Saturday 31st January 2009
by TinaThe first month of the year is over! Whew! It kind of feels fast, but looking at all the entries I made for the past month — wow.
Writing everyday for a month is not really a new thing for me, as I’ve been a part of NaNoWriMo for the past five years. But writing a new thing everyday, something that could sort of stand on its own is hard. I felt like I was pulling teeth at the start of the month, and I don’t know if I have enough material or ideas to continue writing for the remaining 300+ more days of the year. All I know is that I need to write.
I recycled a lot of my NaNo characters here and you will be seeing more of them for sure. 😛 Guess who are my favorites. 😉 Also I noticed a trend in the themes of what I’m writing, but I think I won’t be having changes with that. 😛 At least not now.
It’s been an interesting month, and I am looking forward to February (plus there’s fewer days, but like that would matter). I’m thinking of picking up on more challenges, making another series and possibly trying out a new genre. Let’s see where this would go. 🙂
Oh, but I’m picking up on suggestions. Like, what to write, or if you have any prompts or whatever, I’m more than willing to accept them. The more ideas, the better. 😛
334 days of Wordplay to go!
January Statistics:
Longest entry: Common Denominator (1696 words)
Shortest entry: Red, Green, Blue (Part 1) (233 words)
Total words written: 24,783 words (Almost half a NaNovel!)
January entries:
- Fireworks
A New Year entry. This was very hard to write, heh.
- Daggers
Based on my NaNo 2006, told on the POV of one of my minor characters.
- Resolutions
A favorite, Fiction Friday entry, with my NaNo 2008 characters. Something about a dating resolution. 😀
- Band Agreement
Now using my NaNo 2007 characters, this was about my female main character not wanting to talk to my male main character.
- On Waiting
Used my NaNo 2008 charaters again, talking about waiting for The One.
- Voicemail
A minor character in my NaNo 2008 and her relationship with her dad, based on a real event that happened back when I was young.
- Red, Green, Blue (Part 1)
I still owe the part 2. I wrote this one because I need to write something.
- Breaking the Rhythm
Another one featuring my NaNo 2008 characters, where Ruth and Ian had dinner.
- Sister Bail
A backstory for my two characters, about covering for a sibling.
- Sixteen Words
A break-up story, sort of.
- Broken or Not?
Another broken-hearted story, sort of. 🙂
- Over Coffee
Inspired by the McDonald’s commercial with Eraserheads.
- Three Weeks
My first non-fiction piece, featuring a worship back in my YFC days when my college years were about to end.
- Speculations
A Three Word Wednesday entry, featuring my NaNo 2008 characters again.
- Awkward Move
Another Ruth and Ian story, with a stolen kiss.
- Feathers
A Fiction Friday entry again, with the characters from “Over Coffee” making a comeback.
- Block Photo
Another non-fiction piece based on our college seniors’ night.
- Migraine, Chapter 1
- Migraine, Chapter 2
- Migraine, Chapter 3
- Migraine, Chapter 4
- Migraine, Chapter 5
- Migraine, Chapter 6
- Migraine, Chapter 7
- Migraine, Chapter 8
- Migraine, Chapter 9
- Early Morning Train Rush
My entry for the Ascension short fiction contest about an escalator.
- Necklace
My first Talecraft story.
- Lucky
Another non-fiction piece, about a classmate back in high school and something that kind of struck me. - Common Denominator
A Fiction Friday entry, where three of my NaNoWriMo characters came together in one room as guests to a talk show. 🙂 - Household
I remembered my YFC days and this was about one household we had where everyone was complete and my friend Tuesday played a song.
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congrats ate tina! i’ve been reading some of your posts, especially the Migraine series. nakakainis yung guy character mo! hahaha. but it was fun reading your stories, actually. 🙂 fan mo na ako! hehehe 😀
i hope i can write as much as i can too. pero siguro after thesis pa, haaaay. pero ayos lang malapit na rin yun! 😛 keep on writing! God bless 🙂