31st October

2 hours to go.
I can't wait.
We Tricked, and Treated... Now I'm tired. I have homework to do. Haven't done it. Too excited.

2 HOURS PEOPLE!!

30th October

1 full day to go. I'm SO UBER excited!
Tonight I think I'll do a writing prompt or something, and practice some typing, and read a little of my book. And then I'll go to bed, get an early night. I need an early night tomorrow too, and it'll be better if I have two early nights because that way I'll be totally fresh and raring to go on Thursday morning!!

Good luck to everybody that's participating!!

NaNoWriMo countdown: 1 day.

28th October

I have two pieces of homework to go. I have tomorrow off. Thursday is NaNoWriMo....

WHOO!!!

:3
Last night I wrote a summary for my novel, and managed to come up with a new title with the help of somebody on the NaNoWriMo boards. Instead of being called Roxanne, it is now something entirely different. I made a new, simpler banner too :D



The new title is Balancing Act, and the summary goes something like this:


In Roxanne's family, people don't ask questions. Life is lived, money is made, and they eat food every night- what more could a growing girl want? In one word: Everything. Growing up in a whore-house in the city centre of Heylyn Falls, Roxanne's upbringing leaves much to be desired. Her adoptive mother, Rebeka, seems to think that Roxanne should be the next Queen of the Harlotry. Roxanne has other ideas.

After an argument that leaves her head reeling, Roxanne decides to run away, once and for all, but little does she know that her life, in all it's unstable glory, is about to get a hell of a lot worse. On her quest to find her birth mother whom she knows next to nothing of, Roxanne will find herself walking the tightrope, swinging with the trapeze artists of the era, and confined to a tiny prison cell all within just a few short years. And this will leave her wondering: is it really worth it?

That is, until she meets her mother's old employer.

Madam Whittle; dancer, lover, fighter, and owner of Madam Whittle's Famous Portellan Burlesque House. Now what?

Don't ask me why it's in the third person, I don't know why... Especially because the story is in first person. Oh well... and I think I sorted out my dedications too.

NaNoWriMo countdown: 3 days to go!!! :D


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25th October

Today I did some homework. So, I'm being a good girl. All I have to do before Tuesday now, is half a history essay, some English research/essay-type things, and a little bit of art. Then I'm done. I think I can handle that! =D

Today I also went to the cinema to see the film Stardust. That was actually really good. I wasn't sure what to think at first, but as we go more into the movie I really started to enjoy it. It had a cool range of actors, inclucing Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfieffer. So yeah. Oh, and a voiceover by Ian McKellen xD

Other than that... It's now less than a week away to naNoWriMo. I'm getting that horrible feeling, the mixture of excitement and the thoughts that I'm going to lose all that sleep for a month... I can't wait!

NaNoWriMo countdown: 6 days,

23rd October

We're getting very close now... To NaNoWriMo that is. Tonight I decided to get down and do a little bit of writing. We went to Warwick Castle today, and because the journey back was over an hour, I decided to sit down and actually do something. Inspiration struck whilst listening to Panic! At The Disco, and I decided that it would be fun to write about Cadence and Lacy, two of my nano06 characters, seven years after the last novel. They'll come into this years novel at 17 years later, but I just wanted to explore how the death they experienced in Delicate Temptation would affect them. I didn't get very far, but I guess I'll post what I did get, and then i can look back and see if my writing has improved at all during nano. if I give myself something crap to measure against, it'll be a real confidence booster :D


Nightfall. I dropped the still burning ciagrette to the floor, and stepped my big toe over it harshly, grinding it into the snow. It sizzled for a few seconds, then went out. I don’t remember when I started smoking, it must have been a few years after I started working at Madam Whittle’s. It wasn’t called that then; I think it was called Moonshine, or some equally inconspicuous thing, but when Sarah took control of the place she revamped the whole thing. I remember that clearly, I helped her.
Sarah hadn’t been the same since Merce died. She’d been quiet, submissive, and I’ll say her sex drive certainly took a hit. I’d certainly be lucky if I saw her once a week in her room. In the good old days it would have been at least four times that. The building was still the same as I looked up at it though; it brought back all those old memories that go right back to when I was in my early teenage years, back when I first started working. I never was much of a dancer, I think it was more my organisational skills that she looked for- or maybe I only got the job because she loved me... Either way, I suppose my first few years of business were good, prosperous. Until Merce.

It’d been seven years to that very night. It was cold outside, bitterly so, and I was wrapped up as warmly as possible against the biting southern wind. I had my jacket drawn up to my chin to avoid the chill and my hands were shoved deeply into my pockets now that there was not lit cigarette to warm them a little. Lacy was stood by my side, mimcking me as she looked into the centre of the old gothic building and grimaced.

“Hard to believe it’s been seven years,” I commented wryly, watching my breath as it spiraled away from my mouth in white swirls.

“Not really.” Lacy wrapped her arm arouund my shoulds and slipped her left hand into my pocket. Her fingers were cold as she clasped onto mine.

“Don’t you think so?”

“Not really,” Lacy gripped her arm tighter around my shoulders and shivered visibly. “If I’m honest, Cay, sometimes it seems like much longer; yet, sometimes, it feels like it was only yesterday. I think, because it’s warmer than it was when- than it was then, only slightly, it just seems different. Last year was the worst- I swear even the sunset was identical.”

“You know, I think I know what you mean.” I nodded to myself and looked up into the black abyss above. The sun had set only half an hour ago, but now there was no trace of the gold or the pink, and suddenly I felt lost. The last seven years had been so different, so awful compared to before. I went from being top of the most popular burlesque house in town, to being a cleaner. Most of the girls had gone home after Merce died, many found other jobs, and soon there were only the people who cared left, or those who couldn’t afford to go anywhere else.

“It’s all her fault,” Lacy added bitterly. I looked down at her in shock, but then her face collapsed into sorrow. “I know it’s been a long time Cay, but I can’t forgive her for what she did to them, to us... It’s not fair, it was so selfish! I don’t understand how she could do it.” Her throat seemed to close up, and I pulled her into a hug, sharing my body warmth.

“It’s okay Lacy, I understand-”

“I know you do Cadence, I know you do... It’s just so hard to forgive her! Cordelia and Kaitlyn- they had so much to give- and after all this time it still hasn’t gone away. I loved Kaitlyn, loved her like a sister, and more, and to be here now, well it just hurts so much.” She began to weep a little. I stroked her back tenderly and whispered to her for a few minutes until I felt her body go still. She pulled from my embrace and wiped her eyes. “I’m cold,” she said suddenly, her golden eyes glistening. “Let’s go inside.”

“Let’s.” I looked away, back at the old gothic building, with it’s gargoyles and wrought iron fence, and then I pulled Lacy by the hand into the side building. We didn’t use the front entrance any more; we han’t since the place closed as an official burlesque house, and so we crossed through the old courtyard and up into the side doorway. Inside, a gush of warm air rushed around us and I fet instantly better.

“Why do we do that every year?” asked Lacy later, sitting up in our room with a glass of warm ale. “It makes me feel like shit every time we do it.”

"I don’t know,” I answered in puzzlement. “I guess to honour the dead, or the living... Or both, I suppose.”

“I wish we wouldn’t.” Lacy curled up underneath my legs and lay back on the sofa. The comforting warmth of the fire and the alcohol mixed together to make me feel tired, and I let this sensation wash over me. I lay back also, but was soon disturbed by a knock at the door. I opened my eyes reluctantly and frowned.

“Sarah.” We never called her Madam Whittle anymore, it seemed almost disrespectful now.

TBC... I guess... I'll finish it, or add more, a little later. I still have all my holiday homework to do...

Peace.
Kitty.
xx

21st October

We're getting closer to November 2st now, and I'm SO SUPDERDUPERUBER excited about it all. I can't wait to start writing, and I keep getting scared that if I can't start soon then my story is going to run away with me :( It's not so good-

BUT this week it's half term break and it means I can relax a little bit. I should probably get some homework done, and I will eventually, but hey... I'm chilling, and waiting for this month to end- or at least waiting until next Saturday (or this saturday? The 27th at the very least) when the Pre NaNo meet for Nottingham will light up my social life for a few hours. I'm looking foward to meeting all the new people, and seeing all the old people, and drinking georgeous Malt Cross white hot chocolate.... *drool*...

:) Yeah.
Oh, and I finished reading Wuthering Heights, and The Great Gatsby for school. I loved them both, and Gastby made me get physically frustrated with the ending :( But it was good anyhow. Made for a more interactive read, if you know what I mean...

I think I might go off and try and develop Emmeline's character some more. Roxanne's going to need a reasonably developed friend at some point :o. Though, I think I should develop Roxanne a little too... (Dunno how to do it, if the novel is about her. Guess I'll just have to rely on her developing herself throughout next month.)

Night.
Kitty.

18th October

Bored again. Done all my homework, made a NaNoWriMo2007 banner for my desktop [x]
Feel free to use it, if you want to. It's a 90k one though; I'll probably like, make it into a 50k one later.

Anyway, that's all I have to say. We have half term start tomorrow, so that's a week off. Blog later.
xx
Peace.

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17th October

Not much to say. Had my first life drawing class tonight, and had a GCSE certificate presentation last night. Other than that, I'm tired, and I have lots of homework, and I'm happy because it's half term next week so we get a week off. Also, it's only two weeks to NaNoWriMo 2007. This time next week I'll be getting the earliest night possible so I can get up and pour my heart out through my hands on the first day. Hopefully, since I have from 12:05 off, I can come home and write a lot of words and get them out of the way. If I can stay ahead, I'll be fine towards the end of the month :)

Anyways, I got homework to do now.
Byeeeee!
Kitty
xx


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11th October

The fucking delivery service for my iPod tried to drop it off at 10am, AGAIN D< ---> "NOBODY WILL BE AT HOME IN THE MORNING, SO DON'T BOTHER" What retards! And now, they won't drop it off until Saturday, because they're more worried about losing gas money than customer requests. Well, that's the last time I EVER order anything over the internet; at least anything that needs a signature, anyway.

Whatever. I'm in a worse-than-foul mood now.
Mum's angry because I'm being childish.
I'm angry because I've now got no reason to be hanging around all day tomorrow.
Grrr.
Blarg.
Whatever.

xx



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9th October

Today I had a normal day. It was raining though, and I got wet, and was in a bad mood for a little while this morning... Tonight when I got home, I realised that the people from Apple had tried to deliver my iPod but I wasn't in (I mean, come on, who's in at 11:30am on a Tuesday?) and so they're going to come back on Thursday when somebody will be in. That's annoyed me, because it'd be so damn nice to have had it tonight; it would have cheered my up majorly...

Tonight I also went to the school open evening. I do it most years, and this year my art teacher asked if I would like to go in and help out (which basically meant I'd have two hours working on my clay sculpture...) So I went in, with Sarah, and we scooped out the brains of our clay people. it sucked, though, because my guy's neck started to cave in, and so now he has a squashed neck. I had to prop him up with some paper towels. So, now, instead of being an air-head, he's a paper-brain :]

Oh well. I hope he survives the kiln. I'd hate it if he exploded and went all KABOOM-Y ]: That would suck HUGELY....

Anyway. It's getting a bit late, and I still need to eat, so yeah.
Night.
xx


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8th October

I went to youth club tonight, and I'm tired. Also, on Saturday I ordered an Apple iPod Nano, in RED (product). Because it's red, it means that something like $10 goes to African AIDS sufferers :D So, I'm happy with that. I got an email today saying that it's been shipped and that I should get it any day....

I won't get if for a few days though, because the postmen have decided to choose this week to do two 48 hour strikes, so they're not delivering anything. I hope my iPod comes soon though, because I'll have 8GB of song space to fill.... *Evil laughter*.

Urm... What else... Oh yeah. Woke up today in the foulest mood, no idea why, and so I didn't blog. I ripped a whole in my T-Shirt, didn't learn a lot in psychology, and was generally an arse throughout lunchtime. It wasn't until fifth period, when I had art, that I cheered up. Art with Sarah always cheers me up ^^

Now I'm happy, because of seeing people at youth club, and tired because I've had a long day. In short: the homework situation hasn't got any better, and I'm really bogged under because I didn't get a lot done at the weekend... I'm sure I'll sort it out though, because I have Friday off, so I'll do some work then. And then go into town with friends. They've opened a new shopping centre where I live, so you can guarantee we'll be in there on Friday checking out the Build-a-Bear Factory xD

Anyways. Bed time.

Peace.
Kitty
xx


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4th October

We have art today, again. We're using clay :D

And I have coffeeeeeeee :DDD

3rd October

Well, it's Wednesday morning, and I have nothing to say.... :P I have double art today at Derby Moor, but that's about it that's of interest I think...
Maybe I'll edit this later with more stuff, but for now, swamped with homework, I'll leave you in peace.

Kitty.
xx

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2nd October

Today I signed up on the NaNoWriMo boards, ready for November- though, that's about all happened... I'm doing homework now; I should have done it earlier but I fell asleep on the bed for an hour, and so now I'm behind D: Oh well, I'm sure I'll work it out ^0^

Remember, sign up for NaNoWriMo at www.nanowrimo.org :]

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1st October

Yey! the start of a new month! And only one more to go until NaNo, may I add? It's Monday morning, and I so wish I didn't have school because I'm tired, and I have psychology with my more boring teacher. I just may fall asleep -_- The printer broke so I can't print out my English homework- luckily I have a USB disk; I think I'm dehydrated because I don't drink enough; I'm still recovering from my sister's birthday party on Saturday night. Didn't go to bed until midnight (which isn't late, but I was uber tired, and still am) and then yesterday I fell asleep on the sofa for an hour. >.<

On the plus side I did nearly all of my homework on Friday night, not including one piece of English which I need to finish off tonight when I get in from school. Honestly, though, everything's okay. I may not be uber happy, but I'm content xD And now I'm rambling because I'm so tired I can't communicate properly-

Damn. I just realised I haven't checked my email in ages... I should probably do that sometime in the next five minutes before I leave for school... Anyways. I'll write more tomorrow, and hopefully I won't be so tired :(

xx
Peace.

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