Writing month?

And guess what? I won it. I completed my first novel, Time For a Change, within thirty days. It's 101 pages, and 50,666 words. It's not exactly that well, but it's most definitely the best work I've ever written. It was about a teenage girl who just failed her suicide attempt. Over the month or so that the novel goes on with, she falls in love, throws her parents in jail, and becomes her brother's guardian. She knew it was time for a change if she wanted to be happy for the first time in years. Here's an excerpt:

"So maybe I didn’t die for a reason; that’s what the counselor from the hospital was telling me. I didn’t want to believe her though. I just wanted to leave already. I wasn’t wanted in this world by anyone except for Alex; and sometimes he’s not enough anymore. But the counselor told me otherwise. “You’re loved by everyone, darling,” she pat my numb hand. I would shake my head and ignore her just as I did every day when she came to talk to me."

I use that excerpt for everything that's needed for it just because it's one of my favorite paragraphs of all of it. It was used on the NaNo site itself, and also for the yearbook at my school. They interviewed me for my creative writing class, and asked me if they could put something I've written in there. heck yes, you can haha.



As for writing, I won the writing contest! No, not first place...or second...or third... but that doesn't matter! I'm still getting my short story "Family Before Lovers" which is about a girl(of course) trying to break up her brother and his fiance on their wedding day. I'm fifteen, and my life goal is complete: to be a published author. heck yes! (again)

This month of November was pretty good, must I say. Some parts were bad, but I can get over those. This month was amazing. I can't wait for Decemeber now. December 5th is the Apex parade, which the GHR is in. it.will.be.cold.:/ But hey, it'll also be three months for something!(: only few will get it. but I'm very proud about that. Then Dec. 11th is the holly springs parade, that the GHR is in, of course. it.will.be.even.colder. but then the luncheon is after that. and that night is Dani's sweet sixteen(: then just four days later is my brother's birthday. and then there's like a week after that, and then Christmas break!(: I might( AND HOPEFULLY♥) be going to Clover after Christmas, which would just make the ending to 2010 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I'd be in Clover for the New Year, which i sort of wanted to be in apex for , but whatever. it's totally worth it. haha.

alright, well, now that NaNo is finished, and I just finished this blog, it's homework time. I already finished my biology, but now I have to read for English. then i need to study for biology. i can't fail that class... wish me luck!

thanks for reading through these eyes♥

Don't be ashamed to cry, let me see you through cause i've seen the darkness, too.

This is one of my philosophies; I'm always here for EVERYONE. I've decided that I want to major in Psychology, and minor in Creative Writing. I mean, you don't need a degree to be an author. So, It all works out well. I love helping people. It just makes me feel like a great person, like I'm trusted and everything. Of course, this is even if I end up going to college. We'll see.

School's been interesting... 3 B's and a C. One of the B's should be an A, because it was a 92.45. The C should be a B because it was an 84.5. then the two C's are 91's. I'm hating my creative writing teacher though. ugh. haha. but this semester is ALMOST OVER. only like 4 weeks left until exams I believe, if not 3. crazy! next semester is geometery, yearbook, theatre, and civics and economics. i'm supposed to get out of theatre for some reason though...ask my friends. haha.

NaNo is going pretty good. i have about 5 days left, and I'm at 36,000 words. I've procrastinated A LOT (like right now) but I work better under pressure. (:

I'm getting a short story published! Can you believe that?! It's absolutely AMAZING! :D Take that creative writing teacher.... :P

Hmm...that's all I think...

Thanks for reading(:

yay for school....

SO! Wow, it's been such a long time since i've updated my blog...haha. I'm actually in child development right now. we're doing a project for calorie intake for pregnant mothers, and six people (INCLUDING DEVAN!!!!!(: ) went to the library. and one of my friends was like "...carey, go update your blog!" so here i am. haha. yayyy.

Devan and I are gonna make smoothies(:

Devan keeps calling me a dork...:/

I wish that I had some cheesecake...haha. I just read an email about the band fundraising cheesecakes. sometimes i wish i was still in band...but if i was still in band, i wouldn't have became BEST friends with Devan :D
Devan's reading this. she's like "...WIN! :D I like that smiley face...."
she's sketch♥ "You would..."

i love her♥

nothing's really that new... marching band ended and now we just have parade season, so we have two practices every other week. yay? we actually have a preformance this thursday for the elementary and middle school kids that are right next to the high school.

oh, my god. speaking of my high school! we got our hour long lunch taken away because there have been a bunch of fights in one week. and now i don't have lunch with my love...:/ (devan) "awwwww!"

hmm......i'm unaware of what to say now, so i think i'm gonna go.

i'll report back probably when i get home :P

♥