NaNoWriMo Day 20

Yes, I am aware that it is the 21st, but I'm not done writing for the day, so I thought I would post about yesterday's stats.
I'm only 23,600 words in, putting me at around 10,000 words behind. I know, it's bad. It isn't that I'm unmotivated, I'm just busy this month. Yeah, yeah I know, "You're a homeschooled kid, you should have plenty of time to write!"
But that isn't the case. I also have (somewhat) of a life, and there has also been some stress going on in the family. Normally our November wouldn't be so busy, but it is this year. I started NaNoWriMo late, I have school, pre scheduled plans with friends, Thanksgiving(of course), possibly another trip, it is holiday time which means lots of shopping to do, and I also have not had one weekend off yet!
I can not complain though, it was my choice, and it was nice to have a break. I'm not giving up on NaNoWriMo, though. If I have 8,000 words to write in five hours I.Will.Do.It.
I want this and I'm going to try to accomplish it.

Quick Quote

"“I love you,” he whispers. And there is the moment I was waiting for; the perfect moment to say those three words that make my heart swell in my chest. These words I hear nearly every day but when I hear them being said with such emotion and truth is when I believe them the most."
- Kidnapped.

Hello! I hope your day is lovely and that your quest to finish NaNoWriMo is going well! I am quite a bit behind (Like 5,000!) but I am not going to get discouraged; I'm am going to try my hardest for something I want so dearly. ♥

NaNoWriMo

Hello, guys! It's Abbi here(of course)I just wanted to let you know that I'm not doing that new book for NaNo, instead I have decided to practically strip Kidnapped and start over. Most of it is the same, but I'm still editing. I feel somewhat behind though :c
As of today I have 10,800+ words and I've noticed people that are way ahead of that. I don't feel like this is a competition exactly, but I just want to finish on time. It is my first year and I feel so motivated.

What I really came here to tell you is that I have really found how to get into my book and not just be writing words down. I want to connect with my character and really just become them, like I would if I'm reading a book. I become that character and that is what I feel like to be a great writer, I need to do. Have a great evening guys! ♥

NaNoWriMo

I have finally decided to actually do NaNoWriMo this year! I am aware that I haven't finished my other works, but hopefully this will give me a push to finish this brand new one I'm starting, called "Accepted."
I realized 50,000 words isn't that long of a book, so I've decided to write a new, shorter story. This one is going to be quite a bit more personal, and it will take you on a journey similar  to my own. I hope you'll check it out on Figment - or hopefully, if it gets published - in a bookstore. I will for sure share the NaNoWriMo journey with you here, on my blog.

Kidnapped

Hey, everyone! I finally finished chapter two of Kidnapped. You can find it here on Figment!
Feedback would be awesome! Thanks for the support! (:


- AbaGayle.

Across the Universe

Hi, guys! It's Abbi here, just y'know writing a review of a book I've recently read called Across the Universe by the author Beth Revis. 

The book begins with 17-year-old Amy getting frozen as cargo along with her parents. The cargo gets moved on to a space ship named Godspeed, headed for a planet that scientists believe humans can live on. Thing is, the ship doesn't land for 300 years

Little did she know, she would wake up 50 years early. And the thing is, no one knows who woke her up. 

She is on a ship where people are practically brain washed into a life made up of routines. The people look a like, talk a like and act a like. Along the way, she meets some friendly...and not-so friendly people. 

The thing is, it's not just her that was unplugged. Others are getting unplugged. It takes some time to realize, but eventually they notice these aren't accidents. These are murders. Amy takes her new friend, Elder and his friend (I forgot his name) to find the killer before it's Amy's parents who are next.

The book was said to be a thriller, though it wasn't. it had more of a YA romance edge to it. There were parts I thought were beautiful and then there were the parts that just bored me. It's a good read, and a nice break away from the usual dystopian novels, though it isn't anything too unique. 

I do recommend the book. It's a nice rainy day or a car ride read. I'd probably rate it 7/10. Something that got on my nerves though, was the use of "frex" as explicit language. As for age, probably 13+. The book did have a part during "mating season." (I know, right?) where she did almost get raped, so.

I hope you enjoyed this review and that it will encourage you to read it!

                  Thanks!

Funeral For A Friend

This past weekend I was at a Memorial service for a very influential person in my life. At my previous church, our Wednesday night Sunday School was lead my a man named Bill Claycomb. Living there for three to four years, we grew very close to our small church's members. Mr. Bill was also part of the family of the pastor.

He was our pastors Father In-law. Recently, Mr. Bill was diagnosed with brain cancer. The past couple of months he fought real hard. But God decided that his time was up and that he needed Mr.Bill up there with him. As much as it hurts, this is the fate God has chosen and I know where Mr.Bill is. I know that he is happy. I have no doubt about that.

The passed away over a month ago, but the memorial was July 15th. My family went down there for the weekend. I stayed the night with my friend and we had some good quality time, which I'm glad for. The next day we helped go through stuff at Mr.Bill's home. Afterward, we went to my father's coworkers house where the rest of my family stayed.

Then, at four, we headed to the church. I was pretty good at not bawling my eyes out through most of it. In the middle of it, they played a voice recording that he took while in the hospital and that is what really got me. His voice is so distinct that you just hear it and you want to find him and hug him and just cry.

I will always miss him. And he was a huge influence in my life and I will never forget him.
Not ever. ♥

Following Your Heart

You must hear that a lot. From your parents, friends, in a movie. Somewhere. Well, as you may know, I am in a Bible study. We've been studying James/ Beth Moore's Mercy Triumphs. And I never honestly thought about it.

Should I follow my heart? I hear it all the time. Your dreams come from your heart, and you follow your dreams, so... you follow your heart, right? Well, Take a look at Jeremiah 17:9 It says,

           "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
And Eccl 9:3  ''The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.''

I mean, LOOK. The Bible, Word of God. Truth. Tells us that our hearts are Beyond Cure.

And that they are full of evil, madness! Like we know already, we are flesh, and flesh sins. And I know that there are people on Earth trying to turn us away from God, that there is a Devil. But it just overwhelming for some reason that we would go to the point of telling us to trust something that holds this:

Matt 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander

I mean...Look. We are basically setting ourselves up for failure. How sad that is. I know that you may have grown up hearing this, or that someone important to you supports this, but if they believe in God's Word, tell them to look at this.

Check out some scripture about following your heart, because the only hopeful scripture I've seen is this:

Ezek 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh

There is hope. There is always hope with God. We should follow our dreams, though. But what ever we wish to do should involve telling others about God. I know this post was really preachy. But that's okay. You don't have to listen to me, or believe me.

All I need to do it tell you this. Tell you the truth.

Stuff

I haven't posted in a while, I understand that. I saw this almost every post, that's getting annoying, right? Well, I've being going through some kind of personal stuff. I'll tell you about it, because well. This is my blog, this is my life. I won't name any names, though.

A little bit ago, we found out that my parents best friends were having marriage problems, things are not looking so well. It's effecting my fathers relationship with people at work, including his best friend(his former boss), and effecting his work life. My mother's best friend is this man's wife, so whatever she hears from her usually goes to my father and my father knows quite a bit more than his friend wants him to hear.

Ag. It's just not very good. The couple is in counseling, but apparently the husband isn't really cooperating. Also, they are moving a couple of hours away Thursday. On top of this, my sister is leaving for college in the fall, and is also going through some personal things.

A couple of weeks ago she started talking to this singer on Twitter, and then on Facebook. He ended up adding her on to his personal FB, and there was a post about big changes. At first she didn't think of it as strange until she asked him about them.

His changes are suicide. She's 800 miles away from him, there isn't anything she can really do. She spoke to him about how important he is to his family, his friends, God. He doesn't believe. He says he's lost two important people in his life(I won't say which)and his home. She tried talking to him more, but he's ignoring her.

He told her not to worry, that he still has probably a month or two, until his EP comes out, he wants to leave with his greatest music. Anyway, my family just needs many prayers, as do both of these families. It has put a lot of stress on my parents and my sister. Since he doesn't believe in God, he doesn't really think he should stay on earth, or understand why these awful things has happened. It's painful.

I apologize for this long babbling post, and for not posting in a while, it's very rude of me. But please understand these things and pray for myself, and my family. It would help greatly.

Thank you!

Writing FAIL.

Alright. Wow! It has been over a month since my last blog post, sorry about that. I trust you know how stressful it is post holidays? Alright. So down to business. I was writing some more on Chapter two of Kidnapped (I know, I know, I'm ONLY that far in.): ) and I was seriously satisfied with it.

Suddenly the tab closed and I fliiiiiipppppeeeeddd out. It was at least a fourth a chapter that was erased. I was writing it on Figment, so I had to save it. And apparently when it says it autosaves, it doesn't. Ag. So I'm kind of stressed 'write' now. <- At least I still have a sense of humor. (;

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Isn't the Super Bowl this weekend? Who are you rooting for?! As for me, I have no idea - honestly, I don't even know who is playing. d:

For those of you who don't know, I'm now thirteen (WOOHOO. Growin' up xD) so now I have a facebook. You can add me if you'd like. Just comment down here with your Email or Facebook page and I'll either send you my info (it's more private), or I'll add you from your info.

I really hope everyone is doing well these days. A month may not seem like a long time, but I feel like it may have been for a few people for some reason. Anyhow, I will talk to you in your comments, on facebook, your blogs, or whenever!. (:


Ciao.

Abbi.