nanowrimo – Sydney Aaliyah Michelle

My Monthly Update – It’s NaNoWriMo Time!

Published on November 1, 2014October 31, 2014 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle1 Comment

News

Hope for Him (Hope Series Book #2) is on Goodreads

ebook Book Blurb:

What do you hope for, now?

Carrington Olivia Butler’s last relationship ended in tragedy, but she remains hopeful in love. Her return to school sparks the beginning of her plan to pursue happiness and to win the man of her dreams… The man who saved her life. But, she soon finds he has moved on.

Jackson Latre Mitchell wanted Carrington from the moment he laid eyes on her. Hiding his feelings after his best friend showed interest, it took him a long time to get over her. He didn’t want to sit idly by and wait for something that may never happen.

Finally, Carrington and Jackson find their way back to each other. But, will the past continue to tear them apart?

Events

November 2014 – NaNoWriMo starts today! I am writing a Contemporary Romance Novel titled – A New Season. If you’re doing NaNoWriMo, add me as your buddy. I am signed up as Sydliyah.

I will also be taking a blog break for the month of November to concentrate on NaNo, but you can find my daily updates under the Sydney Writes Tab.

November 16th, 2014 – Literary Fall Ball w/Sydney Aaliyah.

I’m throwing a ball, a Facebook Party Ball. I have a lot of cool authors doing take overs and we will be giving away lost of awesome stuff. Check out the details, here.

Goals

Complete first draft of A New Season – 70,000 words.

Finish final edits on Hope for Him ( Hope Series Book #2)

Movie Update

The trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is out and it is soooooo gooooood!!!!

Have you added Hope for Him to your TBR list? What are you writing for NaNoWriMo? Would you like to come to my Literary Fall Ball?

My Weekly Update – NaNoWriMo +One Day

Published on December 1, 2013 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle8 Comments

NaNoWriMo

I won with 50,000 words on November 24th, 2013, but what I am most proud of, I finish the first draft of my novel in 30 days +1. 70,140 words in 31 days and the story shifted a bit from my outline, but it’s pretty cool and I am looking forward to letting it rest for a few months and getting back to it sometime next year.

If you want to read about my NaNo writing journey, check out my journal under the Sydney Writes tab or by clicking the winner badge to the left.

A special thank you to the Texas Rough Writers for their support and encouragement. This was the first WriMo where I was able to meet other writers face to face.

Another special shout out to the 2013 NaNoWriMo Support Group on Facebook. Great group of writers and there was always someone around to sprint with.

Now it’s time to get back to an old project.

Goals for December

Implement beta readers suggestions into Another New Life.
Decide what project to work on during Editpalooza. I am leaning towards Inked (Camp Nano 2012) or I’m Coming Home (JuNoWriMo 2012).
Create an outline for second book to my NaNoWriMo 2013 novel while the characters are still fresh in my mind.

December 2013 Blog Schedule – Sydney Aaliyah.com

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 – Insecure Writer’s Support Group

Thursday to Sunday, December 5-8, 2013 – Dream Destination Bloghop

Friday, December 6, 2013 – Guest Post from Tara Tyler

Monday, December 9, 2013 – CheerFest 2.0 – Our Honree – Mr. Arlee Bird

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 – Beautiful Rose Guest Post

Monday, December 23, 2013 – 50 States of Prayer

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 – Goals (Review 2013’s and Set for 2014)

December 2013 Blog Schedule – The Peasant Revolt

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 – What is New Adult Post

Monday, December 16, 2013 – On Solid Ground Review

Important Note

Pitch Wars hosted by Brenda Drake – submissions are due on Monday, December 2, 2013. I won’t be participating, but it’s a great opportunity to get your pitch read by some great agents and editors. Good luck!

Anyone every participated in Editpalooza? What bloghops are you participating in this month? Are you submitting for Pitch Wars?

My Weekly Update – It’s Back

Published on November 3, 2013 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle7 Comments

All I want for NaNo Bloghop

J.A Bennett and her friends created this anthology with all proceeds going to NaNoWriMo. The Spirit of Christmas is now available for purchase. Make sure you get your copy here!

To celebrate, me and my co-authors Jessica Salyer, David Powers King, Kelley Lynn, andCassie Mae are doing a bloghop.

My NaNo wish? All I want for NaNo is a few “in the zone” writing sessions and a completed first draft. That’s not to much to ask.

NYC Midnight – 2013 Flash Fiction Challenge

This has been a really cool contest. I placed fifth in my group in the first round. I was given the prompts of wrote a humorous story, located in a rain forest and had to mention a water balloons. Kind of random, right, but I wrote a strange, but amusing story about a robot and his crazy master. I will post it once I receive the feedback. They combine the scores for round #1 and #2 and round #2’s prompts – Horror, Tattoo Parlour and a pair of high heels. My mind is already racing.

#NaNoWriMo 2013

In case you haven’t heard (haha), NaNoWriMo has official begun. This is year number two for me and I had a great first three days. I also had the opportunity to do a write in. Something I missed from my previous WriMo. It’s fun to hang out with other writers, and share this crazy experience. Here is one of my #NaNoWriMo Daily Journal from last week.

Date: November 2, 2013

Word Count: 1737

Observations: I missed out on a write in at a local Irish pub, it’s to early in nano for life to get in the way. Still, I was able to meet the Nano daily goal. A little less then my personal goal, but I also finished my outline and had to write my short story for the Flash Fiction Challenge Round #2. All in all, a productive day of writing. Working on the outline, the story went in a slightly different direction then I had intended. The absolute best reason why outlines are the way to go. The story didn’t quite work the other way, but now it’s more interesting and I created more tension. The scene I wrote today included the moment when the guy sees the girl for the first time. I’ve never written first person guys POV. It’s a challenge. What does a guy say to himself when he sees a beautiful women for the first time? Is it all about sex. Would a guy describe how her smile warms his heart? I have no idea. Might need to do some male research. I also talked about how her perfect ass made him want to grab it. Maybe a mix of both will work. It helps that my guy has mommy and daddy issues. Allows me some leeway in the emotional department.

Sports Updates

Congrats to the Boston Red Sox – 2013 World Series Champions.

NHL season started a couple of week. Go Stars!!!

NBA season started this week. Go Mavs!!!

I have denounced my citizenship to Cowboy Nation, but my sweet Peyton is having an amazing years, so I am officially a Broncos fan. I lived there for two years, so I’m allowed.

What do you want from NaNo? Do you ever join these type of contests? Have you ever won? What is your current word count? Have you ever given up on your favorite team?

My Weekly Update – I’m Back

Published on December 2, 2012 by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle2 Comments

Did you miss me? I know, I was only gone a week and you barely noticed I was gone. That’s ok. I wasn’t completely gone. I had an interview posted and a guest post on a couple of great sites. Check them out and let me know what you think.

Blogging from A to Z Challenge: Sydney Aaliyah & Australia Interview – thanks Alex and the rest of the A to Z Crew

Is My Blog a Success? Guest post at My First Book – thanks so much Misha

NaNoWriMo Thank You I was thinking about doing a NaNo debriefing, but everyone is doing that. I am just going to send out a few thank you’s and leave it at that.

Felicia Scotzig, Amanda Fanger, Vikki, AM Schultz, Sevastian Winters, Donna McNicols, Shah Wharton, Audrey Austin, Jami Gold, Mark Ethridge, Anna Howard, Rebecca H. Campbell, Andrew F. Butters, Jennifer Gracen, Angela Goff, Sarah Thayer, Jeff Tsuruoka, Tia Siverthorne Bach, Meg McNulty, Miranda Gammella, Sarah Nicholson, Ruth Long, Cara Michaels, Bethany Miller, Candy Sparks, Molly Ahola, Alberta Ross, Artemis Leaena, Shan Jeniah Burton, David Swensen, all my tweeple, all my FB friends, all my blog followers, my WanaTribe and my Tribe Mates.

I could do this without you, but it wouldn’t be near as much fun.

And, if I forgot anyone, if you have ever writing anything, anywhere, anytime, in any form what so ever, thank you, too.

Congrats to all the NaNoWriMo Winners!

The last of the great NaNoWriMo Posts