Hello, Everyone!
I have followed up on my word. 
On Friday, I finished NaNoWriMo!
This year was extremely difficult for me. I participated in NaNoWriMo last year, but I only went towards a final word count of 25, 000. I won last year, and struggled to win this year. I doubled my word count goal to register as part of the adult installment of NaNoWriMo. I somehow managed to complete this year’s novel four days early. However, it is nowhere near being complete. I have a lot of editing, paraphrasing, and character development awaiting me. I am proud to say, though, that I used perseverance and time management to commit myself to winning this year.
This year’s novel was very interesting for me. I usually don’t pick darker subjects to write about, but I decided to try something different. My 2010 NaNoWriMo is called That’s Not His Name. The protagonist is a young girl named Maxine Asby {Maxie for short,} a high-achieving, rebellious Junior living in the city. She comes from a not-so-pleasant home, but has many things to be grateful for. Then, of course, the inevitable happens. Maxine is kidnapped, and taken away to reside in places very different than her usual home. I don’t want to give too much away, so I’ll post a short excerpt here:
“You ladies have any plans for today?” Robbie asks with a smile.
“Nope. We’re wingin’ it this time,” I drawl. “Why? Do you have a suggestion?” I coo.
“Hmm. We might have a few,” Robbie says slowly.
I lean back, my butt against the cold stone wall. My elbows are propped against the wall, too, and I lazily let the cigarette hang from between my fingers, slowly exhaling the deep grey tendrils of smoke.
“See? Life is about choices. You pick to go this way, or that way. You follow what society says, or you make your own decisions. Then, there’s some people that get rich by going against the grain and doing something different. And then there’s people like us that get called out for going in another direction. What really is the difference between good and bad? Can’t we just accept different ways of thinking and let life continue?” I cough, overwhelmed by my own questions and frustration. Jimmy laughs.
“Hey, Maxie, I think you’re getting ‘insightful.’ Next, you’re gonna go against the grain and use your smarts to make you into a billionaire yourself. We’re gonna go and say, ‘Yup. I knew Maxie Asby. She was one heckuva girl. I always thought she’d be gettin’ somewhere by doin’ something different than everyone else.’”
“Aww, hush!” I say, frowning.
“Hey, we didn’t mean it like that, Maxie,” Robbie says, resting his hand on my shoulder. “We meant that we honestly think you’re going to be something. There’s no hope for nothings like us.”
“You’re not a nothing! You’re both worth something. Look at how nice you are. I mean, what could people find wrong with you?”
They both laugh.
I hope you enjoyed my mini WriMo excerpt! This was a very fun, exciting story to create. I know I have my work cut out for me, but it’ll be great to see how Maxie’s story turns out in a more polished format.
I would also like to post about something special that will be going on the next eight weeks. I am taking part in a Blogging Boot Camp, all happy regards and praise being sent to Angela Stockman! Anyone is allowed to take part in the fun, and anyone can join at any time! Please check out the link for more information, and come join us:
http://www.wnyyws.org/blog/2010/11/calling-all-bloggers-and-wanna-be-bloggers-join-us-for-blogging-boot-camp/
Guess what this means? I’ll be posting more regularly, at least for the next couple of months! We’re going to see if we can get this whole blog updating thing working again. I really enjoy writing out my thoughts for all of you, and I enjoy some email comments I receive for my posts {Thanks, Tanya from Michigan and Bea from Conneticut!} Anyone can always leave me comments at btterflygurl@gmail.com!
I will be dropping in to write to all of you shortly. Now I must continue on to the dreaded Trig homework and evil, nasty poo Castle Learning. It is much better if you don’t know what either of those are.
Oh, but wait! I still have to rave about one more thing that I forgot to mention! Well. I always seem to find all of the coolest things from the lovely land of Britain! 
Lush Cosmetics is going to be one of my top favorite things for now. All of the products are either vegan or eco-friendly, as well as organic! Best of all, all products are animal cruelty free! I can’t wait to try the Snow Fairy lip tint, which is supposed to smell like raspberry sweetness. I also bought a container of Sympathy for the Skin, which will be given to a very special someone at Christmastime! I hope they like it, because it is very unique: the cream is made from mashed organic bananas!
All right, now I really have to go hit the books. 
Unit circles, sin, cos, and tan, my buds, here I come to vanquish you! {Just kidding.}
Lots of ♥,
Sarah [=
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it —thou art a fool!” ~ Lord Chesterfield
