Current Wordcount: No idea, but I think 23,579
Last Sentence: A large outcrop of rock crouched like a belligerent toad where the plains met the lowlands; it was the tallest thing around, in this world of cowering shrubs and gnarled, twisted trees.

Thank you to everyone who responded to my last post with cat pictures - they were hilarious, and I was ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 23,412
Last Line of Dialogue: “Such a cold heart for one so young,” he said. “Is that the Northlake blood in you, I wonder, or the journey that has taken you away from it?
Last Sentence: I leant forward and placed my hand on his. Why I felt the need to help him was beyond me; he was still an arsehole.

Guh. Getting there! I don't ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 20,187
Last Line of Dialogue: “Not at all,” said Saxen, his voice soft. “It was only a small thing.”.
Last Sentence: She smiled back at me, the aristocrat’s dagger laid neatly in her lap, then turned her face towards the flames and closed her eyes

I've written just over 2000 words today, so far. Not really enough by any standard, ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 17,611
Last Line of Dialogue: "No," I said, suddenly angry. "It was terribly frightening being with you, you murdering freak. I'm not going anywhere with you."
Last Sentence: And then I remembered that ribbon of blood, rising upwards from the aristocrat's throat, and how wide his eyes had been as he'd fallen. My empty stomach ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 15,282
Last Line of Dialogue: “Bears would be best,” he said, “in this water. No bears round here.”
Last Sentence: And he sat down, cross legged in the sunshine, while Thom stepped down to the water’s edge and cast his line.
My Motivation: Evaporating

Guh. I am so far behind; Friday through to Sunday was spent packing ALL THE THINGS ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 13,525
Last Sentence: Saxen stood upright and regarded them thoughtfully; they turned and fled.
Last Line of Dialogue: “I gave you luck,” said Saxen, softly. “Is this how you choose to use it?”
Hilarious NaNo Moment Of The Day: While writing the first fight scene of the story, purely to showcase Saxen's abilities, LastFM chose that ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 12,060
Last Line of Dialogue: “Nothing,” Bushy Eyebrows* muttered, getting up and brushing himself down.
Miles I Have Traveled Today, On Foot or By Bicycle: 19
Packing I Have Done: Sweet FA

* I don't actually have a character called Bushy Eyebrows. My MC is being a sulky bitch. Which is fair enough, considering she's a slave and they ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 10,007
Last Line of Dialogue*: “Is that real?” I asked. “It looks like it ought to belong to a fairy tale.”
Saxen gave his inscrutable smile, his grey eyes glinting with laughter as though whatever I’d said had been terribly amusing to him.
“Yes,” he said, “it does."
Miles Traveled Today, On Foot or By Bicycle: 13

328 words written ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 9,678
Last Sentence: I was hidden from the path and I doubted that they were actually on the lookout for a runaway girl.
Amount of Books Packed: 2 suitcases, 2 boxes, 1 bag

Yup ... 320 words written today. It was a meh day. And then I realised how bone-achingly boring my story is and I couldn't be arsed with it. Ben's diabolical ( Read more... )

Current Wordcount: 9,358
Last Sentence(s): He grinned broadly. It was not in any way reassuring. “I don’t make sense, snowbird. I do my best not to. It’s a nasty habit."
Days Left Until We Move Out: 7

I had aimed to reach 10K by the end of the weekend, buuut ... well, I finished the scene I was on and decided I couldn't be arsed to go any further. For ( Read more... )