NaNoWriMo Challenge

So, I decided that I wanted to do NaNoWriMo this year. Originally, I was going to just use my third story, but since I had already started that and I'm still not exactly sure where that's going, I wasn't sure if that would work. But I got onto the NaNoWriMo website and found that someone was doing this cool idea of plot swapping. They had made up a plot with some characters for each other to write about. I was really intrigued by this idea, but since I had no plot to give away, I couldn't really swap a plot with someone, so I adopted one instead. This really nice person just gave me this plot. I just started writing it yesterday, so I'm kind of behind, but I'm really excited about it. At first, I was kind of hesitant, because I felt like I was stealing someone else's ideas, but she told me, "When you get it published, just mention me in your acknowledgements." That from someone who doesn't even know me.

But now I'm really excited about it. I think you guys should give it a try. There's a forum at NaNoWriMo.org that's called Adopt-A-Plot. I'm sure someone would be willing to give you one, or even like two of you could make up a plot for each other. It's kind of fun, even if you don't finish NaNoWriMo, like the whole 50,000 words. I think you should try writing someone else's idea.

Editing

So, I have this friend at church that I was talking to, and I mentioned my book that I'm working on. She used to work as a professional editor. When she heard about my book, she said she would love to read it and edit it for me. So I sent her a copy of the first one, and I'm really interested to hear what she'll say about it. I think it will be some really good editing. First off, she asked me what kind of editing I wanted and proceeded to tell me the different kinds. I honestly didn't know there was more than one kind. But then she was asking what I wanted to do with it eventually. Maybe she'll be able to help me figure out what I need to do with it. I can't wait to hear back from her.

Announcement

I don't know how many people will read this, but I just wanted to post that I finished the rough draft of my book! This last week I knew I was getting close, and I just couldn't put it down. The ending might be a little rough, but I finished it.

Since we never post here anymore...

...I'm going to.

I finally finished by book. Now it just needs a title and a little bit of editing. Hooray!

Jaron won't be here tonight, but we're still going to have a meeting, same place, same time. Also, just because you don't write anything, that's not a reason to not come. Just enjoy the little party!

-Rachel

Back to Wednesday

You heard the man. Meetings have been moved back to Wednesdays in honor of school starting again. Huzzah! Hopefully this works out best for the most people. It's hard to make it work for everybody all the time. :(