Okay...HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!
This is ONE of the Goals that I'm working on in this 21 Day Challenge. I wrote a Screenplay called, "ANGELIQUE." The story is soooo compelling I decided to write a novel...you know...like THE NOTEBOOK. SO...I pledge to work on the Novel for 2 hours today. One hour for research and the other for writing....Even though I'm pretty sick...I'm STILL going to put forth an effort to write today.
I've been having a DIFFICULT time writing this because of (excuse) all of the demands that life puts on me. I can't forget to mention that although I AM a writer I'm use to writing Screenplays, treatments, etc and NOT novels! The thing that throws me off is the EXTREME need for DETAIL, but mostly because novels are written in the first person! I finished two Chapters, but It's written in the 3rd person!!!! BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!! I'm going to meet with WAF CONSULTING so that I can better reach my many many goals.
My #1 distraction probably is my phone. So I'm going to cut my phone off during my 2 hours of writing...SORRY PEOPLE!!!
21 - "ANGELIQUE" THE NOVEL (DAY 2)
ReplyDeleteI'm working my way through "ANGELIQUE." it was kinda rough today to be completely honest. Working my way through MY illness (I have no idea what I have) and all of my other responsibilities and THEN making time for writing...WHEW! But I DID it! I'm working on A HABIT! I just have to remind myself of that. THAT'S the important thing. Tomorrow I'm going to dedicate LESS time...probably an hour.
I have a POWERFUL POWERFUL QUOTE..."We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
WOOOOW!! SOOO powerful and profound.
Mike
21 - "ANGELIQUE" THE NOVEL (DAY 3)
ReplyDeleteJanuary 3rd. Smokey's Birthday!!
I wrote quite a bit today. Today was an even better day than yesterday. Today MORE THAN EVER...I re-learned how hard it is to get going...but once you get GOING...nothing is impossible. I got over the hurdle...(the difference 24hrs. makes) I NOW understand the pattern...the FLOW of a novel. God's good. I'm ready...my focus is on 3 Chapters. I gotta knock out 3 Chapters. I'm going to write...and re-write the first 3 Chapters like I was gonna show it to Oprah. (Thanks Dackeyia!)
1 hr today...1 hr TOMORROW.......It's feeling REAL GOOD!
Ya'll have a great day!
21 - "ANGELIQUE" THE NOVEL (DAY 4)
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I can't believe that it's 2011.
I'm feeling good ya'll! 20 PEOPLE have agreed to do the 21 Day Challenge!!! WOOOW! 20 PEOPLE want a lifestyle change. I KNOW I DO! I'M LOVIN' THIS SAYING..."Most people are about as happy as they make up there minds to be." - Anonymous I wanna be HAPPY!! That's why I fight so hard!!
So...I spent an hour today writing...and I gotta admit...I'm feeling REAL good about it!! REAL GOOD! I should have my 3 Chapters in 2 months...MAX!
LET'S GOOOOOOOO!
"21" Angelique Day 5
ReplyDeleteSTILL a little sick...but GOOD DAY!
I had a good day working on my Novel and just a good overall day. I spoke with some good friends that I worked for a little while ago...shot out to the Fahleknaz Family!! : ) Really not a lot to say. Umm...I've been sick for a while...but I hope it's coming to an end. I'll know what's going on with my health by this weekend hopefully.
I wish everybody well. Get rid of BAD habits...MAKE GOOD ONES!!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 6
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmother died today. The STRONGEST WOMAN I know...(My mother's the next strongest) My Grandmother didn't cry. Never known her to cry. Not to say that STRENGTH = NO TEARS...But STILL. Her mind was sooo SHARP! I got some good memories though. GOOD memories. Thanks Grandma. That's all for now.
ROUGH ROUGH DAY....Good Day for writing.
WRITING: IT STARTED OUT HORRIBLE!!! I REALLY REALLY REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO WRITE...but like a MARRIAGE...I promised myself...so I stayed committed to it. And when the time was up...I wanted to keep going. It was a BEAUTIFUL thing. I might jump back to it before the end of the night NO promises. I think ONE of the keys is...tricking your mind...to WANT to come back the next day...with anticipation.
SICK: STILL sick...I couldn't sleep last night...it was horrible. Sooo much pain!!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 7
ReplyDeleteA lot of people are saying that their Challenges aren't BIG enough...or difficult...MINE isn't DIFFICULT or maybe it's not BIG to YOU!!! BUT...it is to ME. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. YOU need to move forward for YOU AND for the people that YOU will inspire. This MOVEMENT isn't JUST about YOU...and it's not just about ME...it's about your children...and your children's children...your friends...etc.
I am who I am because of my parents...and then some of my friends. I watched my parents work jobssss...get degrees...pursue big things... I AM because of THEM and God making me so open to seeing their drive and determination. SO...people are watching us as we climb supposed unsurmountable obstacles...but we will climb...and those mountains WILL MOVE!
I wrote for an hour today...feeling real good ya'll.
God Bless
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 8
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So much stuff is going on right now!!!! This is a really difficult time for me....because of my illness...and, etc. etc. etc.
I'm on target with the story. I know you (THE READERS) don't know what's going on in the story...but in the Novel, "ANGELIQUE" the father walks out on his family. My goal for NEXT week is to get to THAT point.
I'm going back to writing....NOW....
I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
(My NEXT challenge is going to be hilarious....I already know what it's gonna be)
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 8
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Great day! I wrote for 1 hour 1/2. I'm almost to my destination. Now...OF COURSE...it's just a rough draft...so hopefully by Tuesday I'll be finished...and then I can go back and clean it up...and make it FIRE!!!
I got a lot accomplished today.
1 think though...people just don't understand my commit level. I'm getting threatening calls from some of my "friends" that are bothered that I can't talk to them when THEY'RE not busy. I got a family I have to take of...so if you're willing to take care of my parents and my future family......I'll MAKE myself available. I ain't on YOUR time! I got thangz to do this year.....because
THIS IS MY YEAR....EXCLAMATION POINT!!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 9
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Happy Birthday Tim!
Very very very BUSY DAY!
First off...I wrote like a mad man! This was the FIRST day that I felt like...I was actually COMMITTED to something...and that I HAD to write OUT OF HABIT....vs. out of "I'm doing this 21 DAY CHALLENGE THING." it felt good. So...things are coming together. Wrote for 1hr.
Other than that...no sleep last night...working on all of the Funeral Stuff for my Grandmother....miss her...it's getting real...ONE STRONG WOMAN!!
I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY!!
MANY BLESSINGS!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 10
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh...I almost fell asleep writing. WHOEVER I talk to tonight...they will only get 2 minutes of the "AWAKE" me...because I'm DRAINED! LOOOOOOOONG DAY! The good news is that I wrote for almost an hour. If it WAS an hour kudos. Didn't really time it. The story is developing well.
Gotta get some sleep!!
Much Love!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 11
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Okay...I AM SOOOOOO TIRED! I won't need any sleep aides TONIGHT! It's been a looong day! I wrote...and I'm SLEEPY!
LET'S KEEP UP THE HABIT!!
GOD BLESS YA'LL!
Mike
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 12
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Crazy crazy day!!!! Grandmothers funeral
I did okay today...
Could've done better. But I wrote. Looooooong day...we'll pick it up and THEN some tomorrow.
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 13
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The hardest day of them ALL! It was hard to get my mind wrapped around writing. I like writing when I'm INSPIRED to write. This is good for me though. REAL good. I'm glad that I created this...it helps ME more than I thought. See...because I'm good at a lot of things...but not GREAT! This will help me focus on ONE thing long enough for me to be REALLY good. Like I was @ Massage. I REALLY want to get THAT good with Photography.
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 14
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Still getting over my sickness...and STILL writing. I am NOT playing! 2011 is MY YEAR! I DON'T feel it...I KNOW IT!!! THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
2011. MORE EXCLAMATION MARKS. MORE VICTORIES...ON PURPOSE. GIVING ALL PRAISES TO GOD!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 15
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FIRST DAY OF SIT UPS...15th day of writing my Novel. I have committed to do sit ups everyday for my remaining 21 days. Good day for writing. I wrote for over an hour.
My year!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 16
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Today was jam packed full of excitement. I exercised...wrote...studied my editing book...meet with Groove about Financing. Jam Packed! Looking forward to a bright 2011
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 17
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YOOOO!!! What's up my peoples!! So...The book's coming along. Not where I WANT it to be yet...but definitely a good beginning! Wrote for a little over an hour. Worked on some editing and now I'm about to do some....WHAT?!!!....sit ups! LET'S GOOOOOOO!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 18
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I JUST realized how close I am to 21 DAYS!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! NO JOKE!!! THAT IS HILARIOUS!!! I JUST JUST JUST JUST NOW REALIZED THAT I AM 3 DAYS AWAY FROM 21 DAYS. That is absolute CRAZINESS!!!
Well....I knocked out my writing early today. THAT'S RIGHT!! I AM NOT MESSIN' AROUND!!!! It's so amazing how important this became to me. Truly...writing became IMPORTANT in 18 days...WOW! That means I gotta change this Challenge to 18. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE NEW AND IMPROVED18 DAY CHALLENGE!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Just jokes. That's insanely crazy!
MUCH LOVE AND PEACE! GOD BLESS!!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 19
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It's gonna be a good day.
I'm on Chapter 3. I plan on finishing in 2 weeks. After the third Chapter...I plan on going back...asking myself the important questions (What time period are we in? (Did I involve sensory things...are each of the Characters different? What do they want...etc.) just to make sure that the three chapters are TRULY complete.
Fun...but tedious.
So...the first three Chapters
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 20
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It's LATE....GOING TO BED!! WROTE FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR...didn't get much done. But the point is...I've been working at it. BRICK BY BRICK!
I'm gotta work one the outline for the Novel. If you're reading this...you're gonna swear that I'm crazy. Okay....the Feature length screenplay is written...the short for the Screenplay is written as well...so I know the story in and out...that's how I can continue to write. BUT...I realized that I STILL need an outline. The difference between a Novel and a Screenplay is different...I want to make sure I spend less energy possible and STILL get my best work.
THAT'S IT!
"21" ANGELIQUE THE NOVEL DAY 21
ReplyDeleteLET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!
Without Internet yestersday..... Wrote a little...in the morning. My next Challenge? To be continued.