Nano what?

November 13, 2006

So, I broke down and decided to do NanoWriMo this year. I started a wee bit late, but have managed to write over 4000 words since yesterday, which is still a shock to me.

I love writing, its something that I have always enjoyed, but I will be honest and say that the 50,000 words by the end of November thing scared me to death. I started last night, sitting out on the lanai drinking hot tea- it was a picture perfect scenerio for a writer, I felt so “writer-esque”, it was almost humorous. If you ask Mark, it was full on hillarious, but he isnt allowed to talk about it outside of these four walls.

Here is a tidbit that i have written so far. I wont publish the entire thing on MLM until I am completely done- but if you ask real nice like, I might share it with you ;)

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Finding Faith
Holding her husbands hand, Faith was reminded that soon these moments would be memories. She looked at him, laying in their bed and wondered how she had found her way to this point in her life. 29 years old and almost a widow. It seemed virtually impossible and was a thought that she had tried to push out of her mind for the past 6 months. 3 weeks ago, it came rushing at her with a force she was not prepared for.

Chase had been her high school sweetheart. There weren’t many memories in her life that he wasn’t part of. He was her anchor, her safeguard. She felt safe with him, which was a something she had never felt before him. When they found out about his cancer, he put his arm around her and reassured her it was just a “bump in the road”. That bump was in the process of stealing her best friend, and now all she could do was watch.

The door quietly opened as Isabelle quietly came in. “Mama, when is daddy going to wake up? I want to show him my new drawing”. She was holding a picture of a house and a flower drawn with the expertise of a 6 year old.

“Not right now baby, daddy is really tired, but we can find a spot to hang it so that when he wakes up he can see what a beautiful picture you drew for him.”

The walls of the bedroom were lined with pictures she had drawn. Pictures of horses and kittens and houses. Houses seemed to be her favorite this week.

“Lets hang it here mommy!”

“That’s a perfect place, Issie. Daddy will love it.” Faith held back the tears, and grabbed the tape from the bedside drawer. Issie pulled the chair to the wall and held her picture in the open space just above the dresser.

“There, now when he wakes up, it will be the first one he see’s!”
“I miss daddy, mommy” Faith looks at her daughters bright blue eyes. “I know you do baby, I do to.”

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Feel free to wipe the beverage off of your screen and laugh quietly in the corner ;)

(You can follow my word count in my sidebar- 50,000 seems so far away!)

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