Leaving again!

So as I'm sure you all know, I'm off to camp tomorrow, and that means I won't be able to reply much to any of you within the next WEEK! It's a long time, but then again, Han lived through Carbonate for 6 months, so I'm sure we can live through a week without a new chapter of 40 Days, don't you think?

I wish I had part of the next chapter written so I could give you a hint as to what is to come, but I have nothing...nothing at all written at this exact moment. And I can't really tell you anything else about what is to come because it would, or could, ruin so much of the rest of the story for you guys! So I'm not going to tell you much of anything, but I am going to wish you a great next week while I'm away, and let you know that I hope to have the next chapter up around the Tuesday after I get back, as I plan on writing while at camp a little in a notebook...yep, I'm going old fashion.

I'll see you all in a week! But here's a cute picture to hold you over...does anyone else find it completely adorable how much taller he is and how he's able to rest his head on top of hers? LOL...random, but seriously...is it adorable or is it just me?

A Never Ending RollerCoaster

It seems to me that writing is much like a roller coaster. One minute you're able to write like crazy, and the next you're stuck with writer's block so thick it seems you'll never break through.

That's how I feel right now...like my writer's block is never going to leave, while earlier today I was SO ready to write the next chapter...and I got a little ways into it! I have no idea what happened...but now it seems everything I write I just go back a few minutes later and erase, because it either makes no sense or I hate where it's going or it doesn't fit into the story line!

I know a large portion of it is from working on the same story for so long...and I really am happy that this will probably be my longest story ever. On the other hand, I'm really excited that I got this far, and that I have a blog and that I have so many amazing readers that keep me going (right now some comments or reviews would really get me going, LOL). I am so thankful for everything, and I am going to probably almost die when I'm away from writing for another whole week...and I won't even be able to really check it, other than if I sneak a check to my email right before I go to bed some night...and even that will end up being difficult! Thank God for the iPhone!

Either way, I am looking for ideas for short stories...because right now, I'd probably be able to write some of that! I'm also  wondering if anyone would be interested in putting together some fanart for the story, and while I doubt anyone is, I figured I'd ask, because I'm terrible at doing that kind of stuff. Animal art and photography is one thing...people drawings is a complete other.

Other than that, I hope to have the next chapter finished and published by the end of the week, or for sure before I head off to camp this Sunday! =)

Keep the comments, reviews, favorites and overall happiness coming!

Adventures from New York!

Here's my first post including my adventures from Boston and New York. I made a cute little video today about the trip and figured I'd share it. I'll probably post pictures soon too!

I'm working on the next chapter tonight...it's already over half finished!

I'm Back!

That's right everyone...the Lizzard has returned! I'm pretty sure none of you know me by that nickname though, but just go with it.

I just got back a few hours ago from New York City and Boston, and boy, was it amazing! Those were probably 6 of the best days of my life, other than the fact I felt sick a large majority of the time. I don't like bus rides, well, my stomach doesn't, and it doesn't like cheese either...so it added up to a bad combination for a couple mornings, especially when I ate breakfast. I didn't make that mistake a third time though! I still had an epic time though, and I'll have pictures up sometime tomorrow probably, as I don't wish to be doing much more yet tonight...as it's already been a long night (my brother's best friend's dad died...=( ) and I haven't gotten decent sleep for a while...thanks bus.

I really do hope I'll be able to go again sometime though, although I'm very sad that this might have been my last band trip ever...NO! Not fun for me, but what can I do about it? Anyway, I have lots of memories and pictures, so I'll be ok!

I just wanted to give an update on 40 Days. As many of you noticed, I posted right before I left (like literally a few hours before) so you would have something to help hang you over until my return. It will be a couple of days before I'm able to finish the next chapter, but I should be starting tonight, because, as promised, I feel like writing again! There's nothing like a little vacation to get you jump started!

Not through an asteroid field

Unlike Han and Leia in empire, I am taking a safer approach to travel...a bus.

Now, this doesn't especially make me personally happy, because of my motion sickness, but thanks to my medicine, today has been ok.

We started off from our high school at around 9 AM, and it's about 4:30 there now, or 5:30 where we are...and I am so bored already. It doesn't help that I got limited hours of sleep last night, so right now I'm half asleep, probably the reason why this post makes absolutely no sense.

That was like a Half hour ago now, the first part of this post, because I feel asleep an then woke up about 15 minutes later.

I'm still really bored though, although I guess we will be stopping soon. I just wish I could get off this bus! Or at least do some writing! Too bad my laptop is in the suitcase below the bus!!!

I hope you all enjoyed the new chapter and I shall probably post a journal from my hotel tomorrow night, or at some point during my trip, so I can share all my pictures with you. :)

15 Minutes Until Death Star is in Range

Alright, so it's more like 8 hours and 40 minutes in counting until I am OFFICIALLY on my way to NEW YORK CITY and BOSTON!

Of course, I leave all of you behind, sadly...and without a new chapter to read too! I just wasn't able to get it done...although if I can't sleep tonight you know the first thing on my list to be doing! No matter how excited I am to be going to New York, it makes me angry that I've had so little time to get writing done, but everyone needs a break once and a while huh?

The next chapter will hopefully be up before I leave, but otherwise it won't be up for about a week. Sorry for the delay!

On the other hand, I WILL give you a short preview of the next chapter...since I have a large portion of it already written. =) Here you are...

Log of the Millennium Falcon

5/07/3902

I am SO going to win this bet!

Leia had better get her journal entryready for me to read, cause I am going to win…and that’s that. Granted, I’ve never written any romantic poetry before, but how hard can it be?

I think once Chewie wrote some weirdstuff like that for Malla, or she wrote some for him…not sure, but it’s pretty popular stuff, even ifI hate it. I remember trying to read them once because I was bored out of mymind when I first started piloting, and I threw it out the darn airlock it wasso bad.

On the other hand, It really can’t be too hard to write thestuff, since it seemed to be that anyone could write that stuff easily. Ifigure I’ll just sit down while Leia’s in the cockpit and try to write, because that’s the one time of day I KNOW shewon’t bearound…and I figure she shouldn’t be around, because then I keep her on her toes. She probably issitting somewhere right now thinking about how she’s so smart for issuing this betand is going to win and what she’s going to make me do.

Now…how do I start one of thesepoems?

Well there you go! You have a journal entry from Han! I'm going to try and finish the chapter right now, but I'll probably end up falling asleep LOL. I'll talk to everyone one of you soon! And I'm sure to bring pictures and stories too!

Tough Times

We can all admit it...we have tough times. I too, as in right now, am having a hard time keeping up with my life...since it's as if I'm here...and my life has raced ahead of me, and I have no way of catching up. Han and Leia had tough times too, obviously for Leia when Alderaan was destroyed, or for Han when Dewlanna died...or for them both when Han was frozen in Carbonate.

What I'm getting at here is the roller coaster we all live on when we are writing. There are some days when we are at the top of that hill, ready to write and completely happy with everything, and then there are the times when we can't do a darn thing...can't make the words flow, and we don't even have the want to write. Today was one of those days for me.

I figure you might be wondering when the next chapter will appear, and I promise you it will be before I leave for New York this upcoming Friday...and I will try my hardest to get another in there before then, or while I am gone. This last Thursday I had a practice for our band trip, and ended up running a mile and marching a mile...and then a little more. It hurt so bad, since I haven't worked out since December because...it's winter....so yeah. Then yesterday I did a bunch of stuff, and today I marched in another parade before working a dunk tank for a few hours...and then came home and worked again. I tried writing, but didn't get much done, because at this point I didn't have any want to be writing anymore. It's not fun, because I want nothing more than to just sit down and write something.

So I was thinking tonight, what might have Han or Leia done when they were really stressed out? It's a common idea that Leia would sit in her cabin all alone and start drinking...and Han would find her, and I've written about it several times, because it does make sense. What does Han do though? Does he write Romantic Poetry? LOL...probably not, but who knows! What do you think? What does Han do to blow off steam? Or Leia?