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NaNoWriMo Day 11: 11/11/11

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This day is supposed to hold a lot of power.  It would be a good day to get married or start a new adventure.  They say it would even be a good day to launch a new business or to at the very least to have everything put in place to launch one.  Considering the fact that this day is supposed to hold a lot of power it would have been a really good day to have released a book on.  I guess that would mean I would need one that was ready to be released.  

Well since I have one that is currently still in the editing phase from last years NaNoWriMo and am still currently working on my novel for this year’s, I will take this opportunity to talk about my new online magazine that I will be launching in January (of course had I known that today was supposed to be the day for launching things I might have done it today) called Write 2 Be Magazine.  It will be a magazine that gives writers and artists a broad platform to showcase their work and share their experiences in dealing with the ins and outs of both the creative and business side of writing and the publishing industry.  I will also be launching the Write 2 Be*Kids magazine later on next year because I want to give kids an outlet to express themselves where other kids can appreciate their gifts.  For any of you who would like to contribute to the Write 2 Be magazine due out in January, or you have any ideas on how your child can contribute to the Write 2 Be*Kids magazine you can leave a comment hear or send an email to write2bemagazine@yahoo.com.  

I would also like to maybe take advantage of this day to begin the process of re-marketing that first book that I have out that I talked about the other day.  Why wait until National Novel Writing Month to start to begin promoting this novel again because there’s no time like the present.  So below is a brief synopsis of my novel The Diary: Succession of Lies:   

What if you discovered that the sins of your mother’s past will forever haunt your future? That finding out the secrets she took to her grave would turn your life upside down? 

The Diary: Succession of Lies is a novel that exposes the secret life of a mistress. It is a tale of love, lust, loss, and redemption as well as the trials of two generations of women. The Diary takes a new spin on the mistress image, a woman often vilified throughout literature as a harlot and a home wrecker. It tackles several questions. Why does a mistress stay? Is love possible in such a taboo relationship? Is love enough to endure the consequences that come later.

If you would like to get a copy or find out more about the book then please click on this link in the post for The Diary and check it out.  Well I think that I have made use of the power of this day, at least as much as I possibly could right now, have you?  I have to get back to my novel now.  Until next time…Make use of the power of this day but don’t relinquish that power when tomorrow comes!

 

Jimmetta Carpenter

Writer/Editor

The Diary: Succession of Lies (Now Available)

Writing as “Jaycee Durant”

https://writetobe.wordpress.com/

http://unpleasantlyplump.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jimmetta-Carpenter/1069480310

http://www.passionatewriterpublishing.com/thediary.htm

www.lulu.com/ladybugpress

NaNoWriMo Day 10: The Toll of our Sacrifices

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Okay the early morning writing sessions are starting to take their toll on me.  I am beginning to nod off at the keyboard while writing.  My story isn’t slowing down, but that hour and a half earlier that I wake up every morning, that hour and a half of sleep that I am losing, is beginning to catch up with me.  Nevertheless, November is not over yet and I must press on.  This novel is not going to exactly write itself so it’s just a sacrifice I’m going to have to make.  But we writers often make lots of sacrifices for the sake of our craft.  There are some people that literally rearrange their whole routine during this month to write their novels and some people that lose a lot more sleep than an hour or so.  They plan out simple, uncomplicated meals that don’t take up time that could be better spent writing, or they just buy T.V. dinners to fix during that month.  

I think that sometimes people don’t realize what us writers go through and sacrifice just to put the words to paper and construct a story worthy enough of getting published, and interesting enough to get the readers attention.  The books that people are so eager to buy from the stores or online take time and a lot of effort.   But those same eager people are the one’s who just dismiss what we do and say that writing isn’t real work.  I guess I say all of this because I have confronted by quite a few people lately that just shrug off my craft as just a simple hobby or something that everything else can be worked around.  I see it as my work, my gift, my purpose, and something that everything else in my life (except my daughter) will have to be worked around.  

Well I suppose I should get back to strategizing for tomorrow’s writing session.  I like to prep for where I’m going next.  Although sometimes where I intend to go in the story one day changes by the time I sit down the next morning but I at least try to be prepared.  For all of you writer’s out there making huge sacrifices to be able to complete your novels this month, know that there are others doing the same thing and that your efforts do not go unappreciated.  Until next time…Endure the sacrifice for right now to better enjoy the product that is yet to come! 

 

Jimmetta Carpenter

Writer/Editor

The Diary: Succession of Lies (Now Available)

Writing as “Jaycee Durant”

https://writetobe.wordpress.com/

http://unpleasantlyplump.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jimmetta-Carpenter/1069480310

http://www.passionatewriterpublishing.com/thediary.htm

www.lulu.com/ladybugpress

NaNoWriMo Day 9: The End Result

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Already I am thinking about the end of the novel before I am even done.  Not the actual ending of the novel because even though I already have that planned out, it is always subject to change by the time I get there.  What I am thinking about in my head is how I am going to market this book and the type of cover I want for it and how to draw as much attention for it as possible.  I’m even teetering with the idea of making this the beginning of a series which could be a marketing tool in itself.  See I have a published novel that was released last year called The Diary: Succession of Lies which I was not very good at marketing and it hasn’t done as well as I would have liked it to because of that and I don’t want my future books to suffer because I didn’t plan far enough ahead on the grander scale in terms of marketing.  Now I do plan on trying to start marketing my already published work even more vigorously (after NaNoWriMo of course) but I can not neglect the need for marketing my books way ahead of time in the future and not waiting until literally the last minute, or even worse, after the book comes out.  But that was a lesson that I have definitely learned and am going to do everything not to repeat.  Until next time…What are your plans for marketing your current novel? 

 

Jimmetta Carpenter

Writer/Editor

The Diary: Succession of Lies (Now Available)

Writing as “Jaycee Durant”

https://writetobe.wordpress.com/

http://unpleasantlyplump.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jimmetta-Carpenter/1069480310

http://www.passionatewriterpublishing.com/thediary.htm

www.lulu.com/ladybugpress

NaNoWriMo Day 4: An In Between Day

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I love NaNoWriMo!  Okay so I might not like getting up an hour earlier than normal but I suppose the reward of a finished novel at the end of thirty days helps make up for the lost sleep.  There are some days where the characters are just speaking to you and you can’t even type or write fast enough to get everything it is that they’re trying to say.  And there are the days when you feel like your characters are trying to tell you something but you don’t really know what it is so clearly you can’t convey their message.  

Now granted today is not one of those days, it’s also not one where I can’t keep up with my characters train of thought but it is a good day in terms of writing.  It was a day where things flowed adequately enough and I feel the story is moving along.  I did however, start brainstorming ideas (along with my best friend and fellow NaNo-er) about how this could possibly have the potential to turn into a series but we will see how the story manages to unfold itself.  I’m already getting signals pulling me in different directions then when I originally planned my outline.  

Writing can be difficult, but it is so well worth every bit of blood (the red pen my best friend, the editor, uses to edit my work with), sweat (no I don’t really sweat over my story either), and tears (yes sometimes I really do cry with my characters), and did I forget agony.  A writer takes his or her characters with her, wherever they go and that can be difficult because they tend to pop up and start talking to you out of the blue and then you look crazy because you actually answer them (or is that just me).  

The writing process is already a task that is challenging and sometimes frustrating.  But to try and write a whole novel in 30 days or at the very least have the framework of that novel put together is incredibly hard.  I feel like I can’t afford to have an off day or a day where I fall behind in my word count because there is so much of this story that I feel needs to be told and I don’t want to leave anything out.  

It’s a lot of pressure to write a novel, then to write it in 30 days, and then to have it actually be good.  But I try not to think about what happens once I finish this thing because then I would have to think about my best friend and the RED ink from her trusty red pen that she likes to mark up people’s manuscripts with.  Well I’m gearing up for a weekend full of…you guessed it, more writing.  I hope that you all will be writing as well.  And I hope that you guys will clue me in on some of your stories.  Just a little teaser maybe!  Until next time…Don’t stop writing yet!

 

Jimmetta Carpenter

Writer/Editor

The Diary: Succession of Lies (Now Available)

Writing as “Jaycee Durant”

https://writetobe.wordpress.com/

http://unpleasantlyplump.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jimmetta-Carpenter/1069480310

NaNoWriMo Day 1: Early Awakening

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So I set out to wake up at 5 this morning and begin writing for the first day of National Novel Writing Month and to accomplish my word count for the day in the little time before I whisked my daughter off to school and headed to the gym for my morning workout.  I had suspected that I might not be able to get up that early because I am in no way, shape, or form, a morning person.  I typically tend to set three different times for my alarm to go off in the morning because I make plans on hitting the snooze button.  In fact I have two other alarm clocks aside from the one with three different times set and those other two are also set at two different times.  See I try to get the maximum amount of sleep possible in the morning because I tend to go to bed so late.  

However, I am very proud to say that I did in fact not hit the snooze button this morning and I got out of my bed, headed straight for the computer (well there might have been a pit stop to the bathroom first) and pulled out my book with my outline and character sketches and notes and began writing.  Not only did I reach the 1,667 words that is estimated for each day of November, but I wrote 1,709 (not really that much more) words.  I wrote for about an hour and a half and then when I was finished I charted my time and then I was off to get my daughter ready and off to school.  I had a great, awesome, workout at the gym and have had a pretty good day so far (the day is still young).  

I think that my writing is sharper and flows better when I work in the morning and it makes my day start off well knowing that I have gotten in a good bit of work done first thing in the morning.  It’s quiet in the morning and my mind is very clear (although somewhat sleepy).  Now I don’t mean to make it sound like I am not going to try to get more words done today but I want to at least make sure that the amount I definitely need to reach is met.  I just hope that I can continue getting up at5amand that I can continue working smoothly to get this novel done, but done well.  

Well I guess I better save my words for tomorrow’s morning writing session and the next blog post.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll tell you a little bit about my character Mackenzie Brown and the murder mystery she’s getting herself all wrapped up in.  Until tomorrow…What are your characters up to lately?

 

Jimmetta Carpenter

Writer/Editor

The Diary: Succession of Lies (Now Available)

Writing as “Jaycee Durant”

https://writetobe.wordpress.com/

http://unpleasantlyplump.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jimmetta-Carpenter/1069480310

http://www.passionatewriterpublishing.com/thediary.htm

www.lulu.com/ladybugpress