NaNoWriMo 2013 Updates

I was sitting here at my table in the coffee shop. I had just finished writing a scene. I reached over, grabbed a bite of my roll, and took a sip of coffee. This is what my inner monologue said:

"And he reached over, picked up the too-sweet chocolate roll that he had been eating for over an hour, and took a bite. He quickly set it down, and reached for the coffee he needed to rinse the sugar from his mouth. He thought about going to get some real lunch."

One of my characters just died. my main character is using the poem that inspired this song as a way to keep the group going despite the loss. Please listen; it is amazing.

This is the poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye, with a couple minor alterations:

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am in a thousand winds that blow,

I am the softly falling snow.

I am the gentle showers of rain,

I am the fields of ripening grain.

I am in the morning hush,

I am in the graceful rush

Of beautiful birds in circling flight,

I am the star shine of the night.

I am in the flowers that bloom,

I am in a quiet room.

I am in the fight you fear,

I am in the coming cure.

Do not stand at my grave bereft

Well, I did figure out revised goals, but then I decided to just write a short scene. I figured it would be about 400-700 words. Well, it ended up being 1,522! So I got quite a bit ahead, and it feels fantastic. I'm very glad I stayed up a bit. The scene also did a lot to clarify where I'm going the next time I sit down to write, so I'm hoping the next few thousand words will flow pretty smoothly! 

I just referenced Harry Potter and V for Vendetta in the same scene. I am really, really happy about this!