My novel cover

As far as rewriting Immortality Doesn't Exist, goes, it's definitely... interesting. The book right now is in a way darker than the original. And I like that, because it's more interesting to write now.
Speaking of IDE being a bit darker than the original, I got a new cover for it, to fit with the book. And it looks like this...
It was made by a cover artist on the Nanowrimo forums (the main one), named takecare.
And, I would say more about it but I have to go catch up on my word count before the cooking starts for Thanksgiving. Plus, I'm curious about what you think about it. Comment below, and if you already have a cover for your novel, I'm curious to see what it looks like. So if you want, show it to me.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans that are reading this. And have a regular day/night for the non-Americans. Also, if you are doing Nanowrimo.. WRITE!

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Camp Nanowrimo update #1

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Status: On track.
Chapter: Five
Character's POV that I'm writing about right now: Echo, Lana, Ethan aka Etho.
Bits and pieces from the story: (They're slightly edited)

While, sweet little Ethan just held me tighter, quietly listening through it all. ~ Echo.

I tilt my head a little bit more, confused. "Gallery? Why would I be going to the gallery?" ~ Lana

Darn, I’m screwed, I think to myself, while I stand up taller awaiting orders. ~ Ethan

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Words they seem to just flow through my fingers these days. Only they come at a slow pace because the internet keeps on distracting me like this picture.

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Eventually I freak out because a bit too much time (an hour or two?) passes by, and I've only written a hundred or so words. But as they say during Nanowrimo time, just keep on writing, just keep writing, just keep writing (in tune to the just keep swimming song on Finding Nemo.)

So if you're freaking out about having no words written for Camp Nanowrimo...

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Also...

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So it's a good thing that my notebook for my Camp Nanowrimo novel is sitting next to me. Despite my kind of messy handwriting, it has proven itself useful so far. 

Also words are nice, don't you think? You can say anything you want to say, make whatever you want that disregards the rules of reality, and well do anything you want, and it's yours because you're the one that is writing it. 

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And if you continue writing it, ignoring the negative parts about it, and finish your first draft. Then you're well on your way towards the middle, which is the editing/rewriting part of it. And then eventually you get through the middle and you are done with it. However, that's not the end because there are certainly more editing to come if you are thinking about publishing it. 

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And as for me, well I should stop being uncertain about my novel and just write it. I should just let my novel lead me to wherever it should go. After all, the fun novels are best written when you don't have a clue about where it goes. 

However, for the moment I would like to finish season two of Doctor Who with my new penguin friend, David. Who is named after the actor that plays the tenth doctor, David Tennant. 

I would also like to sleep but I doubt I'll get that soon. So I'll settle for a picture form for the moment. 

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Have an amazing day/night. 

Love, 

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Writing letters in French

Great way to practice your french. Make sure to have a french expert edit it, so you don't sound dumb. Speaking of french...

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The famous tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) standing proudly in Paris, France. It was a great thing to see during the 1989 World Fair and it still is. 

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Château de Chenonceau, the castle over the water. During World War 2 it was used as a hospital. It was also the border line between Germany and France and if you were fast enough you can escape the Nazis by crossing the hallway that's over the water. 

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A pathway leading up to Arc de Triomphe. A great way to get stuck in a circle for a little while, until you find the direction that you're looking for. 

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The Louvre museum holds the original Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. No flash photography please because that can damage the painting. 

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Mont Saint-Michel is a hill with a castle on the top. You can travel up and up passing shops, museums, cafes, etc. However it involves a lot walking. The whole place is surrounded by water and if the tide is out you can walk towards Mont Saint-Michel if you want, but beware of quicksands. 

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France is famous for their cafes. It is absolutely the best spot to get inspiration, it happened to some of the best people (whose names I don't remember) when they were sitting at cafe. 

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Have you ever wondered why there's no skyscrapers in Paris, France? Well the answer is because the ground is too soft to really support skyscrapers. Why the ground is too soft you may say, well it's because of the catacombs. A long, complicated, dark, and scary tunnel system underneath Paris that has body after body of dead people. You can tour it I believe, but don't try to get lost, you can literally die down there. 

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Patisserie- Pastry shop

Boulangerie- Bakery

The only place(s) that you should get your bread and pastries. In fact, you shouldn't leave France without trying a pastry, cheese, and if you're old enough wine. 

Well that is enough of French history from me, but I might do it again soon. Though I might do food next time because they taste good and I'm hungry. I also should stop procrastinating and write a letter to my french pen friend already, but maybe later considering that I should sleep. Well have an amazing night/day and à tout à l’heure (see ya later). 

Sincerely

A young girl still learning about everything in France,

 

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Procrastinating on schoolwork

*Caution rant, about school* *Read at your own risk* 

I'm supposed to do an essay that's due tomorrow. And it has to be exactly one page, in a 12 size font, must be Times New Roman, and have five paragraphs. This would be possible if it weren't for the whole essay must also be double spaced. Now that's slightly impossible, but not possible if it was two or three pages.

My geography teacher is a stupid guy sometimes. He expects too much out of his honors students. It's amazing that I haven't died from his rants and the work he gives us. But I might die tomorrow doing a three hour math test that also has an English test attached to it. And it's only for the Algebra 2 students. -_-

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Plus there's the math finals, that I have to do as well. ^ [why???]. Now as I think about it, I have to collect some videos/pictures for my communications technology, and edit it all tomorrow. Only, I won't be in school the whole day because of the math test. 

So that's both good and bad news. Good news, I'll have more time to get my pictures/videos, bad news I'll have to work extra hard on Tuesday.

It doesn't help that...

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I'm slightly sick, from something called milk. And I'm not even lactose intolerant >_<

J'aimerais voyager en Europe. (I would like to travel to Europe, now). 

Especially France, so I can visit my pen pal.
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Just to get away from the final weeks of school, that is filled with work, work, and more work. Or just skip to the final week of school that is most likely going to be filled with picnic during English (because we have lunch then English), signing yearbooks, and going to the amusement park the next day. All for the special ninth graders that's going to the actual high school next year. 

In fact, why am I writing all this? I should be working on my essay, and I should be studying, and I should just read the book that I'm reading right now. Not procrastinating on it, especially since this is the last month of school. Bye et être heureux (bye and be happy). And...

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/yawns

And I'm supposed to be working on the first draft of my English essay which is due tomorrow. -_-
So far I kept on wasting time, write a little bit, waste some more time, write a little bit, and repeat.
And it's been over five hours since I've been doing it and I've only reached the third paragraph.
This is good, because it means I have two more to finish before I retire for the night.
So ta ta and please tell me to stop procrastinating or not.

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Finish?

It's been sixteen months. Sixteen months since I started writing on my novel Immortality Doesn't Exist. And I'm still at the ending. -_-
I should really finish it and stop procrastinating. I've been procrastinating on it a lot. And the ending isn't that hard to finish... not unless it was this book. Or if you were me. A person that seems to want to draw it out and not want the book to end yet. Which was a bit odd considering that I'm going to write two more books and make it into a trilogy.
So ta-ta
I'm going to try to finish it today or tomorrow.
But that probably means procrastinating on the rewrite process. Oh well at least I can say I wrote a novel from finish to end.

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