What is this NaNo Impostor I Don't Even (Cassie's...stuff)

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

SO this is mostly a productivity war including 50k worth of words.

Which means 50 pictures.

Since there's NO way I'm drawing 50 fully lined, inked, colored, shaded, and highlighted drawings and paintings in a month, I'm settling for short stories, poems, and other creative writing products. Like art I need to do by a certain date.

And overdue writing.

So without giving too much away, I shall now tell you of my plans SO HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS BECAUSE I'M DOING THEM ALL

*takes a deep breath*

Short stories:
FINISHED!Finish my segments for the MI Collaboration
FINISHED! A Man or a Mouse: Private story long overdue
FINSIHED!Fanservicefiction involving Garrus and Kay Shepard for a friend (please wish me luck for this one as I am extremely out of the fanfiction loop XD)
FINISHED! A short story involving a Player's intrusion into a game and then screwing it up completely (private until a certain date)
A collaborative article on how to time travel
FINISHED! MOIB4: Tonie Plessix (get this off your phone and onto a proper writing device because there's no way you can finish this on your old phone that dies every five seconds)
FINISHED! A Neopian Times story about an enchanted library and an Aisha who inherits it
FINISHED! Caught in Between(NEEDS A BETTER TITLE): Involving a tiff between Sloth and Jhudora (private until a certain date)
FINISHED! A Neopian Times Christmas Story involving the rainbow fountain
FINISHED! A private story involving someone else's childhood memories (bad ending)
CANCELED A private story involving someone else's childhood memories (good ending)
FINISHED (and won once)! STC where applicable

Poems:
FINISHED! Pteri Day: DFM with a twist
FINISHED! Birthday: Transition time
A subtle, jabbing poem which comes across as loving (wish me luck for this one.)
A Neopian Times series consisting of one long poem, written in blank verse, about Hannah exploring the caves of Moltara
Usul Day: Hannah and the Moltara Caves. Duh.
Xweetok Day: Not-Xandra
Bruce Day
Art (if I finish 50k early) :
FINISHEDA Sloth's Perspective
A Protector
Bamboo forest
Bori fluff
Shipping up to the Normandy
FINISH YOUR OLD BRUCE DAY ENTRY



......

it looked longer on paper.

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Game story is nearing completion--and by that I mean I'm almost at its climax. Its total length so far is 6955 words.

I've submitted it to my professor for review, and boy does he hate me for it. XD But in a playful manner. When he saw me hand him about 10 sheets of single spaced, double columned paper, he stared at me and asked if I got enough sleep the night before and if I'd worked on it all night.

Professor, you have no idea.

Having a creative writing class in November has its perks. XD;

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Part 1 of Hannah and the Moltara Caves is nearing completion. Slogged through a 'boring' council meeting that I tried to make interesting, and am about to introduce Hannah herself. Its total length so far is 1178 words.

I do wonder about these lines...

“My sweet,” he crooned, and folded up the sheet
Of paper. “Do your best and send this to
Miss Droplet. Do not fail me, little one.”

Is mentioning Droplet in the Times okay?


EDIT: I found a thread where some NTWF members decided to make her a baby Kougra, but I don't know if they went through with it...

[Kristykimmy]

*drops this here*

www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=227048&week=244

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Oh my LORD that is too cute. XD

But that was several issues ago, too. I'll just leave her as a...figure concealed by shadow.

Cause every cool person deserves to be shrouded in mystery right? 8D


ALSO THE STORY IS NOT COMPLETE BUT IT'S OVER 7500 WORDS DOES THAT MAKE IT NOT A SHORT STORY ANYMORE AAAAA WHAT HAVE I DONE I'M USUALLY SO CONCISE

*HYPERVENTILATES*



FINISHED SAID STORY AT 9181 WORDS

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Whoa I'm on fire today!

Finished the MOIB4 story and am getting it read over by someone. The story finished up at 3262 words. Now I had started writing it on my phone (it had 1890 words on it then, which is shocking for me because writing on a phone is extremely uncomfortable IMO), and finished it by adding 1372 words to it.


So with the 2456 ending the first story, 1372 words ending the second, and 72 words added to the 'epic'...today's word count is 3900 words even.

That's assuming I stop writing today.

...

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

EDIT: Very risky Pteri Day poem is complete. It's 216 words long.

Total word count for today is 4116 words. Phew.



EDIT: Something happened with the word counts, but the final one for words so far is 12653. I'm no machine, but this was...this was something.

AND I STARTED DOING THIS LATE.


Finished the first part of HATMC. Yay.

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Still handwriting the second part of HATMC. Slow poems are slow.

Ended up writing 1012 words yesterday and deemed that good enough for me. Recounted EVERYTHING I've written, and now I know SOMETHING is a little off. But meh. XD;

After adding up the first story (possibly because I edited it?), the second (because someone proofread it?), HATMC (growing slowly), and a new story (521), my WC is 13039.

I plan to write 2k today at least, and waking hours are rapidly running out.

Work sucks.



EDIT: 596 for the next little snippet of HATMC.
438 for STC beginning.
45 and 339 for for another story...

1418 words today. *sigh*

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Today mostly sucked, but I'm setting a 2600 word goal to make up for the 600 missed yesterday.

1029 words for a potential 700-STC beginning
359 words for a story I no longer like and have to slog through to get it rolling again
646 words for another potential 700 STC beginning
575 words for HATMC

Brought me up to 2609 today.

*adds everything*

Whoa what a mess. Let me try and straighten this out...

Player story: 9181 words
MOIB4: 1372 words
Pteri Day poem: 216 words
STC 700 (cauldron) : 1029 words
STC Nibbles: 438 words
STC 700 (Cardboard) : 646 words
Hannah and the Moltara Caves: 3379 words
Enchanted library: 1285 words



I think that's everything. That makes...17546 for some reason. I'm counting what's there but editing is really throwing me off.

EDIT: Wrote some more for HATMC. 241 words, to be exact.
And some more for the enchanted library story: 319 words.

Total WC so far: 18106.

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Left my laptop at home today, but my goal isn't being shaken. I'm aiming for 2500 words.

Wrote 100 exactly for Neopets's birthday poem and took a GIANT risk.
Wrote 381 for a failed STC beginning involving a rogue Kadoatie. They don't seem to like Kadoaties.
Wrote 1535 words, completing the enchanted library story. I wish it could have been executed better, but it is what it is, and it will be edited soon enough.

That's 2016 words altogether...


UPDATE: 521 words for an STC entry.

SPOILER: Click to show

Touched the hoof of another shopper.

Chance blushed. "I'm sorry, how terribly rude of me," he mumbled, now conscious of how greedy he looked. Chance looked up into the shopper's eyes, preparing to apologize.

The shopper gazed at him sharply, and he practically dropped the bags and jars of candy he was holding when he realized that he wasn't staring at just anyone, but at Kauvara herself!

"Hmph." Was her reply. "One would think he would leave some for other shoppers."

She proceeded to scoop a shovelful of chocolate coated peanuts, then slid them into a smallish plastic bag with a satisfying rustle.

Kauvara pulled her cloak tighter over herself and continued to the checkout line. A Kiko was straightening up the shelves and didn't see her. Kauvara cleared her throat. "Excuse me!" she called to the Kiko. "I'd like to pay for these."

The Kiko turned around and looked nervous for the barest hint of a second, but quickly began to exude the charisma only shopkeepers could manage best. "Certainly, Madam," he gulped, hoping the smoothness of his tone covered whatever nerves he displayed.

Kauvara sighed and opened the bag, looking hungrily at the peanuts. She began to rummage in her cloak for Neopoints, muttering to herself all the while.

Chance couldn't help but watch the Kau from behind a rack of lollipops, so curious was he to know what business such an important Neopet was conducting with the chocolate-covered peanuts. The half-off chocolate bonbons across the aisle could wait.

"Forgive me for this, Leonardo, but I've been working incredibly hard these past few days. You know how it is with Halloween and Neopets morphing themselves. Halloween is such an exhausting time." Kauvara popped a few of the peanuts into her mouth, and Chance could have sworn he heard an audible gasp from Leonardo as she did so.

"What in Fyora's name are these?!" she cried out angrily, spitting out the peanuts in front of him. "I know this taste! These contain a trace amount of Krawkite, something Jhudora uses in her lollipops! They're poisoned!"

For the second time in five minutes, Chance nearly dropped all of his candy.

"You're trying to get everybody to buy them to keep your cover, aren't you?!" she screeched at Leonardo. "I know you have a history of covering up your accidents, but this--!" The Kau leaned over the counter and raised a hoof as if to give the Kiko what for.

"N-no! It wasn't me! Uh..." The Kiko frantically looked all around the shop, then spotted Chance behind the lollipops.

"It was him! He wants to buy everything before Neopets can discover that these are poisoned! He works for me; he made all these candies!" Leonardo exclaimed, pointing directly at Chance.

Chance sputtered and opened and closed his jaws like a Goldy, too stunned to say anything in his defense. The Wocky dropped everything, shattering glass jars and sending lemon drops scattering all across the floor.

By now, everyone in the shop, shopkeeper and customer alike, had their eyes on the Wocky.

They were not happy.

"Get him!" Kauvara screamed. "GET HIM!"....

yeah I dunno.


That's 2537 words for today, bringing my total to 20643 words.

Hm. This definitely beats my record for last year.

I'll try and get this to at least 21k right now. Make it nice and even.



UPDATE: 670 words from a new story!

21313 is my new total, but I'm being kicked off the computer.


UPDATE: LAPTOP 8D

*writes 211 more for the new story about Sloth and Jhudora, 288 words for another STC entry, and 1456 words for one of my overdue stories that's...JUST ABOUT DONE!*

23268 is my total and that means I wrote 5522 words today! =D This has been my most productive day yet!

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

I'm not moving my 2500 word goal today.

wrote 1078 words for a story which ended way too fast. I'm running out of things to write. XD Except STC beginnings. I have a whole bunch of ideas for that.

I'm probably going to work on my Christmas NT story today.

UPDATE:
Christmas NT story is a little bland and could use a bit of purpling up, but it's there and incomplete. At least the ball got rolling, and quickly at that. Just might be able to squeeze it into the NT short story thing after all!

Wrote 1551 words and the conflict JUST took form. I like this story. ^^

My total for today is 2625 words.

I'll see if I can put a bunch of numbers together in the next post to solidify my total WC so far..

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Player story: 9181 words
MOIB4: 1372 words
Pteri Day poem: 216 words
STC 700 (cauldron) : 1029 words
STC Nibbles: 438 words
STC 700 (Cardboard) : 646 words
Hannah and the Moltara Caves: 3627 words
Enchanted library: 3463 words
STC rogue Kad: 381 words
STC Chance1: 521 words
STC Chance2: 288 words
A Man or a Mouse: 1456 words
NTR Caught in the Middle: 1944 words
Birthday poem: 100 words
Rainbow Fountain: 1551 words
STC 700 (Snowager) : 832 words
STC beginning: 181 words
STC 700 (stop this story!) : 472
STC Chance3: 247 words

I think that's everything so far...

*adds up* 28045 words altogether.


STC Chance3, AKA not even trying:

SPOILER: Click to show

Chance noticed that the jelly pops he'd seen just a few moments ago looked just like the poisonous lollipops Jhudora had given him after completing one of her quests.

"Huh?" He scratched his head, befuddled.

Kitty screamed and pointed at one of the shelves. Chance whirled his head around to look. His entrails turned to ice as he noticed that the candy on all of the shelves turned a sickly purple, or else a violent shade of green.

"Jhudora?" Chance gasped.

"What's happening?!" the pink Shoyru shrieked, clutching the chocolate Kacheek protectively.

"I shall be ruined!" The Kiko Shopkeeper cried. "Close the factory!"

Just then, a flash of purple and green light momentarily blinded everyone in the room.

Jhudora herself materialized in its center and inspected her work. "Perfect," she mused. "Now I can take over the Marketplace, one store at a time, and from the Marketplace, all of Neopia!" The Dark Faerie cackled.

Chance whimpered as the candies in his arms turned to sludge and poisonous bonbons. The lemon drop in his fist transformed into a spiky purple jawbreaker.

There was definitely a reason to be sad in the once-chocolate paradise.

But there was no time for being sad. Chance's hackles and the rest of his fur stood straight up at the thought of all the discount candy no longer being edible. Kitty's tears reappearing once again was just too much.

"Just what do you think you're doing?!" Chance burst out, and he lunged at Jhudora...

I NEED MORE WORDS FOR 28K TONIGHT AAAA

SPOILER: Click to show

Brave Hannah leapt o'er hissing lava streams,
Which beckoned unconvincingly to her.
The Usul grinned, and wiped her brow. The beast
Was naught compared to singeing of her fur.
The latter happened seldom. The girl had ways
Of dodging she had honed over the years.
Her wily movements did seem effortless,
So graceful that onlookers would shed tears.
Her dance was not the reason she had come
Below the surface of the earth she loved.
Moltara's caves held treasure no one dared
To enter, but she'd take the gems above
To let the gems see light and meet the air.

That did it. This is also exactly 100 words.

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Yes I'm aware of the syllable error in that last poem section.

Wrote 826 words for a potential 700 beginning
Wrote 564 words for a regular STC beginning
Wrote 1148 words for the fountain story that I'm not even trying with anymore...

that's 2538 words.

Add that to my total, and we get 30583. I kind of want to push it to 31k, but meh, we'll see.

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Wrote 2959 words today, 452 of which is my STC entry. I really like that one =D

SPOILER: Click to show

"It's time for all of you to start cleaning, no ifs, ands, or buts." The Kiko folded her arms decisively for a moment before beginning to sweep up the fallen peppermint spheres.

Chance raised his paw to say something as if he was in Neoschool again. "What about a 'maybe', as in "Maybe some other time?"" The Wocky grew antsy at the thought of his discounted chocolate and candies several feet above him in the shop being scooped up like a swarm of Crokabeks with a shiny piece of paper.

"Yeah, we didn't sign up for this." The pink Shoyru huffed, landing neatly next to Kitty and putting her arms around the Kacheek.

The older Kiko scoffed. "None of us did! Brian here dragged me and all of you into this, and we're the one paying for his crime. The rest of you are just being good Neopians. Now then, the sooner we can get this done, the sooner we can leave." She growled, flexing her Kiko arms. "And if anyone wants to quit early, they're going to have to have a little talk with me." The Kiko flexed harder, clearly displaying that her intentions didn't involve talking.

The three children drew back. The impostor Kiko had been sentenced to community service for stealing from the Soup Kitchen, but what had his big sister done to deserve the sentence?! Evidently she could cause some real damage, which, as the children silently agreed, was reason enough not to cross her.

While contented shoppers hunted for discounted chocolate several feet above them in a chocolate paradise, the storage room was as gloomy as Grey Day. Kitty sniffled as she picked up a small box of candy canes and moved it to other boxes like it, lamenting the loss of her untasted jelly pops. The Shoyru and Chance moved around heavier boxes to a section of the room marked "For the Day of Giving." The older Kiko lifted a large, full box three times her size and hurled it across the room, where it landed neatly with a thud.

Brian the Kiko impostor was nowhere to be seen.

"Psst." Chance heard Brian's voice from behind a stack of boxes very close to the Wocky.

"What?" Chance hissed, in no mood for casual conversation.

Brian smiled and leaned closer to Chance's sensitive ear. "I picked you to come down here because I saw it in your eyes. You love chocolate. You have excellent taste in sweets as well as value, so I have a little suggestion for you."

The Kiko's warm breath sent ice shooting through the Wocky's blood.

"How about we work together and steal something in the Factory that’s far more valuable than candy?"...

The rest of it finished my badly bruised but much-potential-holding short story/series...for Christmas. =D

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Created a few storytelling starts.

The past two days have been loaded down with work, and I don't even mean school.

I'll really need to catch up tomorrow after I complete the paper due Wednesday.

I'm closing the store again today,meaning I get home at midnight or later. I'm church so I can't really write either.Opened yesterday and closed two days ago.

Sigh.


_{I seem to turn blue a lot on Sundays...}

[Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)]

Ended up skipping a day (Saturday) because of work, but I think I'd better put this stuff today.


2959 words for the STC starts and the story the other day.

Storytelling beginnings from the recent past:
304
455
653
452

Story from yesterday: 1671. Written entirely on my phone. I was way too excited about this story.

Private story involving someone else's childhood memory was finished today. Wrote 959 words today.

My new total is 38036.

I want to get it up to 40k today...