June 2012 – Page 4 – Sydney Aaliyah Michelle

Golf and mist 1 — FILE CHAIR NEST PIRATE WINNER

Sydney always loved coming to the golf course early in the morning. Everything was all fresh and new. The sun hadn’t quite come up, yet and the dew on the ground and low hanging fog made the course look scary and serene at the same time. In the distance, Sydney could here the maintenance crew cutting the fairway and sprinklers where watering the green to add the finishing touches to make the course ready for competition.

At this time of the day, you never know what could happen at the golf course.

Sydney started setting up the tent for the days lessons. Chair, table, flowers, books; she repeated this set up 6 times. She took pride in creating a warm and calming atmosphere at the Academy for the executives. Because once they stepped on the driving range, the frustrations and stress of trying to learn this game, set in.

The golf swing is such a beautiful motion, unfortunately, most of these guys look like pirates wielding swords. All tight and tension, no rhythm and flow. Not like the professionals.

Sydney looked through a file on her computer and printed out the appointment sheet for the day. His name caught her eye and she was smiling before she could stop herself.

2:00 – 2:30: John Osha.

She was really looking forward to seeing him. Even though they only had one conversation yesterday and a series of flirty texts last night, Sydney couldn’t help but admit that she really like him. And, she hadn’t felt this way about someone in a long time.

She couldn’t quite figure out what it was about him, though. He was a winner and people gravitated towards him. That trait made him confident, but not cocky. The way he looked at her and asked the right questions made Sydney feel special. She wanted to feel that again. If even for a minute.

Sydney started to move tables and chairs around, again. She was anxious. She felt like a mother bird tending to her nest. She just couldn’t sit still.

To calm herself down, Sydney took a walk out of the tent on to the driving range. The sun was fully up now and it was warm. No one was on the main driving range so she could walk out as far as she wanted. It was so peaceful out here.

She closed her eyes and just felt the warmth of the sun on her face. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She turned around and opened her eyes.

And, there he was, standing in the entrance of the tent smiling at her.

Early mornings at the golf course are just the best. Everything is fresh and new and you never know what can happen at the golf course.

Thanks so much to Carrie for picking this picture. It allowed me to particpate in Writer Wednesday Blog Hop even though I am neck deep in JuNoWriMo. I am currently working on my first novel and this is an excerpt from my novel where part of it actually does take place a at a golf club during a tournament.

I am participating in JuNoWriMo this month. With two days done, I am feeling pretty happy with myself for deciding to do this. When you look at the task at hand, 50,000 words in 30 days, it seems a bit daunting. But, I am happy to report that after two days and over 6,000 words done. I can do this.

But, it is not just about getting in the word count. I have additional expectations from JuNoWriMo that go far beyond just getting to 50,000 words.

1. I expect to get a book out of it. Not a book deal, I am not that naive or that optimistic, but I do hope that I will have completed the first steps in getting an actual book written. I don’t know why, but I image that saying I have written a book will make me all warm and fuzzy inside. And, I will have finished something. The book may suck, but it is written. I will worry about step two of the process in July.

2. I expect to figure out my writing style. The book I am writing started out having several characters, taking place in several locations and dealing with several issues. But, after 6,000 words, one character, one location and one issue it appears that it will take awhile to get this stuff sorted out and it is much more interesting to me to write from one persons perspective. Now, just as long as I don’t run out of words to say about this one character, I should be good.

3. I expect to determine my writing process. I can already see how valuable the time I spent outlining last month has been. It has allowed me to get in writing mode (or mood) easier every time I sit down to write. And two day in, the words are still flowing and that pressure of figuring out what to write is eliminated. What a relief.

4. I expect to learn from others who are participating. The JuNoWriMo isn’t just a challenge. It has turned into a community. Just in two day we have shared ideas, asked questions and motivated each. It has already made me a better writer.

To continue with this theme of learning, four very talented writers and JuNoWriMo partipants have so generously accepted my invitation to be interviewed about their progress in JuNoWriMo. I will feature a new writer each Monday starting on June 10th.

Week 1 – A.E Howard – one of our lovely and talented hosts.

Week 2 – EM Castellan

Week 3 – Juliana Haygert

Week 4 – Felicia Scotzig

In the mean time, check out their sites.

5. I expect to take that “writer in training” description out of my profile. One thing I have learned already is that writers are always learning, always growing, always getting better. In that sense, we are always in training. But, I just feel that I need to get this one project in the can and I will feel more comfortable calling myself a writer.

Congratulations to all of you who have taken on this challenge. I wish you all the best of luck and if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.

Next Weeks Schedule

Tuesday – Writer Wednesday Blog Hop – I actually fit in a scene from my Junowrimo project, edited of course.

Wednesday – Insecure Writers Blog Post – I have a few questions I would like to ask my fellow writers.

Friday – General Blog Post

Sunday – My Weekly Update

*I will get back to Blog Love and recognizing my new followers later or in the general post on Friday.

What do you expect from JuNoWriMo? Day two done, how is it going so far?

Month: June 2012

At the Golf Course

My Weekly Update – What do I expect from JuNoWriMo?

4. I expect to learn from others who are participating. The JuNoWriMo isn’t just a challenge. It has turned into a community. Just in two day we have shared ideas, asked questions and motivated each. It has already made me a better writer.