Book Update!

This seems to have become a poetry blog! I apologize if you aren't a big poetry fan, but that's what I had time to do during the school year and it is a great creative outlet for me. And I kind of don't apologize at all, because I love writing poems. Some of my poems are completely creative and not about me at all, but I would say most of them at least stem from a truth in my life. Sometimes, the whole poem comes from what I'm actually feeling and by being abstract, I get to hide my feelings while still being completely and totally honest to the public. It's definitely a release for me in that aspect.

But poetry is beside the point; today we are discussing my novel! Which I am going to finish this summer. That's the goal. Then I will have the school year to edit and meet some publishers and figure out where to go next. I wrote 3,000 words today! I really didn't want to stop writing, but life happens and I had some other things to do. I will probably write some more tonight. I'm starting to feel as addicted to writing this novel as I usually get to reading a good book. That's exciting for me, because hopefully, that means that someday soon it will be a book that other people get addicted to reading. I can't wait for the first person to tell me that they stayed up all night reading my book. I set lofty goals, but I am just hopeful.

I've decided to set my weekly writing goal, since I don't think daily will work for me, at 8,000 words. I can go above that, but I need to meet that each week so that I will be looking at a novel by the end of the summer. I will be working at a camp this summer as a counselor and during all my down time, I will have to write. That will be a challenge for me, but I'm excited about it. It's not supposed to be easy or everyone would do it, right?

My book outline is more extensive than before. The characters all have names and sketches and they are taking shape nicely in the book so far. I have lots of surprises and twists up my sleeve. I really wish I could relay how excited I am about this. I wish I could trade sleeping for writing. I love the portion I wrote today, since things are finally starting to happen. I'm about to get to the beginning of the main plot and it's going to be fun.

So, anyway, that's the update on the book. You guys better start being my friends now. Don't start claiming me when I'm famous! People will start hearing about my book by July 4, 2012. Mark the date :)

More to come! Keep reading, readers!