Hurray!

Chapter 3 is complete! That brings my word count up to 25090 words and 98 pages! I'm so excited as to how it's coming along! I saw the Sorcerer's Apprentice yesterday and it was really good inspiration - so good that I agreed to see it with some friends today so I might be able to get more insight on the movie. I am just...so incredibly happy as to how everything is getting pieced together. With only seven chapters remaining, life is good.

Until next time,

Ashley the Impressed

Yesterday...

was one of the most amazing days ever. :) Complete inspiration for two of the remaining chapters of my book. I'm really happy right now. :)

I'll write more later, I promise.

Until next time,

Ashley the Spectacularly Happy

What a Day...

So I nearly died four times yesterday, all within the space of two hours, while trying to take my dad his ID's that he left at home. Way ridiculous and completely terrifying. I won't go into details but it scared me to...well, death...no pun intended. Yeah...but I got a new plot idea from it for another book, but not for the series I'm currently writing. This one will probably just be a stand-alone book. And that was my day yesterday. Basically, I was so messed up from all the near-accidents that I checked out for the rest of the day. To say the least, I was hardly "there" all day. And I'm behind on my word count again because of that because I couldn't concentrate for more than a few seconds. Good times. :/

Until next time,

Ashley the Exhausted

Only Eight More Chapters Left!

I just finished another chapter today! It's so surreal to think that this is going to get done by the end of August - I feel like I'm on top of the world as I go through these chapters. :) My word count is a little lower than I thought it would be but I can live with that because that's what rewriting and editing is all about. Adding what's necessary and taking out what's not. And when I'm not writing or having a social life now, I keep going through my favorite books and analyzing them. You know, I could actually get used to this kind of lifestyle. I really really could.

On a quick side note, I managed to take the only slot available for private instruction for the violin today - it was crazy awesome because the spot was previously taken and I managed to snag it before anyone else. So exciting! Now my parents can get off my back about taking music classes and it relieved a LOT of stress in my life because now all I need to do is get my books and pay for tuition and I'm all set. Then I can spend the rest of August happily writing the last eight chapters and not worry about school. :) And on another side note, my mom got me another SUPER rare card from the comicon convention in San Diego - a Draco Malfoy autograph card and there's currently only one on ebay and it's $300 - mine came in a package with an exclusive costume card set and a prop card from one of the Harry Potter card sets, plus the binders, mug, bag and magnets. :D All for a grand total (shipping included) $96. :D I freaked out when my mom told me I was getting the Draco card - like near heart attack moment for me because I told her I really really wanted the card. Like badly. Anyways...that was my nerd display for you.

Oh boy it's late...and I really need to get some sleep...got to get up early in the morning to water my neighbor's yard and write another chapter in between moving the sprinklers. Yay. Haha

Until next time,

Ashley the Amazed

Yay!

Just finished the pivotal chapter of my book, the one that really sets things in motion and I'm completely psyched. Eleven pages of pretty good material and some funny dialogue (if I don't say so myself) that I spent from 8:30 this morning until noon writing and (kind of) editing. To fill my word quota for the day, I just need to get a thousand more words (I've been playing catch-up for the last couple of days because I was busy) and then I'm golden. My friend just randomly picked chapter thirteen to write so I'm going to get on that. That would probably only need to be about 1000-2000 words anyway so it's perfect. :D Life is good.

Until next time,

Ashley the Excited

Pool Parties and Other Fun Stuff

So I went to a pool party with my friends and was, yet again, inspired by things that went on there. I may even rewrite a key scene to incorporate them. Way cool. :) It keeps hitting me that I am really doing this - really, actually, honest-to-goodness writing a book. And it's well on its way to being complete. I am beyond excited. Like, you have absolutely no idea. It's so amazing, like I'm really accomplishing something and it's going to be fantastic (with work) and it's going to be published (in time - hopefully). I was also flipping through some of my favorite books, re-reading my favorite scenes and figuring out why they struck a chord with me so I can get a feel for how to write my book. And I still get the chills every time I finish a chapter, even just a passage or two. It really is gratifying, knowing I am going to finish my goal. :)

Until next time,

Ashley the Amazed

Yeah, It's Late...

I just finished today's quota for my word count. I am so far totaling at 18,659/70,000 words. I wasn't intending on having an epilogue but I felt like it fit, giving more suspense for the next book to come. I'm getting more excited as each day goes by and I get closer to my goal. :) And like my good friend, Will, said, after this I get to work on something even more fun - rewrites. Yay. But those are going to wait until winter break. When I have the time to just sit and re-read my manuscript and mark what I want to change. Especially on the car trip to Florida - we're going to Disney World and Harry Potter land for Christmas! So that's what I get to work on in between car rides and meeting characters. :D

Until next time,

Ashley the Exhausted