He's been hanging with me since I began NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November. The month ended along with the national challenge, but the book wasn't finished. Even at 50,000 words in December, the book wasn't finished.
Then the year ended, and still....yep, you guessed it. No end in sight.
So, I upped my word count for my little weirdo on the right. But I'm tired of fooling with upping the word count goal even though the book is not done at over 60,000 words. So, I updated the count, and he shows up all celebratory and such.
The freak.
Put down your beer! Pop those balloons! The story is NOT done.
It reminds me of a scene I recently saw in a movie.
Very clever that. It goes something like this....
Ilsa: Can I tell you a story, Rick?
Rick: Does it have a wow finish?
Ilsa: I don't know the finish yet.
Rick: Well, go on. Tell it. Maybe one will come to you as you go along.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find a clip of that poignant scene but it's one of the most powerful moments in the movie for me.
So, I'll follow Rick's advice and tell it. And hope that the finish will come to me as I go along.
3 comments:
Jen, I feel your pain. I did finish NaNo but the novel needs much work. So I put it aside to finish a YA I've been working on since May of last year and it won't end. I know what I want to happen but it's the journey to get there and the words. Uhhgg.
BTW, what is that guy anyway? Bean. Poop.
Oh God. Now I'm going to have to put my Casablanca DVD in tonight. Finish the book already! Sheesh!
I don't know what he is. It is kind of a cool critter. I could change my mood in the design, and he'd watch TV, sleep, or do the 'Live Long and Prosper' sign. At those times he looked like a potato. His physique has changed since I met the 'goal'. More buff (read bean-like) harhar.
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