Dear Lord.

That was exhausting. Thirty whole days of getting up early and writing for two hours (or more) straight... every day... all month. I admit it was indeed enjoyable, despite plot errors and holes, but now...
I'm done! That's 60,936 words on the nose. Nearly twice as much as I did last year.
Will I do even more next year? Maybe. Maybe not. I might just keep doing 50,000 words every year like sane people do... heehee. But who knows? I might find myself with enough time to do a whopping 100,000 words!
Well, anyway, congratulations to all who met their goals! And to those who did not, better luck next time, and you did try hard, I hope, so you get a prize for that... which... is likely a congratulations nonetheless from friends and or family!
But you know what? Tomorrow, it'll be December. Allow me to say it again. DECEMBER!!! Why, time flies way too fast sometimes when you're having fun.
...Well, even if I'm a really, really, REALLY old woman years from now, I'll still be writing. ;D

So... again...
CUN-GRAT-YEW-LAY-SHUNS!
If you understood that, then I shall be off.

Mary

NaNoWriMo is near conclusion...

...In only four days! For those of you who are cutting it close or just don't think you'll make it all, I say: Don't give up! Just keep writing, whether it makes sense or not! Don't correct spelling errors along the way, unless its tying two words together on accident and making only one!
My novel had ended at least three or four times before I restarted it over and over during this month, and events are arranged perfectly to make no sense whatsoever, but that's where editing and revising comes in later; after this month, of course.
As much as you might think your novel is a useless piece of junk after an exhausting month of writing like mad, with some time, patience and organization, it can be made into something nice and tidy. I, myself, am a bit of a hasty person sometimes, so I don't normally have the patience to edit my novels before I suddenly get the grand idea of rewriting it.
Yes, well, you should really learn to cope with what's already there, but sometimes you do have to rewrite EVERYTHING.
And if it still looks bad when you finish, do it again and again and again until you're satisfied. Then go and publish it, or share it to friends only, or just keep it to yourself or, maybe, your family.
My novel, Feng Song, is a huge mess of spelling errors and a surprisingly low amount of grammar errors! It's, as is said, a big mishmash of strange events, though most are actually quite interesting, like when Cheng the panda makes Kiang look like a fool, or when a boy washes up on the beach after drifting for more than a day, or when Feng herself finds out she... spoiler alert! ERROR, RRRRRRNT, stopping. :D I will say no more. My novel has a lot of surprises, twists and turns, an odd plot, some terribly awkward situations, some confusions that are figured out later, unexpected betrayals...
Well, actually my summary shows none of that. The novel itself, what it is turning out to be, is way more than a summary can ever explain! So much is going on, so you can imagine editing and revising will make it even better!
I used rough translations for names and words, the characters act like a bunch of crazy modern-day people (especially one particular character named Tao), the "Chinese" and "Japanese" feel is totally not there, and the animals act unrealistic, but that can be changed.
So, why not make your novel that awesome? Not by copying, of course; that will only bring one thumb down into two thumbs down. ;D
However, don't be discouraged; this is only what should happen AFTER NaNoWriMo! For now, just focus on reaching that word count! While doing a good job, if you can! XD
I've got many years of writing experience, and if you're new to this, just keep it up. If you're hearts in it, you'll blossom, bud. XD

So that concludes the novel ramble for today! Ah, yes, and I'm 52,ooo words or so closer to 6o,ooo!
Mary

Is Feng Song Changing?

It is.
Upon looking at was a horrid mess the plot has become, I thought if over, and got an even better idea. With NaNoWriMo ending soon, though, I will just have to keep thinking of things to happen until it's over, and then I'll go for it.
I was basically thinking I would set in Japanese couture (and names, etc.) instead, and change up the main characters a bit (including their names).
It's too soon to say for sure, but this just might make the story take a turn for the better.
For an example, I was thinking of making Feng just a wolf (with a different name; it wouldn't make sense to put in Chinese names) instead and make Kiba her brother, and if I decide to pursue it, I will launch into full detail.

Until next time!
Wolf

Well, NOW there's going to be more...

"And there will be more where that came from soon!"
... Haha, soon, my foot. XD

Anyway, the course of "Feng Song's story is taking an extremely unexpected turn! It's an expected messy draft, but nonetheless, I suppose you colud call it interesting, but I need to add subplots because i'm focusing so much on the plot that there's no time for the characters to develope, or interact!
But when come editing time, that will be fixed...
So, earlier, I got stuck. Kiang and Feng had succeeded in finding both dragons, but now what? Turn out, Kiang gets captured by H... eerrr, one of the dragons and they have to go save him. But they have to go to Kiang's horrible hometown village and see the elder, who is the only one who knows how to get through the confusing storm that the evil dragon put up to prevent them.
It's a lot of work, but they manage to rescue him, and lalalalala...!
Wait a minute. Upon saving them, I've hit 19,000 words. HELLO!? W.T.P., man!?
But it turns out that when they think they defeated the bad dragon, it's not actually dead and they can kill it with weapon s alone.
They must  set off and go through temple filled with traps and free the guardians from statue form, the guardians who protect different powers that are required to defeat the... bad dragon. The guardians are; Zhong, the mighty beast deity, Lin, the nine-tailed fox, Yun, the regal phoenix and Yingzi, a creature that will be discovered later. XD
There's a lot more to the story, now, but once it's polished, it might be cool to publish it! I'm not entirely concerned if the editors change thigns around in this one, but needless to say, the novel is certainly not junk!
...Well, right NOW it is, but later, it wont be.

Note: Some of the names may change over time. I didn't feel like looking up a suiting name, so I used Google Translate to translate their elements into the Chinese language. so, I don't know if these words are, in fact, correct!
And also, W.T.P. stands for "What the pickles", JSYK. XP

Until next time!
Wolf

Finally, NaNoWriMo!

Yes! I have a word count goal of 60,000 words. That's means I have to do 2,000 words a day. I'm done for the day right now, but you'll be hearing a lot more where that came from soon.

I can't wait until I start getting into the storyline! All Feng did so far was talk, do chores, and go to the market... in a more interesting fashion than that, of course.

Oh, yeah, and now that I've learned how to display banners on NaNoWriMo, I'm thinking up setting up a shop... but only after NaNoWriMo.

Wolf

Haven't posted in awhile.

Nope. With NaNoWriMo coming up and all, it's been rather busy...
I know you've already seen this, but here's the newly-improved version of that summary:

A long, long time ago, an event took place that no one even remembers or even knows about but those who had experienced it. It was an event which your history books do not tell you of.
This event took place in ancient China. It was one ordinary day, people were going on about their usual daily routines... when all of a sudden, something blocked the sun. Before the people could get a chance to see what it was, something fell upon them, crushing their entire town.
However, the sun shone again right afterward, and the people were unharmed, but they were no longer in the place that they once were.
As in, they were still in their town, but their town was now inside a completely different country; a completely different world!
Therefore it was only them who knew what happened. Unable to return to China, they remained here and created their own new empire.
Their city became vast, and was newly known as "Tikapon", which was a word that a man from this new planet told them of. It seemed as if he eagerly wanted them to name their city that, but the reason why is still unknown....

Several years later, their lifestyle and technology changed drastically; very different from their original country itself.
Something is stirring in the air, the people of Tikapon say, but they don't know if its good or bad.
Living on the countryside north from the city lives Feng and Ming Song, sent from the city to their Grandmother's house by their parents for seemingly no apparent reason. Feng and Ming are sisters, and very close ones at that. They are always together, having fun even when they have to do their multiple chores.
But one night, Feng goes out to check on the animals, when she spots an unusual creature watching her; not even remotely concealed, but just standing right out in the wide open. It appears to be some kind of canine, but its too dark to see.
After hearing gunshots the following night, Feng goes out to do chores again in the morning and sees a young man laying there. Quickly, she runs to his aid. He appears have a bullet in his shoulder, but who would have shot him?
As her Grandmother agrees to let him stay awhile, the young man grows stronger, and he finally introduces himself as Kiang Wu, and he had been searching for Feng for a very long time, its seems.
It turns out that Kiang is actually the wolf that Feng saw on that night, only in human form. Or is human, changing to and from wolf? Feng can't figure it out, and Kiang won't say much about it to her.
As the days go on, Kiang tells Feng that there are two dragons lurking around the city; one is cold and icy, and the other is hot and fiery. He also says that it is required that she comes with him to uncover the truth behind these dragon's; which one is good, which one is evil? Or are they both evil, or both good? Or maybe not good of evil at all...
Feng finds out she, too, can take the form of a wolf, though hers is far cuter and purer then Kiang's...
What are these dragon's reasons? Who is Kiang, really, and does it have anything to do with the "strange event" that took place hundred of years ago?

There we go. I think that's pretty much what the plot is going to be about, with more interesting aspects, of course.

Well, this is basically the same post. Clearly nothing exciting has been happening...

Mary

Finally, the basics of Feng Song's plot!

FINALLY. There's a lot more going on, but its only at the edge of my brain right now.

A long, long time ago, an event took place that no one even remembers or even know about but those who experienced it. It is an event which your history books do not tell you of. This event took place in ancient China. It was one ordinary day, people were going on about their usual daily routines... when all of a sudden, something blocked the sun. Before the people could get a chance to see what it was, something fell upon them, crushing their entire town. However, the sun shone again right afterward, and the people were unharmed, but they were no longer in the place that they once were. As in, they were still in their town, but their town was now inside a completely different country; a completely different world! Therefore it was only them who knew what happened. Unable to return to China, they remained here and created their own new empire. Their city became vast, and was newly known as "Tikapon", which was a word that a man from this new planet told them of. It seemed he eagerly wanted them to name their city that, but the reason why is still unknown.... Several years later, their lifestyle and technology changed drastically; very different from their original country itself. Something is stirring in the air, the people of Tikapon say, but they don't know if its good or bad. Living on the countryside north from the city lives Feng and Ming Song, sent from the city to their Grandmother's house by their parents for seemingly no apparent reason. Feng and Ming are sisters, and very close ones at that. They are always together, having fun even when they have to do their multiple chores. But one night, Feng goes out to check on the animals, when she spots an unusual creature watching her; not even remotely concealed, but just standing right out in the wide open. It appears to be some kind of canine, but its too dark to see. After hearing gunshots the following night, Feng goes out to do chores again in the morning and sees a young man laying there. Quickly, she runs to his aid. He appears have a bullet in his shoulder, but who would have shot him? As her Grandmother agrees to let him stay awhile, the young man grows stronger, and he finally introduces himself as Kiang Wu, and he had been searching for Feng for a very long time, its seems. It turns out that Kiang is actually the wolf that Feng saw on that night, only in human form. Or is human, changing to and from wolf? Feng can't figure it out, and Kiang won't say much about it to her. As the days go on, Kiang tells Feng that there are two dragons lurking around the city; one is cold and icy, and the other is hot and fiery. He also says that it is required that she comes with him to uncover the truth behind these dragon's. Feng find out she, too, can take the form of a wolf, though hers is far cuter and purer then Kiang's... What are the dragons' reasons? Who is Kiang, really, and does it have anything to do with the "strange event" that took place hundred of years ago?

Here's Kiang, wolf form:

And my profile picture is Feng, wolf form. Aren't I such a fantastic artist? Wheeheehee. XD


Wolf