NaNoWriMo - Sneak Peaks

[Cat]

Ok, NaNoWriMo started today! This is my first time doing it and I'm still not done with my writing for today. However I do have 1553 of the 1667 words I need to stay on track, so I am pretty sure I will have that done before today. But for those who might want a sneak peak I will once in a while put little blurbs here - only a couple paragraphs. Please remember that these are very rough drafts. Typically I only get a 1/4 of this amount written in a day with a lot more editing and perfecting.

The working title I have right now is called Golden Dreams.

Today's writing was depressing to set the story, so be warned... So here is the blurb for today...

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As I unhooked my seat belt the trailer started shaking. Risky was throwing a fit and I couldn’t blame him. I reached for the door handle when I heard a horrible metallic grinding sound. The truck jolted and I looked in the rear view mirror in time to see the trailer sliding backwards off the cliff, the horrible noise was the guard rail letting loose from the weight of the rig.
I frantically clawed at the door realizing the new babbling noise I was hearing was coming from me in my haste to get free. The door would not let loose, I pulled the handle several times and flung my body against the door with no result, the babbling sound now a high pitch cry as the truck lurched backwards with the trailer. I realized to late the door was locked and just as I pulled the lock up, the truck was pulled back again, a clawing fear slinked up my stomach and took hold of my throat. The feeling of being suspended in air grabbed me for a second before we plunged down the side of the cliff. The view of the cliff and broken guard rail above quickly turned into the pitch black rain-filled sky as the truck was pulled down. The agonizing sound of crunching metal surrounded me in a sickening version or reality along with the petrified screams of my beloved horse.

[lovesfortune]

WOW. More please? You can't leave us hanging. :)

[Cat]

Hehe..I sure can leave you hanging! LOL - isn't that what sneak peaks are for? BTW - I just got my count done for today. WooHoo.

[lovesfortune]

Pretty please?? :(

[Cat]

Ok...here is a blurb about Risky, the horse referenced in the blurb above...

Risky Business was my beautiful 14 year old dark bay Dutch Warmblood. I had worked every weekend for three years in order to afford him and now he was my full time partner.
I remember the first time I saw him, standing there in all of his magnificent glory in the early morning sunlight, the whitewashed fence that he stood behind added quaintness to the whole scene. Up to this point I had mainly been riding horses for my trainer, and this was my first true horse, not counting the sassy little Shetland pony I had as a child. Risky’s small white star stood out against the rest of the dark handsomeness of his elegant head. Like a star in the sky beckoning me to come hither. There was no other white to be found on him.
This was the tenth horse we had gone to look at. My trainer had found fault with all the others and the one that she liked ended up failing the vet check. First my trainer took him through his paces and then I rode him through the basics and over a few lower jumps. My trainer wasn’t too sure about his form, but for me it was love at first sight - or rather ride. He made the jumps with grace and his canter was collected and smooth. My trainer finally agreed that he would be an acceptable fit and thankfully he passed the vet check with ease.
Risky’s beautiful frame was soon in my trainer’s barn and I could watch his beautiful grace run the fields all day long. I would walk up to his pasture and call to him. He would lift his majestic head from wherever he was eating and return my call, and gallop across the emerald grass to great me at the fence, his soft nose nuzzling my pockets for the treats he knew would be there. His favorites were the apple wafers and I always had at least one of those for him. My favorite part was the feel of his warm breath on my hand while he eagerly took up the wafer, his soft snuffling sound given in thanks.

[lovesfortune]

Okay, when you posted about this a while back I thought, "Hey that sounds fun. I should try that." Now I realize I would be out of my league. That is good writing! I can picture it in my head as I read. The adjectives really help make it crisp. Can I read the whole thing when you are finished??

[Cat]

Thanks. :) Sure you can read it when I am done. Just wait until I can get some editing in there, then it will flow even better.

[lovesfortune]

Just let me know!

[pandorasmom]

Is this a book your writing, a small story,etc.?? I too would love it if I could read it when your finished. I'm hooked now and want to know what happens.

Your doing a GREAT job! I agree 100% with Jessica. It sounds great!

[Cat]

Its a novel for National Novel Writers Month - or NaNoWriMO. I'm hoping to have it published someday. I have 2 other novels that I am working on as well - but those are more fantasy with different type of critters and realms and such.

BTW - Thank you for the compliment!

[pandorasmom]

Wow! Well, I wondered what NaNoWriMo, meant, I thought it was a secret code or something. Lol

I've tried to write a book before and never had anything good come out of it. So I decided not to try anymore. I just couldn't get it to my liking with imagining how things go,etc.

Your doing great though!

[Cat]

Well you might want to try NaNoWriMo - its all about putting your perfectionist selt to the side and just write - worry about editing later. I usually spend forever on each paragraph trying to get it just write and still go back and edit some more. That is why it takes me so long. But for this I am forced to just keep going so I can reach my count requirement. Its more of a writing "excersize" to get the mind juices flowing. You might find some wonderful gems come from it.

[pandorasmom]

Thanks for the info!! I might look into a little later. Right now I don't have the time for it, but once things settle down a bit hopefully I will.
Thanks again!

[Cat]

Its every November, so maybe next year we could do it together?

[pandorasmom]

Ohh I gotcha. Yea maybe so, I'll just have to see how things are then. :)

I'd do it now, but I'm just not sure how much time I'd have, and I'd like to think about it first, if ya know what I mean.

[Cat]

Sure do!

[SedonaThunder]

Love it! Well... that's hard to say since the darn thing made my stomach hurt - wrecking the truck with my baby behind me is my number two nightmare right behind colic. Great writing though!

Hey, this reminded me that a while back over on h.com someone posted pieces of a story written in the perspective of an animal - a wolf I think? Anyone remember that or who that was?

[Cat]

Thanks!

Not sure who that was.

[Ranger44]

My wife, the english teacher, has some students that are going to try the writing. It should be interesting. Nice job on yours Cat!

[Equine_Woman]

Very nice!! I tried writing my first novel in first person and had to go back after a chapter or two and go to 3rd. It was too hard to skip to other people. What a cliff hanger. . umm literally. Are you going to try and write a ton this weekend to get a head start? It's nice that the first of Nov was on a Saturday!!!

[Cat]

My goal is 2000 words a day so I will have a little bit of a bank come the holidays.

This is actually my first attempt at writing a novel in 1st person, and my first "realistic" novel. My others are all in 3rd person and are fantasy-type novels. So a completely different experience for me. Since I want to get "inside" the head of the main character, I wasnted to go 1st. I won't be skipping to other characters - it will be all from her view. This is all written as if she is looking back and remembering her life.