Happy Friday!

So, I don’t know if you’ve heard this or not, but there’s a little something that’s going on right now called “Camp NaNoWriMo.” And obviously, because I need more things to cram into my already-busy life, I’m participating. XD

Just like with last NaNo, I’m teaming up with some other excellent bloggers (who will be linked below) to bring you the Shared WIP Tag: Goals Edition!

This is going to be fun!

The topic for today is our Camp NaNo project. Or, in my case, projects . . .

This April, I’m working on finishing the first draft of the Silver Sword (because guess who’s procrastinating. XD)

But I’m also writing the first draft for The Inhumans #2 and rewriting/editing The Inhumans #1.

Do I have too much on my plate? Yeah, probably. But I’m just going to work on whichever one I feel like for each day.

So far, I’ve just worked on The Inhumans #1 and #2. We’ll see if I ever hit The Silver Sword. . . .

Since I’m working on three projects at the same time, I set a goal to write for 1,500 minutes - which, if you do the math, is only 50 minutes a day. (Thank you, Camp NaNo website, for doing the math for me. XD)

Lately, I’m noticing that I’m measuring all my progress based on word-count, and this Camp, I’m trying to change that.

Um. *cough* So, there’s three of them. . . .

So I’ll just give you a tentative elevator pitch for all of them!

The Inhumans #1: A boy and his cousin set out to find the person who tried to kill him, and stumble upon an underground society bent on stopping superpowered terrorists.

(Yes, it’s bad. I just came up with it now.)

The Inhumans #2: As Ben works to help a newly freed prisoner adjust to life outside, Shannon realizes that something eerie is happening back home.

The Silver Sword: Four kids, two nobles and two peasants, fight for the same object: the protection of a kingdom.

I’ve been working on The Inhumans for exactly a year now. I started the Silver Sword last November. But both ideas have been brewing in my head for at least a year before I actually put fingers to keyboard.

The Inhumans: long story short, I watched Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and wanted to make a character like Draco, but nicer.

The Silver Sword: I wanted to put a twist on the “girl is matched to prince, but doesn’t want to be a princess” trope. I also was wandering an indoor garden and saw a creepy door in the middle of it, and I wanted to know where that led.

I hope I’ll be able to make it! If school doesn’t get in the way . . .

Hahahahaha, NOPE. I always wing it during Camp. XD

Um. As for goals for them . . . No, not really.

But I DO want to share one thing! I recently discovered a picture that perfectly encapsulates Askari’s personality! (In case you’re wondering, Askari is the character from The Inhumans that’s the nicer Draco. XD)

(Yes, it’s Avidan from the Silver Eye. Shhhhh)

Um. Well. *gulps*

I’ll share a short snippet from each one. Don’t worry, spoilers will be limited.

The Inhumans #1: (Ben's POV)  

“Hello, Shannon,” Ben said as he plopped his bag down in the car and took a seat - and immediately jumped off again. He had forgotten that leather burned in the summer.
No response.
“Hello? Shannon?”
She glanced up and took out an earbud. “Oh. Hey, Ben. When’d you get in here?”
“About ten seconds ago.”
“Oh.” Her eyes roved up and down Ben’s body and focused just below his eyes. “Watch your seat. It’s been sitting in the sun.”
Ben bit back a sarcastic reply and said, “Duly noted.”
The Inhumans #2 (Prologue)

The thumps of his bare feet against the marble floor of the base vibrated in his ears. [Name Redacted] had often talked of this walk - the Walk to the Future.
    But what future? Would it be a future of death? Or a future of life, as [name redacted] promised?
    He hoped it would be the latter.

(Hehe, and no, I won’t tell you whose POV that’s from. But I’m very proud of the way the prologue turned out.)

The Silver Sword: 

Bible verse? Um. Not really??? I’ve never thought about having a Bible verse for it.

As for a focus, I kind of have a theme that I zoom in on for each book:

The Inhumans #1: letting go
The Inhumans #2: adjusting to change
The Silver Sword: prejudice and opening up

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*exhale*

That was a lot of questions! XD

A few other awesome bloggers are participating in the tag. Here are their links:

Ceci
Catherine
Faith
Sarah
Ariel

See you guys next week, for our next goal-oriented post! *whispers* it’s about other projects during April.

-Nicole <3