I started writing on Monday, October 2 2023 (See the "Press" tab for the progress, linked to the words "Rough Draft".) I wrote 4,783 words this week. Even with this, I faced challenges. I faced that I may have to sacrifice time with my family and friends to write and possibly revise my novel. The challenges were rough but I now understand the consequences that may come with this. But I know in the end, it will all be worth it. This book may be challenging to write but I now know that I can come up with a lot in just a few days. The book now contains 5 chapters, which consist of about 926-987 words per chapter. I will continue to work hard over the next few weeks and see what I can come up with. I am taking a lot of time out of my days now to work on this and I know now that I need to devote a lot more time to write so I can progress more in my writing abilities and the plot of my novel.
1 Comment
Introduction:
Hey, I am Adisen Whitaker. I am a sophomore at Davie County High School. I am currently planning on writing a 65,000 word rough draft of a horror novel over the next twelve weeks, spending the last two weeks revising and adding more detail. Read in the "About" tab for the details on the book. Motivation: I have always been a huge fan of horror novels and I have always wanted to write a novel since I was a little girl. My other writings in the past about crimes and such have been under revising and I have added more detail to them as I have grown older. Some of my writings have even gotten to over 3,000 words in the past few months. Schedule: I am going to use a program called NaNoWriMo to track my progress on the book, writing about 929 words per day, which is 6,500 words per week. I may change the numbers based on other factors depending on the days. I will spend the last two weeks revising and adding more details to the rough draft before submitting it. Success: I am going to put the rough draft on this website, under "Press" for others to read. Also, to present it to the class, I am going to read an excerpt of the first chapter to the class and get some final opinions on it. I would love to hear what everyone has to say about it! I have other subjects in mind and I am willing to possibly change characters, change story setting, motif, anything that needs fixing I will fix. I am going to update this blog every week with progress, goals I have reached, etc. Contact me with any questions, concerns, questions, etc. I am going to update this blog every week with progress, goals I have reached, etc. |
AuthorI am a 16 year old girl who loves to write. I have always dreamed about writing a novel of my own. I am challenging myself over the next 12 weeks to write a rough draft of a horror novel, which will contain 65,000 words. Archives
December 2023
Categories |