The Cold: Days 22-27

Wow…Five days with no updates. That’s bad. I think I have finished chapter 19 finally but I’m not quite sure. I don’t know if I like where it is but I also kind of would like to get on with life and move to chapter 20. I’ve been a bit distracted with my brand new guitar (named Jack) so I actually have an excuse (I need to teach myself how to play). There’s a track meet on Wednesday and I manage the team so maybe I’ll get some writing done (or at least plot-work) on the bus ride to and from. The New Year is coming quick. Hope it promises more work with my novel and some real progress.

Happy (belated) holidays!
~Bella

The Cold: Days 20 and 21

Not too much news from the Unbreakable zone. A main character is showing his bad side though. He’s getting quite intense…Well I would too in his situation. His fiancee is being hit on by a creeper. Ah well. It makes for some interesting writing. I hope to be finished with chapter nineteen soon. It would be nice. It would seem though, that this blog will encompass January as well, which would move my transition to a new blog to February, which isn’t too bad. This is all a learning process. I’ll get better and I’ll have really good lessons to use next year during November.

Work on, little plot bunnies. Work on.
~Bella

The Cold: Days 15-19

Wow…I fell behind. I’m sorry guys! I got really distracted by the last week of school before break. I had four tests on Thursday. I failed one of them…legitimately failed it. But now I plan on finding someone to teach me physics because my teacher isn’t doing the job. I haven’t done too much writing but I did get some done. I now have lots of pages of research open. I found a great way to take up space too…have them act out scenes from plays. It’s awesome and space-filling. In any case, I should be able to get some writing done as we are sorta kinda snowed in for a bit. Over a foot at least.

Enjoy the cabin fever!
~Bella

The Cold: Days 13 and 14

More failure on my end. Whoop whoop. Not really. But whatever. This is what happens when, even after lots and lots of sleep, you still feel exhausted. And now my stomach hurts so I am even less inclined to do anything productive. This means that the novel will have to be completely done during that sacred time known as winter vacation – two glorious weeks of freedom from homework and the oppressive fluorescent lights that blind me every school day. So not much new in Livvy-land, for obvious reasons (as in I haven’t written anything) but I am getting the urge to make her do something terribly mean to her fiancé…Would that make me a bad person or her a bad person? I don’t know. Maybe it’s just my dark thoughts rubbing off on her. At least I don’t think about doing that to my fiancé (partially because I’m not engaged…or even dating anyone)! In any case, I should be getting more active coming up. Feel free to yell at me or scream encouraging thoughts or offer suggestions or tell me songs to listen to or whatever. I’m open to all comments.

Dig, dig, dig, or you’ll never bury the bodies deep enough!
~Bella (Don’t ask…)

The Cold: Days 11 and 12

Again there was nothing but intention to write and failure to actually write. Maybe I’ll skip this chapter and start on chapter 20…not that it’ll help much. Maybe I’ll just outline the final chapters until I can be bothered actually writing them. Why am I so apathetic? Look at me. I’m not even able to keep up daily anymore. I’ll try harder, I promise. Maybe today will become helpful and I’ll do something real. I’m trying.

Make me try harder!
~Bella

The Cold: Days 9 and 10

I missed updating yesterday because yet again I went to bed before nine. I don’t know what has come over me but I’m barely able to keep myself up past eight or eight thirty this week. I’m not waking up earlier than usual or even doing that much more in school. I think my sleep cycle is just off so I’m “resetting” it tonight with an all-nighter. Hopefully that will give me some much needed writing time as I have yet to make any real progress on chapter nineteen. Give me strength, fellow novelists, and help me persevere.

Continue your work, my dears. December is almost half through.
~Bella

The Cold: Day 8

Still having my block. I will try to get better, I swear. I have a first period free tomorrow. I think I’ll dedicate it to writing. I don’t know why I’m so hesitant to finish. I guess it’s just natural when this is such a part of me. Ah well…I hope you are all doing well and that December is proving to be a fruitful and lovely month for you all!

Wishing you lots of joy and luck,
~Bella

The Cold: Day 7

Why is it so hard to write? What is filling my mind with other thoughts and preventing word from reaching page? Maybe it is just this cold…this numbness that I feel. Maybe I’m just not ready for the ending yet. I can’t tell if it’s a weakness, a fault, a defect in me or if it is just a fact of life. I’m trying though it goes so slow now. Every paragraph is like a never-ending marathon. I’ll get there eventually though…I mean I have to get there. I’ve made promises that I cannot break. I want to finish for personal satisfaction and pride as well. One day I’ll get there. Consider this getting to the moon rather than getting to Everest’s peak. It just takes a little bit longer.

Keep on going, my dears. Never say die.
~Bella

The Cold: Days 5 and 6

Not so much went on this weekend. I was really tired and lazy. I went to the TGIO party Sunday afternoon. That was awesome. It’s really great to talk to writers about writing. There are just some things that don’t make sense to other people. I have some free time at school so after I do my world religions’ homework I should be able to write. In any case, I need to get finished so I can read Bill’s novel as my Christmas present.

Do NOT follow my example. Be productive!
~Bella

The Cold: Day 4

I got a bit done…a bit as in a few sentences. I’ll get at least the rest of chapter nineteen done over the weekend, I swear. I want to be done by Christmas so when I get back into school after the break I can split my focus between Lucie and editing.

Work hard, write hard, sleep long.
~Bella