It's been awhile but there's a reason for that. I have been so busy!!! Moving, working, school, homework, everything has been crazy so I have written anything in awhile. I'm actually thinking about printing out my novel and going through it to see if I can get anymore ideas. Still trying to catch up on my school work and I've been working overnights since the 2nd and on through the end on the month for inventory. Not to bad though considering I'm getting paid for my extra time. I'm thinking about my next novel something maybe fantasy like not sure yet though so stay tuned for that. I have to get this one completed one day though. Work Work Work haha

I haven't written in awhile so here's what's going on.  I've changed my site a bit which is cool.  I'm hoping to have my own domain by the end of the year.... we'll see how that works out.  I've gotten my acceptance letter from the Publisher and I've received the contract.  I haven't sent it back yet though.  Lets see, Matt got laid off the day before Thanksgiving.  My great grandmother died the day after that.  I've been working like crazy and I didn't finish my nanowrimo like I wanted.  However, check out my site.
With love,
Nicole

Ok, so I've been put back even further because of the fact that my laptop was stolen a couple of days ago. I didn't back up what I had just written so I'm behind about 4,000 words from when I had stopped just before then. Not to mention I'm behind on my first Nanowrimo period. Anyways, I'm bound and determined to do whatever it takes to finish. Even though I have to sit here on my desktop to do so. It really irks me that this has happened, not only is my laptop gone, but I know who took it and I'm dealing with the police to make him pay. It's so draining.

I have not written anything for the past couple of days but tonight I got some more done.  I've also gotten a lot done on "Little Lemon Sneezes" so that's good too.  I still have a lot of ideas though so hopefully once my first novel is complete things will keep moving forward. Looking forward to it. I'm a little behind on Nanowrimo but tomorrow I've decided not to drink at all and to devote my whole afternoon, evening, and night to writing my novel. Hopefully I'll be able to get at least half way through but we'll see.

Well today I did a lot of cleaning and reorganizing, although with my apartment that's something that can continue day after day without ever being finished. I've contacted publishamerica with some specific questions so we'll see what they say. I think I may do my first book through them only because I don't have to invest any money into it. A major plus considering that I can barely pay my bills right now.  Eventually I'd like to get my own domain name but that will have to be much later because again, I can not afford it right now.

I worked on "Little Lemon Sneezes" today which is coming along. I also got up to 9,434 words in "Rain Drops before the Sunshine". It was a little less than my goal but I had to do some research for it today and I was busy so there are my excuses for ya.  I've been thinking a lot about "Mincy Mouse" today and I'm growing more excited about it. I've promised myself that I would finish "Little Lemon Sneezes" before my first "Mincy Mouse" book, which will probably be the first of at least 3. It's a character that I'm really starting to connect with even though she is a mouse. haha That's all for today, maybe one of these days I'll actually finish something.

I stayed home pretty much all day today. We went to get a t/v from my parents for our computer room and I'm planning on moving a lot of furniture and whatnot around tomorrow. Laundry is also on the top of my to do list.

I worked a lot on my projects. I've been planning out some children's books and I've even got some characters drawn out. I'm not the greatest artist but they're decent. Especially my illustration of "Mincy Mouse" I'm thinking about doing a series on this character called "Many Adventures of Mincy Mouse" but that's all I'm letting on for now.
My project "Little Lemon Sneezes" took a back seat to "Mincy Mouse" today but that's okay.  On my NaNoWriMo piece, "Rain Drops before the Sunshine" I've gotten to chapter 5 and 8,616 words which is great.  I'm hoping to get to at least 10,000 words tomorrow and to get "Little Lemon Sneezes" moving forward. We'll see though.

Well, I voted today.  There were no lines, things were quiet and the old ladies that gave me my ballot looked at me like I was crazy.  It was the first time that I voted, which isn't very crazy because even though I could have voted last time, I was barely 18 and I didn't care much about politics.  Anyways, congrats Obama.

I wrote a bit tonight but not as much as I would have normally.  I'm feeling pretty tired tonight so I might just mess around on the internet for the rest of the night.  However, I have gotten up to 7020 words in "Drops of Rain before the Sunshine" and I've even thought up a little picture book I'm going to call "Little Lemon Sneezes" I'm also going to try to illustrate this children's book on my own so it might take awhile.  If I'm successful in putting together this story then I might have another in the mix, although I do not have a title for it just yet I do have a basic concept so we'll see how it goes. I need to practice my illustrations though.

The main character of "Little Lemon Sneezes" does have a face already, turns out I can draw an okay face.

I've also started a website for my writing so if you are interested, check it out: www.freewebs.com/nrainey

Ok, today I've joined NaNoWriMo which is cool. I've also decided on my title which is going to be "Drops of Rain before the Sunshine" It's a little odd but it'll fit well in the end. So yeah I've reached 5887 words which is great, my outline is done and even though I think others may not like the origin and purpose of my novel, I'm really happy with it so far.
When I was a work today I was talking to this older lady who was telling me about a creative writing class she was taking. Anyways, I told her that I was currently working on a novel and she asked me what the genre is. Anyways, I know it's Literary Fiction and that that's not the most popular form of novel and I know that I am writing for more of a young adult audience so I explained to her what my basic theme was for my novel. As soon as I said teen pregnancy it was like the conversation froze. I'm not trying to write somehing that will tell young girls to go off and get pregnant, in fact I'd like to persuade them not to. I do not support teen pregnancy in any way. However I do promote teen mothers and I feel that if a girl finds herself in that kind of situation and she chooses to keep the child or even adopt the child out, I feel that we should commend her for being brave and strong.
I'd hate to think that teen pregnancy is such a taboo subject that I won't be able to write a successful novel about it. Even though I feel so strong about the subject. I want my novel to support teen mothers who are already going through it while also showing the realities of motherhood and early pregnancy to ward off those who may think they are "ready" for such a responsibility at such an early age. At least that's my opinion.
Anyways, I'm sticking by my work and I'm sticking by the subject. I think that it could be an amazing heartfelt novel if only people would give it a chance. Yes, that means you mom.

I actually worked an 8 hour shift yesterday. Doesn't happen a lot because I'm only parttime but yeah, it'll be nice for my paycheck though. Almost came home early though, I  hurt my hip somehow and it kept locking up on me. It hurts like a son of a bitch.
Anyways, I've been working on my book a lot. I've gotten up to 4500 or so words which is cool. I'm surprised I haven't gotten writer's block yet. Go me haha. I'd like to get up to 6000 words today but again, I have to work tonight. So we'll see how that goes.

I managed to get quite a lot accomplished in my book yesterday. I've finished chapter 2 and I'm up to about 3400 words. I've even thought of a title but I'll wait to see if I keep it before I announce it. Anyways, it's looking good. I'm off to work... again...

Alright so I've made great progress on my first novel.  I've gotten up to about 1500 words, of course it's a work in progress but exciting. I'm trying not to put to much pressure on myself to finish this in any specific amount of time. We'll see how it goes though. The title is still to be announced.

Other than that I've just finished reading "Wings to the Kingdom" by Cherie Priest. I highly recommend anything by her, she's a wonderful author. Of course, I read the series in the wrong order so this finished the series for me even though it's the second book in a three book series. I didn't even realize when I read the third book first that it was part of a series until I got through like the first half of the book and I realized I was missing something very important. I guess that's what I get for just pulling a good looking book off the shelf in the library. haha to me.

Anyways, today's pay day so I'll be running around like a crazy person in about 10 minutes or so. Note to self... **get direct-deposit**
Other than that, today is Halloween so I will be taking Christian trick or treating with a friend of ours. He's going to be a T-rex, mainly because I found the costume at Sears for $9.99 and I didn't like the $22.00 Buzz Lightyear costume I found at Party City. It was very cheap looking and I think I could have made something better than it. But yeah, I've told him that he's just the dinosaur from toy story. He's two so it doesn't really matter one way or another, even though he's been running around growling at everything lately. Making dinosaur sounds.

That's it for right now. I'm going to try to put in another 2000 or so words in my novel tonight. Wish me luck