On Time

   A week ago, I promised all of you that I would write a post about the story I've been working on since the beginning of the year.  I've finally gotten my first draft done, with a total of 218 pages, and 73,000 words.  The title is, On Time.  It is science fiction- which is a genre I have never done before, so this was a new experience.  It has three point of view characters- Piper, Parker, and Renette.

   The entire story revolves around the fact that someone has messed up time. This shakes the very foundations of history, threatening for it all to collapse if they don't fix it in two weeks.  So, with several people chasing after them, begging for their lives to end, they have to try and save time.  But if they succeed, it will come with a deadly price.

   And let me just say, this story needs a lot of work.  This has to be the worst first draft in my life.  But throughout the story, I had to just remind myself, I was merely shoveling sand into a bucket, and that I could fix it later.

"I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box, so that later, I can build castles."

-Shannon Hale

   The theme in this story is a bit unknown to me.  I began with one idea in mind, but it faded away after a really strong moment, and eventually made a mess of the entire thing.  The villains are quite undeveloped as well.  I wasn't even sure who the villains were until I was seventy pages in, and even then I was a bit confused on why they were there.  I think I'm going to be changing the entire genre, also, and I'll be researching many things over the summer.
   As you can see, this story needs a lot of work, and once June begins, I'll be rereading it to get an idea on the specifics, and outlining it all out.  I plan to take two months on the outline, so that by August I can start the second draft with a clear plan in mind.

   There's the story for you.  I hope it at least sounds interesting, because I think you would be irritated with it if you tried to read it. 

   But now I must leave to fight valiantly for my characters in another story, as I edit fiercely, and create a legend for the centuries.  

For Geeks

Hello fellow readers.  I just wanted to let you know, that if you would like a new blog to read, I've got one you might like.  It's a blog my friends and I have created together, For Geeks.  Anyways, we all hope you enjoy, there will be a new post on every week, by a different author, about different stories.  Comment, and tell us what you think!

Writing Update

Hey!  This week is just a quick update on my writing.  So, I’ve been sick most of the week, and because of that, I’ve gotten a lot of writing done.  I’m done (early) with the novel I started in the beginning of this year- and I’ll be doing a post about it next week.  I’m almost done with the third draft of my little mermaid short story, and it’s going amazing!  I also am starting a new blog with some friends tomorrow, May 2, so I’ll put something about that tomorrow.  Anyways, I hope all of you have a good week.  Allons-y!