Things are finally progressing! They've started on the journey and there are definitely going to be quite a number of bumps along the way. I need to plot out some of the big scenes to execute them just as perfectly outside my head!
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"You don't need him to forgive you in order to forgive yourself. You know that right?"
She shook her head. "I don't know how that's going to work. For me, at least."
"Its simple. You just start. Today. Right now. And you keep on trying until the guilt gives way to the love and acceptance that I know you both are capable of."
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.”
Did not get much written today and I absolutely blame the weather for it!
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She huffed in annoyance and looked around the park. “You are way too cynical in the mornings.” “And you are way too delusional at all points of the day,” Allison muttered, getting up from her seat.
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.”
A little late with the update again, but did not cover any of the important scenes today. I have realized I am proceeding at a snail's pace and I really need to pick it up if I plan to finish this within the month. In other news, I was revising some of the earlier chapters and realized that my physical descriptions for the characters are either horrible or non-existent, so that's been added to the list of things I need to work on!
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.”
Today was largely successful and I managed to cover some important conversations between the sisters that were long overdue. I have found that its easier to navigate their relationship than the ones they each share with their brother, so I might need to flesh out Jake's character a bit more? Its definitely something to think about!
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"I never thought about it like that," she sighed. "The three of us grew up in different circumstances, you know? Sometimes it shocks me - the way they deal with you guys when I still remember so clearly how they were with me. I used to be angry about that for a long while until I realized how useless it was."
She paused. "Anyways, what I am trying to say is that I'm sorry. I should have been there for you."
Evelyn shook her head in protest. "You shouldn't be sorry. I was a shitty sister, too. I should have realized what you were going through."
Ally scoffed. "Well, you were a child. I was the adult."
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.”
I wrote consistently for two straight days and here's to hoping I can keep this up and make some actual progress this time. Even if I don't end up completing, I would at least like to reach somewhere in the near distance of the end line.
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"Best way to get over an obsession? Get another one." Ally rolled her eyes, "Wow, that's really great advice, Jake." She smacked his arm with the rolled-up magazine, "Now go sulk in a different corner."
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.”
"Best way to get over an obsession? Get another one."
BUT JAKE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
I did some estimations today and according to them I might actually finish a very rough, raw first draft within this month? Since we are already near the end of the roadtrip and the climax takes place once they reach their destination, I am thinking I will be able to wrap up the story in 15k words. Unless I drag or procrastinate, that seems like an accomplishable goal.
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it’s no worse than it is.”
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