Nano update 10
110k hit. I spent today working on a completely different story which I didn't even imagine until yesterday. It's a paranormal romance set in the same universe as Caffeinated but three years afterwards and featuring none of the same characters. (Yes, I have a master timeline of events in this world, though it's far from complete at the moment, and I'm working on a timeline for both this story and Caffeinated. Liquid Story Binder is the best thing ever.) This one is tentatively titled One Peculiar Passing Moment, a line which is totally stolen from Into The Woods and it's supposed to be nothing but a straight forward romance-type story. Of course, being me, I couldn't help but include more complicated stuff in the background, like the tail end of a war and a great deal of angst and tragic backstories. (In my defense for that last, there was just a war, and the two were on opposite sides of it. Of course there's going to be tragic backstories.)
In other news, I'm calling this universe the Inhumanverse, and I'm finding that I'm actually quite fond of it. Urban fantasy is an interesting change of pace from the low fantasy type stuff I've been doing. Speaking of low fantasy, Mirage still hasn't been started, since I'm still not entirely sure what I want to do with it. (Actually, if anyone happens to have resources for allies of otherkin, I'd love you forever if you passed them along to me. I can find stuff aimed at actual otherkin, but nothing aimed at non-otherkin people supporting awakened otherkin. And yes, this is relevant to my novel.) But yeah, it's kind of looking like I'll push Mirage back until December, which might actually work out pretty well since it's meant to be a novella instead of a novel and I'll be busy in December.
Also, totally not going to get 50k this weekend (even counting Monday as part of the weekend), but whatever. I didn't seriously expect to be able to anyway. I'm also developing a rather alarming addiction to Izzes, which I picked up because they're not caffeinated or alcoholic and I need to drink more stuff that will actually hydrate me. And they're delicious, which helps. But dear lord lots of sugar. Also super bubbly with a tendency to explode when you open them. Oops...
I also wasted far too much time today researching British train schedules and finding pictures of ice sculptures. Plot relevant, I promise!
In other news, I'm calling this universe the Inhumanverse, and I'm finding that I'm actually quite fond of it. Urban fantasy is an interesting change of pace from the low fantasy type stuff I've been doing. Speaking of low fantasy, Mirage still hasn't been started, since I'm still not entirely sure what I want to do with it. (Actually, if anyone happens to have resources for allies of otherkin, I'd love you forever if you passed them along to me. I can find stuff aimed at actual otherkin, but nothing aimed at non-otherkin people supporting awakened otherkin. And yes, this is relevant to my novel.) But yeah, it's kind of looking like I'll push Mirage back until December, which might actually work out pretty well since it's meant to be a novella instead of a novel and I'll be busy in December.
Also, totally not going to get 50k this weekend (even counting Monday as part of the weekend), but whatever. I didn't seriously expect to be able to anyway. I'm also developing a rather alarming addiction to Izzes, which I picked up because they're not caffeinated or alcoholic and I need to drink more stuff that will actually hydrate me. And they're delicious, which helps. But dear lord lots of sugar. Also super bubbly with a tendency to explode when you open them. Oops...
I also wasted far too much time today researching British train schedules and finding pictures of ice sculptures. Plot relevant, I promise!