Vlog return?

Hey everyone,
I have some possibly good news today. I may be finally able to get my laptop fixed! Restrain the happy dance right now, though. I spoke to a friend of mine who is going to look at it. He is a tech genius so hopefully he will be able to work some magic and fix my computer and then I can write like a normal person and print my work without having to bum my parents computers and I can get back to vlogging! I really miss making videos on YouTube. So keep your fingers crossed that this works.

Good night!
*Carey

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 11- Dream Scene

Making progress in my novel. This is a dream scene I came up with today. Keep in mind, this is a first draft. Let me know what you think!

She was in the middle of the woods. The moon was full and bright, shining through the trees to light her path. Leaves crunched underfoot as she walked. The trees were full and a deeper green than she had ever seen in her life.

The path led further and further into the woods. It felt like no time at all had passed, though. As she moved, sights and smells began to change. The trees began to thin out to reveal the entrance of a clearing. The distinct smell of a bonfire began to fill the air. Tara could smell herbs or some kind of insense being burned with the wood.

When she entered the clearing, she was amazed at what she saw. A huge bonfire fully blazing in the center of the clearing. The pile of wood was as tall as she was. The flames reached toward the tree tops. But they were ot the typical orange and yellow of the many backyard party fires Tara had experienced. It wa bright blue, and a bluish green in the center. A group of hooded figures stood in a circle around the blaze singing in a language Tara had ever heard. She did not understand but the perfect harmony if female voices as they chanted was beautiful. It sounded like some kind of prayer.

Tara was so wrapped up in the scene before her she was oblivious to the harsher sound coming through the trees. A gunshot pierced the serenity of the scene and shook her. She stood paralyzed as men with weapons and torches swarmed in from every direction. The women shrieked as they were aprehended. Some tried to run. Others tried to fight back, protecting those who were too young or too old. Sobs mixed with the screams as a pair of sisters were pulled apart by some of the men.

A log escaped the pile and the flames began to catch the grass and trees. Now, sheer panic erupted. Women screamed. Men shouted. And, somewhere in the distance, a voice called Tara's name.

"Tara!  Wake up!" Wake up? What? She felt a hand grab her. Fearing it was one of the men with weapons, she reacted. She cried out and thrashed with all her might...

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 4

Okay, so I didn't get any reading done today on my novel. But I did manage to add a little bit more to my short story that I am planning on having published sometime this month. Thanks for the fantastic reviews that I received from someone on fictionpress, I started getting a few more ideas on what I could add to the story.

Don't get me wrong. I really like how my short story turned out. But I always felt like it was missing something. I just wasn't sure what. The person who reviewed my story pointed out a few details that I was missing. So today while I was playing music at my church fish fry, I took my draft and started making a few notes. Over the next few days I plan on adding to the story can have a second draft posted on fictionpress by the end of the week to replace the first already up.

My plan is to have the story finished and published by the end of April. If that does not work out, then definitely by the end of May I will have it available on Kindle. My friend who is a really talented artist is helping me with my cover design.

I am off to add some more to the story before I go to bed. Hoping to get up and add some more before work in the morning because I will be out late tomorrow night.

Have a good night!
~Carey

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 2

It is nearly the end of day 2 and I have made tremendous progress in my word goal. I am up to 5100 words! I got up super early, sat at the kitchen table and just wrote. I wrote two chapters and my eyes felt like they were about to fall out of my head.

I'll be so happy when I get my laptop power cord in the mail. It will make typing at home a lot easier.

Tomorrow I have the day off. Going to write in the morning and then go to a friend's to watch a movie. Then choir practice.

I am pretty confident I can meet and even exceed my goal before the month is out. I just have to keep up the pace as much as I can, especially on my days off.

I am really excited about where the story is going. Kind of off to a slow start. But that can be fixed in the editing process.

Off to get a little more work done. I'll update my count tomorrow!

Carey

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 1

Well, it begins. Another month of insanity as I try to bust out (at least part) of my novel. Except this time, I WILL NOT REPEAT NOVEMBER AND LOSE IT! I have backed it up on my tablet and my flash drive is attached to my keys and I'll save it yo my computer once I get my power cord again.

My goal for the month is 25,000 words. I tried to get some done last night but I was writing in bed and my neck hurt. So I wrote 248 words in 15 minutes. Not bad, I guess. I slept in so no pre-work writing. I'm taking my stuff with me to work on when I watch Boy bowl tonight.

Time to get ready for work. I am off tomorrow and Thursday so massive amounts of writing will be done those days (in between laundry loads)

Have a good day!
Carey

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 30

"Something I Am Excited For"

I may not seem like it sometimes but I am actually excited for my birthday this year. I will be 30 years old in May. Entering a new decade. I am not where I thought I would be at this point in my life. But, I am beginning to make things happen to change my circumstances for the better.

My birthday is on a Tuesday so no going out dancing but going out to dinner would be okay. I am not sure what I want to do but it will be amazing. ^^

Carey

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 29

"Something You Could Never Get Tired of Doing"

When I was a teenager, my dad and I used to go fishing all the time. It was our thing to do. We would get up before the crack of dawn and drive out to our spot. We would sit there until about lunch time. Didn't even matter if we caught anything or not. We just sat and talked about anything and everything. When I got older, things changed. I got my first job and had to work weekends. He was also attending seminary school twice a week to become a Deacon for the Catholic Church so that ruled out Saturdays and Sundays.

But we're talking about starting to do it again. I'll have to get a fishing licence now, which is no problem. And we will probably have to do some planning before we go so our schedules work out. But, it is on our list this summer. Some people may think it is boring to just sit there all morning waiting for the fish to bite. But, I love it. Maybe this time I'll bring some of my writing, too. Not my laptop or tablet, but a notebook. Heaven knows I have enough of them. :) And there is never a shortage of topics with my dad. He's always telling stories or I'll vent about work. It is a tradition I hope lasts a long time for the pair of us.

What kinds of things do you do with one or both of your parents or grandparents that's just "your thing"?

Carey

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 28

"Somewhere You Would Like to Visit or Move To"

I have one of each. There are many places I would like to see but for the sake of not writing a book on the topic,  I will have to pick one. For my place to visit, I think I would like to see Scotland. I have a pen pal from there I met through NaNo and it sounds like a beautiful place.

I think I want to live in Oregon. I visited my best friend there 2 years ago and I did not want to leave. As we went around town, I could picture myself living there in a little town apartment or maybe a house in the country like my friend. Everything was green and beautiful. And people were so nice! I will never forget when he took me mountain hiking. I was having difficulty getting up the rocks and people were cheering me on! In Ohio, someone probably would have pushed me down the cliff and laughed.

Or, I would like to live in the Florida Keys. I have been there twice and it is beautiful. Even in the summer, it isn't overly hot and if it is, just go to the beach and cool off. Everyone is relaxed and nice. The weather is fairly consistent, as in warm and beautiful. They don't usually get a direct hit from hurricanes. And, where else can you go to a nightly street party just because the sun goes down? Niice!

I'm off to dream about those places now. Have a good night.

Carey

Story First Draft

https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3145960/1/Love-from-Long-Ago

Hi, everyone! I am so excited to be posting this! I have added the first draft of my latest short story project to FictionPress for comments and reviews before editing and publishing it to Kindle by the end of April. Once it is published, I will remove it from FictionPress but I will have links to my Amazon page through my Twitter and Facebook accounts.

I actually wrote this story last summer. It was really easy for me to write and so wonderful and fun. There is a little romance, maybe some slightly spooky elements to it as well. But, then I set my notebook aside and it became buried under some stuff in my bedroom. I found it recently and typed it up in about a day so now I am ready to begin the next step. But, I need your help. So, please click on the link above and read my story. It's not very long. And then write a review. Please be honest and constructive. All out trolling will be ignored and banned.

Your comments and reviews will greatly help my editing process since I will have unbiased eyes reading the story and going into it with an open mind. I look forward to reading your comments and thank you in advance. When the story is available on Kindle, I will let you know. Thank you!

Carey

30 Day Writing Challenge Day 27

"A Quote You Try To Live By"

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" *Eleanor Roosevelt

You're probably going to laugh but the first time I heard this was when I saw the Princess Diaries movie a few years back. Joe was saying it to Mia to try and make her feel better. And then I found it again on Pinterest and saved it.

But, it is true. Especially in my current line of work. It's like the world is made of people who get off on bringing someone down, no matter how good of a day they may be having. And, why? To make themselves feel superior in some way? Well, guess what? That feeling does not last long. And, honestly, I feel bad for those people. What could be so awful about life that you feel no joy in anything other than making someone else miserable? And it seems like it's easier if that person is a complete stranger. It's like leaving an annonymous troll trash message on a story review or an article or a YouTube video. On the Internet, hiding behind a username makes things even easier.

So, I have learned when I encounter people like that (nearly on a daily basis when working in retail) I try not to let them get to me. I smile more and crank up the perk. It will either throw them off or make them either more angry. I've even gotten a complaint or two over the years. But, I don't care. Boss Lady usually believes my side of the story, anyway.

Have to cut this one short. Work crazy early in the morning.
Carey