Friday, May 27, 2011

Monday, May 23, 2011

FINISHED with 14

I just finished chapter fourteen of Possessions.  I plan to sleep in tomorrow, then edit it.  And what that means to all you people is that the update will be some time tomorrow afternoon. 

It took me so long to write this chapter.  Reason?  It is really long!  This one is my longest yet, coming in at a grand total of 10072 words.  (This of course includes ANs and Review Responses)  I had originally predicted 10k words, so I'm really impressed that I got so close of an estimation. 

Okay, and for anyone already interested in the next chapter, I'll go ahead and talk about that here.  Chapter Fifteen is going to be pretty rough for me to write.  If I can, I will try to have it up within a reasonable time period.  It isn't going to be as long as Fourteen, but that is because I don't plan on having quite as much happen. 

But don't worry, I still gave it a rating of 8/10 in reference to action level.  That's even with Fourteen.  Prepare to enter the spiral downwards to the end of Part One. 

KaelynnD

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Still Typing 14. . .

Okay, it's been a while.  I know.  But I have maybe three hundred words left of Seto's POV, then I have to type up what I have of Mokuba's. . . then finish writing Mokuba's.  It is a long list.  I realize that.  But I am working on it.  I figure I can get the rest of Seto's POV finished today, and hopefully type up the rest of what I've written.  Then I'll just have to get inspired to write the rest of what happens to my little Kaiba. 

This is my ROUGH plan for the next update.  Typing a lot today, plotting and writing tomorrow and Thursday, then editing Friday.  Maybe I'll have time to update this weekend. 

However, I think I should point out that there is a chance this won't happen.  My sister is pregnant, and this baby is going to be coming any day now.  Whenever that happens, I won't be near my computer.  IF my niece comes this week, I won't be able to update.  Who knows when it'll happen though.

KaelynnD

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Blogger

I got really annoyed when Blogger went down for like, two days.  I had something to post about in regards to Possessions, and I couldn't!  It was basically torture. 

So, remember how in the last post I commented on how crabby I was?  Something happened immediately following.  I don't know what it was, but it was amazing. 

I ended up rewriting Possessions Fourteen.  The same stuff happens, but I wrote differently than normal.  I'm not really sure if any of you will be able to see the difference, but it is there.  And I'm so happy about that.  However, that does mean that I didn't work any more on Mokuba's POV, which will take the longest time. 

Hopefully, I'll have the next chapter up some point next week.  But no promises.

KaelynnD

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Bleh

I've had a pretty crappy day.  I hate family drama, but moving home for the summer, it had to come at some point. 

And although I'm not in a great mood, I'm going to try to write some.  If the writing isn't very good, I'll just have to stop.  But as it happens, my weekend cleared up, so maybe the update will come sooner.  Haha- but maybe not.  For anyone who follows me on Fanfiction, you know how long I can take to update.  Especially any fans of Arose Power. I spents ages between updates for that fic. 

My mind has been reeling about how to write out this particular chapter.  It is going to be really long and complex, so it is going to take some effort.  I'm not used to having to put large amounts of effort into each chapter.  Haha.  Surprising?  I usually just go with my first draft - with minor proof reading. 

Oh, and if anyone wants to beta the chapters I have posted, by all means, send me a message.  I'd be glad for someone else to proof read them. 

KaelynnD

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Chapter Four- FtD

I just posted Chapter Four of From the Dead.  I realize that this isn't my most popular story, but it really is important to me.  This was the first piece of writing (other than poetry) that I had ever completed, so it represents a large step in my writing career.  It proved to me that I was capable of finishing something. 

Of course, now it is unfinished.  I like the plot line, but the writing was that of a fifteen year old.  I'm better than that now, at least, I'd like to think that.  So I'm redoing it.  Slowly, as Possessions is my main focus. 

Oh!  And for anyone out there who is interested in a Possessions update, I'll do that too. 

I worked on Mokuba's POV yesterday.  I'm not actually done with Seto's POV yet, but Mokuba's is going to be really long.  I'm about at two thousand words and the section is just getting started.  Writing chase scenes is pretty difficult, so that is going to take some time.  Don't expect an update this week.  Sorry.

KaelynnD

Monday, May 9, 2011

Writer's Block

I hated not being able to write.  I'm going to blame my procrastination on being sick, but I can't actually tell you that being sick has anything to do with it.  For some odd reason, I just haven't felt like writing over the past few days.  (in which time I've been sick) It sounds insane, since I'm so excited about this chapter, but I can't get it written. 

Maybe I'm just worried that it won't turn out right, so I'm going very VERY slowly.  That might be it.  Or maybe I've just thought it over so many times it seems kind of boring.  Either way, the chapter is coming along slowly.  But hey, I got the review responses written.  Haha. 

Want to know something cool?  I have been making a spreadsheet for my daily writing stuff, including Possessions.  And I made this chart that I found very interesting.  On a scale of 1-10, I ranked each chapter of Possessions based on how exciting it was.  Then I compared that to the number of reviews.  The lines almost exactly have the same shape.  It is so cool to look at. 

KaelynnD

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Fourteen

I started typing up chapter Fourteen last night.  I'm currently home for the summer, and I have NOTHING to do.  Which is bad news for me, but great news for you all!  That means that my time will be filled with writing and plotting. 

Notes about Chapter Fourteen:  I didn't know this when I started it, but it is going to be a really long chapter.  My longest one yet, in fact.  And my last update was the new record length at 8004 words.  I'm predicting this one to be closer to 10k, if not more. 

Why is it so long?  Because Mokuba's stupid POV decided to be really intense.  Like, there are several parts:

  1. Intro
  2. Confrontation
  3. Attempt to Escape
  4. Captured
  5. Walking
  6. Dark Camp
  7. Talking
  8. Revenge
  9. More Revenge
Nine different parts, and those are just for his POV.  Of course, some are much longer than others, but I'm just letting you all know why this one might take a bit to get online.  And when I say a bit, I mean like, two weeks.  Which is actually a rather fast update for me. 

KaelynnD

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Done!

The title for this post is so fitting, as I just finished my Freshman year, and the next chapter of Possessions!  And because I was so pumped about finishing, I went ahead and posted it. 

For some odd reason, the chapter just felt. . . different than the others.  I really couldn't tell you why it was that way.  However, the next chapter is going to be totally awesome!  All of the excitement that has been somewhat lacking over the past few updates is going to be in full force.  Here is a short list of what all the next chapter contains:

  • Let the war begin.
  • Send Seto back to the dragons.
  • Send Mokuba back to Kuriboh
  • A kidnapping
  • Violence
And mostly in that order.  I think I may have switched one or two of them.  You guys don't even know, I have been looking forward to this chapter for months.  And not just this one, but the next one too.  And wait, hold up, (I'm doing some counting here).  The next five chapters are all going to be awesome.   Let's see what they include:

  • More violence
  • Several more kidnappings
  • And evil party
  • Ground rules
  • A reunion (You knew it had to come SOMEWHERE, right?)
  • Character Death
  • A new POV
  • War

And once more, not in that order.  I've got to keep some things a secret, eh?  But I'm hoping to keep you interested by giving little sneak peaks. 

KaelynnD

Monday, May 2, 2011

Finals

Finals are stupid.  Yes.  If we haven't dropped the class, we probably know most all of the stuff by now.  There is no need to test us over stuff that we haven't done in months. 

In case you can't tell, I'm studying for a final.  And I'm bored!  I would so much rather be finishing up Possessions Thirteen, but NOOOOO.  I've got to learn all about America in the 50s and 60s.  How about, I ask my grandparents, and they tell me.  Then I don't have to take this test at EIGHT IN THE MORNING.  No one can think that early.  Everyone in the class is bound to fail. 

But I'm nearly done with chapter Thirteen.  So if you keep your eyes open, you'll be seeing an update here soon. 


KaelynnD

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Not up yet. . .

Yeah, I haven't posted the next chapter of Possessions yet.  Or From the Dead.  What can I say other than I'm just a lazy beast?  Seriously, that is the only reason they aren't finished.  I really only have a few thousands words between the two left to type up, and yet. . . no update. 

Okay, so, one reason (and an actual one for once!) that Possessions Thirteen isn't up yet is because I've been working on Possessions Fourteen.  I'm so pumped for that chapter.  You have no idea.  It is basically the beginnings of the Light/Dark war, Seto gets sent back to the dragons, and poor freaking Mokuba.  Remember how I've been talking about warnings and dark stuff that was coming up?  Yeah.  Fourteen is the beginning of that.  Fourteen is the dark stuff for Mokuba, Fifteen is for Seto.  I'm such a mean author. 

And don't forget to chat with me about my stories any time!  LendingDreams on AIM.  I'm on like, all the time. 

KaelynnD