Hello friends!
I thought for today I’d share a snippet of what I’ve been working on for Camp nanowrimo, although I haven’t gotten near as far on it as I want. I have 3,199 words so far and 22 days left til camp ends. The unofficial word goal is 50,000 but I’ve never been too set on that number, focusing more on writing more often and getting a story down. Enjoy.
“I had grown up reading about heroines. Those women who were confident, beautiful and strong. To say any of those things about me, you would have to be lying. I knew who I was, and who I wanted to be, it was just how to get there that I was…struggling with.
I had almost reached my sixteenth year without anything extraordinary happening to me. I was gangly with a bush of red hair that had recently gone from smooth and straight to frizzy and curly. My dreams of being as beautiful as Elizabeth Bennett or Anne Shirley seemed doomed. My eyes were a plain brown instead of the dazzling blue I had always longed for. I also had the unfortunate habit of preferring to stay in and reading novels to going out with the other girls in my class. My parents were glad of it in a way, I think. It meant I wasn’t getting into any trouble like my brothers had a habit of doing. That’s another thing I had always envied in my novels, the large families of beloved sisters. I was stuck with three brothers. All were older, dim-witted and content with their status in life. Father took it upon himself to name his sons – Cedric, Horace and Leopold. I’d heard it said in whispers that it was no wonder my brothers were no good, just look at the names they had to bear. When I came along, my mother picked my name. I always thought that was a good choice or I would have ended up with something like Bertha. I knew a Bertha once – a nasty girl. I can never like that name now. My mother likes to tell me that she pored over baby names for just the right name. And although my father wasn’t too keen on it in the beginning, it being too ‘common’ of a name, he now says that it suits me quite well.
Let me introduce myself properly, my name is Amelia Lynn. I am fifteen years old and waiting for adventure to find me.”
the start of a good life 
Keep up on your writing and I hope you make your unofficial goal! I very much enjoyed the snippet : )
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Thanks! It’s always so scary to put up what I’ve written…
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Love it so far! Good luck reaching your goal 🙂
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Thanks so much!
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Lovely! Love that you have so much guts to put it up!
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thanks! it helps that i’ve proof read and whatnot that part a few times….. =)
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This is awesome! Wishing you the best of luck in reaching your goal!
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Beautifully written! Keep it up – can’t wait to read the finished product! ❤
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This is really good, keep it up
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Keep up the great work and I know you will not only finish your writing goal but learn even more about yourself along the way. What a wonderful idea!
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aw thank you! it is fun – and lots of work – but i love that i’m thinking about the story line random points of the day now!
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You are adorable!
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The exerp sounds really good! I think you’re right in not focusing on the amount of words but putting more time into writing and just writing more than before.
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thanks. I just think that for me, i’d just be spewing stuff out onto the page or just wouldn’t write at all if i was shooting for 50,000 – that’s a lot!
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Beautiful! Can’t wait to read more!
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I’m hooked already. Keep going!
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thanks!!!
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I love the start to your story, and your writing style.
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thank you! I have been told I write like i talk….sooo… =)
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You’re doing great! I still haven’t had the guts to try a nanowrimo. Hopefully one day 🙂
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Every year, I say that I’m going to complete Nano or Camp NaNo. and then I never do. I’m just always busy working on my book, I don’t want to take a month off to work on something else and I never finish anyways! Good for you for sticking with it!
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Good for you for sticking with, I’m sure you’ll reach your goal
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thanks – i’m hoping to keep plugging away at it – but things like dishes keep me from writing .hehe
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Wishing you all of the luck in reaching your goal
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Thanks!!
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Looks good. I look forward to seeing the rest.
Katreena
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I loove this and can’t wait to read more!
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Thanks so much!
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This is really well written! I love it! 🙂
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Thanks! So good to hear
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Great so far! Keep working towards your goal!
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I have always wanted to participate in a Camp nanowrimo, but just never have. The word count is definitely intimidating. I love how you focus more on writing more.
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You should do it! i like that you can actually pick your goal word count… I just had no idea how many words to choose, so just left it at 50k
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Keep on going! You will get there! Great start!
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Thank you!!
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Keep going girl!! Looks great so far 🙂
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Great work! Keep it up. Cant wait for more.
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Thanks!!
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Love the story so far…………can’t wait to read the book!!!
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Thanks mom! =)
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Good luck finishing all the way! I love it so far! 🙂
xo, Hima
Hima Hearts
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You are a fantastic writer!
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Thanks – that might be the motivation i needed to get writing today!
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I am in a women writers group and some of the women do the NANIWRIMO each year. We meet every Weds at the local college here in Oregon City! Such talent in there! Some are published!! I write poetry.
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Oh cool! i’ve never been in a writer’s group but might look into it!
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