NaNoWriMo Week One Update

It's that time of year...

The air turns cooler (or not, if you live in Florida like me),

Cinnamon scented things appear in stores with a vengeance,

And writers world-wide start tearing their hair out.

That's right, it's NaNo!

Like so many of my OYAN brethren, I too am attempting to, if not complete, then at least make progress on my current novel.  Though this is not the first year I have tried NaNo, if I when ('scuse me, when I win... I'm thinking positive...) it will be the first one I've completed.  I did conquer Camp NaNo last July, so that gives me a boost of confidence. 

So Grace, you may be asking, what novel are you writing this month?

I'm glad you asked.

Title: Bear
Genre: Fantasy/Fairytale Retelling
Synopsis:
     Whitney and her twin sister Rose are best friends who couldn't be more different.  Rose loves nature, and is often sought out for help with the hunt; while Whitney prefers to spend her days by the fire, keeping their blind adopted mother Katherine comfortable.  The day after they turn 19, Rose decides to seek work in the capitol city.  But months later, she returns, speaking of a curse she must suffer.
     Legend says that the Musta Hirvia, a bear with ebony fur and dagger-like teeth, lives deep in the wood, hunting any Ardenian that ventures past its borders.  Believing it truly to be a duke vanished mysteriously years ago, Whitney takes her sister's place.  But can she free the man behind the beast?



So if you couldn't tell, it's a retelling of Beauty and the Beast mixed with Snow White and Rose Red.  I've been working on it for over a year now and it's probably my favorite project (don't tell the others).

So far this week, I have 9,288 words (but, I will be honest, only about 400 of those have been written this past week, I was working on the story before that point xD)

This week has been crazy, so I haven't written all that much, but I'm hoping and planning for this week to go better.

What about y'all? Are you doing NaNo? And if so, how's it going?



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~ Mia