Life is Crazy Sometimes

A combination of crazy classes with crazy homework, NaNoWriMo, and the publication of two books I've been dying to get my hands on for a long time has resulted in me having absolutely no time for blogging. I doubt I'll get another post in before November is up, so I'll consider this my mid-NaNo update.

My NaNo novel is coming together. At the halfway point, I've determined that the book is really for my own enjoyment than anything else. I'm playing with the characters, writing a lot of scenes were they simply life, rather than actually accomplishing anything. And right now, I'm kind of enjoying that, because sometimes the best practice is learning how to write real people, as opposed to getting some action-packed, well-thought-out plot together first.

I've also, as I mentioned, finished reading both The House of Hades by Rick Riordan, and Allegiant by Veronica Roth. Once NaNoWriMo is over, I hope to review one or both of them, because I enjoyed both so much. (Allegiant in particular blew me away. It has one of my favorite series endings of all time currently.) 

In the meantime, I'm going to keep writing and learning, because that's what I do. 

Speaking of learning, I learned how to sort-of knit (I use this loom thingy that makes knitting easier) so that I have something to do with my hands while I watch various shows. I finished my first project, which was a scarf to keep me from freezing to death on my short walk to the bus stop in the morning.

So pretty!

It's a bunch of different colors, since I used the remnants of yarn we've had for years. I quite like it, and it keeps me warm, so I'm happy! It's also very long (if I hold it upright, it's a bit taller than I am) which is even better!

How about the rest of you? Any fun projects you've completed despite being busy with NaNoWriMo? Speaking of, how is your writing going?

Until next time,

Hailey Jenkins