Anyways, enough rambling - onto the post!
I started out with a 75k goal.
Switched it to 50k because who even writes fast enough to hit 75k in a month if it isn't a first draft? And then I switched to to 30k because, um ... I wanted to? It felt like it would work better xD. And it most certainly did!
I wrote half of Killing Snow this month.
It seems like it's going to be about 60k when all's said and done, though I'm hoping for closer to 75k, and since I'm already on a roll, I decided to keep on with the writing in May. So I'm planning to hit 30k in May, too. Another Camp NaNo for me. Yippee. (note the sarcasm. And yet I'm inflicting this upon myself? Someone stop me)
Okay, so there were those (hopefully not-too-cringe-worthy) snippets. Now, onto the Camp NaNoWriMo vlog!
Eheh, before I give this to you guys - I accidentally say (somewhere in the video) that I wrote 20,000 words in one day. Well I most certainly didn't (I'm not that insane, trust me - I wish), I wrote 2,000 and said it wrong. Oops. This is why I'm a writer and not a public speaker! (also the quality of this video went down a bit when uploaded to Google Drive - feel free to turn it up if you want to xD)
Anyways - enjoy!
*laughs at how deranged and tired I look on Day 27* Well, that's NaNo for you. I hope you guys enjoyed the post! I'm already looking forward to July's Camp - there may or may not be another fairytale retelling in the works ;).
~ Savannah Grace
How did Camp go for you? Are you planning to do it in July?
Boy, do I know a thing or two about rebellious characters....
ReplyDeleteCatherine
catherinesrebellingmuse.blogspot.com
Yup, my characters definitely have their own opinions about their story, haha.
DeleteYAY FOR VLOG!!! You guys are so funny. XD
ReplyDeleteI am glad you reached your word goal. You are truly a writing wizard!!
Glad we could amuse you! xD
Delete*wields my writing wand* And I have no intentions of stopping!
That was a neat vlog; I like how you did different videos all throughout the month! By the way, how old are your sisters?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I had a lot of fun - maybe I'll do one for the next NaNo, too! And I don't really reveal much info about my siblings online, sorry ;).
DeleteOkay that's fine (=
DeleteGOSH, I LOVE YOUR SNIPPETS, and congrats on NaNo! Bring on Camp Nano July!!!
ReplyDeleteAH, THANK YOU, CLARA! And I'm SO ready for July xD.
DeleteWow, I absolutely LOVE the snippets you shared! Are you ever going to publish Killing Snow? because I would TOTALLY buy it! It sounds like Camp went better for you than it did for me. xD I only wrote about 10,000 words, which was NOT my goal, by the way. I wanted to completely finish the second draft... I guess I'll just have to finish it in May instead. xD
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Thank you so much, Talia! Literally, your comment made me grin so big :D. And yes, I do plan to publish it! I'm hoping to have Killing Snow completely polished and edited by the end of 2017, so I can hopefully get it published sometime in 2018 (or later than that, if I go with traditional publishing, as the process is much slower then ;)).
Delete10k words is still epic! Some words is always, always better than no words. And yay for someone else finishing in May! I was happy to see that it wasn't just me dragging my goals into May :D.
SNIPPETS *AND* A VLOG??? I MAY EXPLODE FROM AWESOME. I LOVED THIS POOOOST!!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo proud of you for pushing through and getting those words in (and finishing a few days early at that!). I mean, GIRL. This was a rewrite, not a first draft. And you did 30k of it in a MONTH. THAT IS AMAZING! YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!
AND DA SNIPPETS. I LOVE. So full of suspense and sass, which is obviously the best combination EVER. YOUR STORY IS GOING TO BE EPIIIIIC.
Your vlog was so much fun! What's funny is I was thinking of making a video diary of NaNoWriMo this November. I don't know if I'd post it... It may just be for me. But I thought it'd be something fun to do. We'll see! But ANYWAYS. I always love your videos (and sweet Ariel in the background ^_^). This was just so funnn!!!
Congrats again! YOU DID SO AWESOME! *throws cake and confetti everywhere*
I MAY EXPLODE FROM THE NICENESS. Thank you so much, Christine! <3 <3
DeleteI'm having so crazy much fun with my sarcastic characters. They love to throw random bits of sass into the story xD.
YOU TOTALLY SHOULD, CHRISTINE! It would be so epic if you do, I'd love to watch a Lauri-vlog. That would be amazing. And I'm so glad that you enjoyed this! It's so fun making vlogs for you guys (and I rather think Ariel enjoys it, too :D).
THANK YOU again, my friend! <3 <3
"...a lot of whispers about a redhead and a raven if anyone were to see them right now." I LOVE THIS IMAGERY. *swoons* And all your snippets <3 Cerulean Kane ... mwahahhaha. Such a mysterious character.
ReplyDeleteI CANNOT WAIT TILL YOU'RE READY FOR BETA READERS *squeals* Also, we should totally be in a cabin together this time! I would love to war you, and I'm writing a mini book for July! (I'm so excited about it! It's got a Coraline/The Books of Elsewhere feel to it, and if all goes well it will be the shortest book I've ever written, which I'm super excited about because I tend to write long)
Also, you are an adorable human. I am volunteering at my local library this summer, and there's this girl that's also volunteering and she looks just. like. you. I think of you every time I see her, and when me met I was like, "IS YOUR NAME SAVANNAH?" Needless to say, it was not XP
AH, THANK YOU, HANNAH! Most all of my previous beta readers LOVED Cerulean, so I'm hoping everyone else who read it will, too :D.
DeleteAnd I CANNOT wait until I'm able to have betas read it! I'm already joining Katie Grace's cabin for Camp in July, but if you're a part of that one then we'll be in the same cabin xD. And YOU'RE WRITING A MINI BOOK? Oh my goodness, that's SO EXCITING! And I love love love the sound of it, I so want to hear more about this thing.
Ah, thank you so much! And WHAT seriously? That's so epic - I wish it actually had been me and then we could have squealed together xD. (SOMEDAY we shall meet at a writer's conference and it shall be AMAZING *nods*)
Ahh, I should ask her about it then! :D I hope we can war some together! I will need allll da motivation cause I can't usually write much in the summer but I AM DETERMINED. Are you planning to finish Killing Snow in July? Or are you working on another project?
DeleteAnd YASSS WE SHALL MEET SOMEDAY SOON :D Oh my goodness that would be SO amazing though AHHH *flops and flails* You should come to the Minneapolis Young Writers Workshop next year *winks and nudges* *eye brows vigorously*
YES, do ask her! That would be epic. Am I finishing KS in July ... *checks writing plans* Uh ... I think so? xD I'm planning to hand it to alphas in early June, so I'm hoping to edit at least one fourth of it in July.
DeleteTHAT WOULD BE EPIC. I was thinking about asking my parents if I could go this year, but I don't have a completed first-draft of my novel yet, so I feel like the experience might not be as good as it could be? So IT WOULD BE AMAZING if I could go next year! :D
AH SNIPPETS I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE KILLING SNOW!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI checked Jai's blog while taking a brain break from school today, and she linked to this post. I used it as motivation to get science done, because I WAS SO EXCITED A VLOG AND SNIPPETS AND EVERYTHING! YOU ARE TOO NIIIIIIICE!!
I *L-O-V-E* your characters, Savann! THEY ARE PRECIOUS.
I loved the vlog from day 27, you look so happy! I'm so proud of you for doing this, girl! You're awesome.
And WHAT ARIEL GETS TO ALPHA READ?! WHERE DOES SHE FIND ALL THE SISTER POINTS?! *pouts* I get to beta read, right?!!
One last thing before I sign off from this (probably VERY incoherent) comment, I love that updated description of Cerulean!! <3
P.S. Have I ever told you I think you're gorgeous? 'Cause I do. =)
DIDO to everything she said
DeleteAlso---
Jaidyn, do you have a new blog??
Savan, HOW DO MANAGE TO WRITE THAT MUCH?!!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!? Miss super hero over there......
Ariel, you are soooo lucky.........*goes green with envy*
@Hanna - THANK YOU, GIRL! Your comments always make me grin :D. I'm so glad you were excited to read this! I may or may not have been super excited to share this with all of you guys ;).
DeleteDay 27 was insane - literally, it was so late when I taped that vlog - but it was a good day! So much fun :D.
YES ARIEL ALPHAS! :D I think she'd kill me if she didn't get to. And, you know, I kinda live with her, so that might be bad xD. And of COURSE you get to beta read! (you too if you want, Ellen) What would I do without my writing buddy? ;)
I couldn't wait until my previous betas got to see the updated description of Cerulean - I love it, and I'm glad you do, too! <3
(Aw, THANK YOU so much, girl! *hugs*)
@Ellen THANK YOU - it may have something to do with the fact that I had a deadline looming over my head xD.
Well, your posts always make me happy!
DeleteAnd yes, I don't think I'd want Ariel after me! =)
So. . . if I can beta-read, when will this story be done??? Please say soon?! I NEED MORE CERULEAN.
LOL
ReplyDeleteYou make me laugh so hard girl.........<3
And I'm glad of that fact! :D
Delete*is in awe of the video editing skills* xD GREAT JOB ON NANO THOUGH. 30k is pretty fantastic!!! (also Ariel cracks me up, just for the record :P)
ReplyDelete*gives all the credit to Ariel because otherwise I would have been lost* xD THANK YOU, I HAD SO MUCH FUN - and for a busy month, 7.5k is pretty awesome too *nodnod*. (she's amusing to keep around - which is why she keeps appearing in the vlogs xD. Also, she's the only one other than me who can run the camera, ;P)
DeleteEEK YES ALL THOSE SNIPPETS. *devours them all* AND YOU GOT HALF THE THING DONE GO YOU. I'M SO PROUD. *tackle hugs* Also that vlog. <333 It was great.
ReplyDeleteEEP, I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM! The vlog was majorly fun to do, even if it took FOREVER to get one good video xD. Thanks for reading, Prill!
DeleteAwesome, awesome, awesome job, Savannah!! And HOW did you have 20,000 words on the 24th and then 30,000 on the 27th? YOU SUPERHUMAN WRITER. xD I did 30k this month as well, and I may have stayed up till almost midnight on the last day to finish it. *oops*
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your vlog! You (and your sister!) are fun to watch. ;)
Yeah, I was confused about that - I kinda gaped at my graph for awhile and was like 'wait, I got 4k today? DID THE WORDCOUNTER BREAK??' xD. Thanks so much, friend!
DeleteGlad you had fun! I love filming vlogs for you guys ;).
Ahh, this was so much fun! I enjoyed reading all the snippets, and the vlog was SO amazing! :D AND YES YOU LEFT THE WORST CLIFFHANGERS! Well, okay, maybe you tied with Mary. ;P But your story was awesome, so that helped pacify me a bit. ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I'm planning for camp in July! To edit the novel I wrote this month, hopefully... *realizes I'm probably insane* Oh well. xD
Thank you, Jesseca! And OH MY, YES - Mary had KILLER cliffhangers. I'm glad you enjoyed (or - didn't enjoy? They WERE cliffhangers, after all xD) mine as well!
DeleteYou are? Awesome! We'll have to do more word wars ;).
oh, Savannah, I loved watching that!!! How old are you? y'all did super awesome with this video!! GREAT job with NanoWrimo, you did so awesome!! <333
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paige! I'm so glad that you enjoyed this video. <3 (And I'm sixteen ;).)
DeleteOK SO YUP CAN I SCREAM ABOUT THOSE SNIPPETS FOR A SEC??? Cuz they were goals. <333 DAT DESCRIPTION OF CERULEAN IS DA BESTEST. #unashamedfangirl 'Raven raised her hand to knock on Elyse's door but it flew open before her fingers touched it, and she almost ended up punching Elyse in the face.' <--- I'll never get over that. xD (oh and btw you should have let ME pick the snippets you posted because there is one THESE PEEPS ABSOLUTELY NEED TO SEE because it is golllld and I don't know whyyyy you didn't post it *pouts*)
ReplyDeleteYour video was amazinnnnggggggg. <333 AND YAY YOU CONQUERED WITHOUT DYING. Love you, girl...keep on writing the amazing Savvy words!
-Ariel
What snippet is this???!!! I want it! Make her post it, Ariel! #givemeALLLLLLthekillingsnowthings
DeleteAH, YOU'RE THE BEST, GIRL. Your comment made me grin so big :D. The new Cerulean description may be my favorite snippet I shared, haha. And I THOUGHT you might like that one with Raven and Elyse - it seemed like something you would find quite funny ;).
DeleteOkay, okay, I'll share more - just not now. I'm not overloading the blog xD. (and Hanna - is it my turn to email you, or not? Because when it is I'll probably email you the snippet Ariel is talking about!)
THANK YOU for your awesome comment, sister! <3
THAT'S MY JOB--MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY. <333 It is an epic snippet, honestly. I don't know how you do it. I really wanna see that Raven and Elyse snippet in movie form... SOMEONE'S JUST GOTTA MAKE A MOVIE OF KILLING SNOW K?? *whispers* But they'd better do it right...
DeleteOk yup Savannah who cares whether or not it's your turn to e-mail her YOU JUST GOTTA SEND DA SNIPPET. xD
Anytime! =)
-Ariel
It's technically my turn, and I'm sorry I haven't gotten you written back. I'll try to do that soon, but I'd love your snippet any time!!
DeleteCAMP WAS EPIC. It was awesome seeing you sprint to your goal at the end! And SNIPPETS. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL KILLING SNOW IS READY FOR BETAS <3<3
ReplyDeleteAnd July... *laughs nervously* I'm SO (so so so) tempted to write another novel. But since my first book isn't "set in stone" yet, the plot keeps shifting too much for me to write the final book without having to rewrite again later. So I might have to edit again *cries* But for November I WILL write a new novel xD
audrey caylin
Wasn't it? I loved having you in the Cabin, it was so much fun ;). And I CAN'T WAIT until I'm able to give it to y'all! I'm excited for betas :D.
DeleteAw, more editing *gives you tissues*. I'm hoping to be out of the editing stage by then, but there's a good chance I won't be. So we can suffer together xD. And YES, I'm so excited for November - I'm DEFINITELY doing a first draft then, too! I can't write fast otherwise xD.
EYY YOU DID THE VLOG THING! This makes me happy. xD I enjoyed watching it so much! You seriously slayed Camp, even if you didn't make your goal. I was in the same situation -- I wanted to do 75k... but... HA. Apparently life was a thing that I thought I could ignore. :P
ReplyDeleteNOW SLEEEP. Or write more. xD
katie grace
a writer's faith
YES I DID! Thanks a billion for giving me the idea, I had so much fun with this. And I APPLAUD YOU for even hitting 50k, I have no idea how that was physically possible! Obviously you're superhuman xD.
DeleteI'll write in my sleep and solve the problem xD. Thanks for reading, Katie!
THOSE SNIPPETS!!!!! *flails*
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU! <3 <3
DeleteYour vid was great! I love snippets. Ariel is so much like my sister. Sis, begggggs to read my work, but sometimes, it's best to keep it my little secret. Ahem. She says I'm morbid. (I won't deny it, cause that'd be lying....yeah.)
ReplyDeleteI have an important thing to share. No one said life wasn't sad, peoples. I've never done camp NaNo, but you rock, Savannah! I couldn't possibly do that much, girl.
I love your vlogs!!!!
Did I hear MORE snippets???????????????? (Please? *gives puppy dog eyes*
*hands over giant cake*
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, it's a lot of fun to have a sister that loves (and is willing!) to read your work.
DeleteThank you so much! I had a lot of fun - you should give it a try sometime, it's a blast.
Possibly ;). You'll have to wait and see!
It is!
DeleteYour welcome. :) I should. I've been SO busy lately, though. Leading into summer is usually like that. Lol
Darn. THE ANTICIPATION!!!!
EEEEEEEEEPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 =DDDDDD
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<33333 U sister!! =D
<3 <3 <3 <3
Delete*squawks* SNIPPETS. SAVANNAH THEY ARE SO GOOD. :D Don't you just hate that when characters won't cooperate? :P
ReplyDelete30,011 words is EPIC!! So happy for you! :D