Thursday, May 27, 2010

YouCapture - Sky

YouCapture is run by Beth over at I Should Be Folding Laundry,
and this week's theme is sky.


Winter sky


Spring sky


Summer sky


Fall sky


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And now, a bit about writing. I tried out NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November of last year. This a challenge of sorts in which everyone writes a 50,000 word (175 pages) novel in 30 days. I was very confident that I would be able to get it done. I started off writing everyday, sometimes more than the planned ~1,670 words per day. After about a week, I faltered. I tripped over the plot, the characters ran away, and suddenly, I was left with just a quiet setting, no rising action and no climax in sight. I stopped. Even after I took a few days off to simply look around, maybe find some hidden conflict, I couldn't get back on track.

I ended up with just over 12,700 words. Wow, I am horrible at this whole "meeting a goal" thing. I guess traveling for work made me busier than I thought.

Life goes on.

Now, I am gearing up to participate in the same event, only run by different people. This one is called BuNoWriMo (Burrow Novel Writing Month). Same goal - 50,000 words in 30 days. I was going to simply continue the first novel, but I've been reading through it. As much as I want to finish it, I feel like pushing myself to write it when I'm not ready, is just going to make it worse. I'd rather go back to it when I'm ready, and when it's ready for me. Until then, I've got several other ideas. I just have to pick which one I want to write!

13 comments:

Geezees Custom Canvas Art said...

Great shots!

Bobbi Sharp said...

Very pretty!

Manicured Teacher said...

You take great sky pics! :)

Jen said...

Very nice!

Regina Lynn said...

Oh, the second shot is just amazing! Beautiful!

beingzaraandzidan said...

wow! great shots. Love em all. I guess i need to learn from u as I'm only concentrating on clicking my kids photos.

Hart Johnson said...

Love the skies! And I'm so glad you're joining us with the BuNoWriMo! I agree that forcing something that isn't ready isn't as good as starting something fresh. Can't wait to hear what you pick!

The Mommy said...

Cool, Love how you put it according to seasons.
The smoky spring sky is my favorite:)

Heather{Our Life In a Click} said...

Oh I really love the winter sky!!!

Michelle said...

Oh, the winter sky is my favorite. :)

Bec said...

Loving the spring sky!!!

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Unknown said...

Beautiful shots!

beingzaraandzidan said...

Hey Amy, I have i have joined in too. Do visit me & give me ur true opinion. Though they are from my old collection. But do visit.