Sigh. You Knew it was going to happen. Life gets in the way! Between other commitments, summer school, family events and the like, I did not reach my foal. Sadly I barely reached 20,000 words and about 11 chapters. That being said, I don’t think this is a failure, I’ve got a great story start, and I’m going to keep working at it this month. Ideally, I’d love to be able to finish this by the fall, which is a reasonable goal. Here’s my (reduced, but realistic) goals for this young adult fantasy novel. Ideally I’ll be able to get this done before regular NaNoWriMo begins, which gives me the chance to clear this out in November.
- Get t0 30,000 Words
- Get to 20 chapters
- Figure out the title and how to write query letters!
Here’s a tiny snippet of what I’ve been writing – very raw and unedited, but here it is.
“Lyria!” Artor called. More sounds of combat behind her. “Could use some help here!” She glanced over her shoulder. Artor was barely fending off the last vartu, using his warhammer and knife. Both combatants were bleeding, but the vartu’s size and strength were winning out. Lyria pulled her last arrow and aimed, waiting for a moment when the vartu would be more exposed.
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Modern Papyrus 