So this had me laughing like mad. Oh the Batman slash. <33

NaNo is off to a fantastic start for me! 1911 words yesterday, and I churned out 1100 in my morning Tim Horton's visit today, another few hundred on my lunch break, and I left off in the middle of a scene (which has spun itself out far longer than I'd planned) so I'll probably easily tack on a few hundred more, and go a bit over the daily requisite of 1667 words again. (I reeeaaally want to build up a bit of a buffer, because I know I'll hit dry spells in the next two weeks.)

I proudly wore my new NaNo shirt to work yesterday (they look fantastic this year, and omg SO comfy!), so everyone knows what I'm tackling, about half of them have already been subjected to random questions to give me ideas. But a coworker asked me this morning if I could tell her what my story was about, or wasn't that allowed? "I will! As soon as I figure it out myself!" I really WAS planning on doing a series of short stories, buuut, I have yet to decide what random objects from someone who died tragically the Phistos would have, let alone their meaning or what they look like. So I have no idea if that's even going to happen or not. I started off with a scene that I actually dreamt a few nights ago, the imagery was so lovely that I couldn't help but work it into something, and I figured that would be a good place to start. So I did. And now a girl who I'd intended to be a mere passing character keeps talking and is gaining a personality and I hadn't planned on her at all! I'm even considering keeping her around, I don't know, she presents some interesting ideas.

But I'm writing from Meres' point of view, at least for now, which has me very very happy. He's the Phisto I'm currently happiest with, and I think I'm a little in love. He's quite pretty, I should post my sketches sometime.. though it's really only him and Mackie I really know what they look like. Veri I have mostly worked out, Luce I have a fair idea only I haven't quite decided whether he's going to look a little Asian or not, Nila I have a good idea only I haven't been able to get it on paper quite right...

And I drew the prettiest little sketch of the dress this girl is wearing in my margins. <3

Anyway, daily post will be up on the NaNo blog shortly, and I put a poem I've (for the moment) finished up on AnJ last night. I do have another that's largely done that I'll probably post soon as well, I'm just lacking a synonym or two. I really hadn't written a poem in ages, but I had a few lines and some images that weren't enough to center a story around, they were impressions and emotions more than anything, so, poems it was.