" aria-label="Emoji: Face savouring food">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">
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