A Post of Randomness

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
 
I now present to you, Katie Grace's official post of randomness, updates, and other little things that are happening in her life around the Christmas season.

Enjoy.

1. NaNoWriMo

I am finally starting to recover after that crazy month.
On the first of the month, I began to rewrite my novel, but the automatic black text looked much to boring for an exciting month as November was. So each day I did a different color/shade, and this was the result:

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It was pretty cool to see the colors progress throughout the month. :)

2. Editing

Isn't editing fun? (sarcasm)
Now that I've finished rewriting my novel, (ahem, most of it. I have a thousand or so words to write, but I'll be able to finish that up pretty quickly) I'm faced with the daunting task of editing. I edited about two chapters these last couple weeks, but then my computer froze up and I lost my work... So now I keep opening up my document, stare at the unedited pages, sigh, and close it. I'm working on some motivation to keep me working on it for January, so hopefully that will help. :)

3. Planning

Posting might be a little sparse this December, but in this busy month I'm putting together a plan for upcoming posts in the new year. Hopefully that'll help prevent disappearances. :)
I've discovered that without a plan, things don't happen by themselves. If I don't plan out a series of blog posts a month ahead, they most likely won't happen. My mom bought me a small calendar where I can list posts I want to write for each month so I can write them ahead of time and keep on track. :)

(Isn't that snowman ornament darling? :)
4. Christmas Festivities

There's been a lot of gift-brainstorming, decorating, Christmas music, and deliveries arriving at the door, only to be whisked away. I love the feel of the Christmas season, but every year I need to step back and remind myself what Christmas is truly about. After all, that is why we celebrate it in the first place.
I also added some snow to my blog header to make it more Christmassy. ;)

I'm also planning to post a Christmas blog tag in the next couple of days here. :)

5. Reading

I actually haven't been reading very much lately... But that is about to change. I put twelve books on hold at the library a couple days ago, and own another three books that I want to read. It's going to be the ultimate reading time this Christmas break. :)

What are you planning on reading this Christmas season?

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Randomness eventually has to stop, so I'm just going to stop it right here. Thanks for reading. :)

Byeeeee!
- Katie Grace

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Currently...
Reading: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George.
Listening To: A variety of Christmas music.
Writing: Not much...

10 comments :

  1. Those colors are indeed very cool, Katie! :) And good for you on your reading plans! I'm also planning to get some major reading done over the next few weeks, since I'm not doing a lot of writing at the moment. *rubs palms together* Yay for books!

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    1. Books are awesome. :) it's amazing how much my reading time has gone down since I've started writing. Hopefully I can get to all the books I have planned.

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    2. Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to fill up my library card and easily devour all the books before they were due, but now... *sigh* There's a balance that we have to find between reading and writing, since each are enjoyable and each are important to the other, in my opinion. :)

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    3. Yes. I totally agree with you about the balance. Reading gives me inspiration and helps me remember what my words should sound like strung together. :p

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  2. Changing your novel to several different colors is a great idea, Katie. I think I'll do that when I start rewriting my novels. I've been holding off on editing for a while because I'm kind of overwhelmed and I don't know where to start. I'll muster up the courage eventually, though. I'm really excited for Christmas, too, and I love the snow on your header.

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    1. I really liked the finished result. I think the change everyday helped a bit with writers block, too.
      Ooh... You are going to start editing soon too? I feel like a lot of people are in that stage right now.
      Thanks!

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  3. Mmkay, so can I just say: I LOVE THE COLOUR IDEA FOR YOUR NANO MS. Seriously, that is the coolest thing. (... and now I kind of want to do it to my book, too. I MUST HAVE RESTRAINT.) I feel you on the editing, by the way. Probably the most tedious part of the process - I've been working on mine for almost two years now and honestly, I've pretty much memorised it by now, haha ;) Oh well, you do what you have to do, I guess!

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    1. THANK YOU! *laughs*
      Yes. Editing. *groans* It would be so much easier if it was enjoyable... I'm hoping I can get it done quickly, but I'm guessing that it might take a few months... or more...

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