Writing a novel is such an interesting thing. For those of you who do not write, I'd like to share a fun story with you.

Sometimes, your characters can start acting on their own. Case in point, today as I was working on my NaNoWriMo novel, my villain, a demon named Antaeus, decided to stop flirting with my main character, Meredith, and started beating the ever-loving crap out of her.

This may seem like pretty normal behavior for a villain, but I didn't expect it of him. I don't want to give away too much about my story since it is still in such a raw form, but Antaeus has been sealed away for thousands and thousands of years, and so anything other than the place he's been sealed in is like a breath of fresh air to him, understandably. Meredith in particular tends to be very cold and icy to people, but as she is growing and changing in the novel, Antaeus has begun to see her as a frost-bitten Winter giving way to a warm and blooming Spring. That intrigues him, and he fully plans to keep her as a slave/pet when his objectives are completed.

So, I didn't want him to harm her, nor did he want to harm her until today. He suddenly got so frustrated that she wouldn't do what he said that he snapped a bit. It doesn't change the way that he feels about her, and it isn't like I thought he wasn't capable of violence, but he simply surprised me. It made me realize that his confinement has brewed a lot of dark things in him that he didn't have before he was sealed, and I promise you, he was put away for a very, very good reason.

So now I feel compelled to explore his feelings and past, and I really didn't plan for him to be anything beyond a simple villain. I've been thinking of doing a sequel to this novel where he wins instead of loses, and we see what would happen to the world if he had succeeded, but I'm not sure exactly how it would go. Would it be enough valid material for a whole other story, or even a novelette? I have no clue.

The hardest thing for me about NaNoWriMo is the inability to go back and edit. Technically I could, but it would mess with my word count and, quite frankly, NaNo is about quantity, not quality, and editing shouldn't even be a thought in my mind, at least until November is over. Still, I cringe at some of the things I've written this month, and I find myself dieing for the opportunity to go back in and fix it all.

I also forgot how much my literary creations mean to me. I showed a part from my novel that I was insanely proud of. I thought it was one of the most alluring, provocative, and downright terrifying scenes I had ever written. When I asked her what she thought, she said 'Honestly? Meh.'

I wasn't upset with her at all. In fact, I feel blessed to have someone in my life who can be as honest about these things as she can. Still, it didn't make it hurt any less. A writer's work is a product of their soul, and when someone doesn't like it, especially when that person is someone who is close to that writer and someone whose opinion is highly valued by the writer, it can be indescribably painful.

Still, every time I think on it and how much it hurts, I remember that I haven't had a chance to edit it yet, and probably won't for a while since that particular scene occurs more than half-way through my 50,000 word requirement, and I can tell already that I am going to keep the story going far beyond that requirement.

Other than that, NaNo is going very, very well for me! I was worried about finding time to write 2,000 words a day, but I didn't write for three days due to a house party I held and I only need about 11,000 more words to reach my 50,000 goal. I have never produced so much before in my life writing-wise, but I think the method of NaNoWriMo is really working for my style of writing, and I fully plan to use said method in all of my future writing endeavors.

So, there you go! NaNo is going well, work is wonderful, I haven't felt this happy, relaxed, and downright incredible in who knows how many years, and everything is just wonderful. Here's to hoping everyone else is having a great holiday season so far, too!

ALSO, THANKSGIVING NEXT WEEK. For the first time in four years, I will be celebrating it! No more waking up at 2am for a 20 hour shift at Circuit City!!!! In fact, my office is CLOSED on Black Friday. COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.












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1) KanonXThetis Smut ~ For and the art trade we're doing! I haven't even had time to sit down and think it through, although I have some good ideas. I think Ale's been busy herself, so...

2) Mitasi Drabble ~ for . I told her I wanted MORE of her drawings XD and she told me to pay her in writing, so she asked for a drabble of her character Mitasi to see how others view her. I'm scheming up ideas at the moment.

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