First impressions: "Daugther of Smoke and Bone" by Laini Taylor

This is going to be a short one for a change. But I need to talk about this book to someone, because I am addicted.

First impressions

I had heard a lot of good things about this book from a number of people, but I never really looked into it or anything. Seeing the cover I thought it was some sort of romance story and a masquerade. I was so wrong. But anyway! I was pretty annoyed one day and decided to buy something for myself. So I went to my local bookstore and there I saw it; Daugther of Smoke and Bone. Hardcover. For only 9,5 $. Little to say, I had to buy it.

I started reading it immidiatly and right from the first page I was sold.  The characters are funny and the plot is unlike anything I have ever read before. It's been a while since I've wanted to be a character from a book, but I can say without doubt; I want to be Karou. She is beautiful, funny, and has a freakin family of chimaeras! Oh and Akiva! I am falling for that angel! He sounds so perfect... I just... I can't even! 

Something that I don't have a problem with, but I can't not notice is the amount of passive voice used. It might be because I am reading the danish translation, and maybe it is different in the original one, but I have started to count the amount of times the word "was" is being used.

As I said, I don't have a problem with it. The book is amazing. And I am actually off to reading it right after writing this! Unfortunately I will have to wait quiet a while for the danish release of the sequel. One may argue that I could just read it in english, but I like to finish a series in the language I started it in, so I'll have to wait... #sadface.

Anywho. That's my first impressions. I will probably do a review of the book this coming Wednesday, because I can't keep myself away from it. And I want to share my final opinion on it once I finish it.

Just a little update on my writing; I am about 2/5 through my chapter revisions! Hopefully I will be done by the end of December... hopefully.

Keep Calm and Write On.

- Nanna.

Do you know your plot...?

I have been watching way too many Stephen King interviews. I will continue saying this; That man is a genius. And now I want all his books for christmas.

NaNoWriMo day #14 - wordgoal: 23333 -

So do you know your plot? Because I thought I did. Turns out I had no clue what I was getting myself into. Well...kind of. My plot arch has changed. This resolved in me having to kill off a character a little earlier than originally planned. He was a secondary main character, and only child. I had to kill him while his own brother was watching. It was a very emotional ride for me, and I even had to stand up and walk away for a moment. Hopefully I will cry, when I read the chapter in revision.

NaNoWriMo day #15 - wordgoal: 25000 -

Only half a month left! If you are still behind, I am sorry to do this, but here's a kick in your butt! It is defiently possible for you to win, but you need to get yourself together. I hate yelling at you, but writing is disciplin, and since you committed to NaNoWriMo, you have to go through with it! I don't care if you are lying in bed with a cold...we all sit on the computer anyway when we are sick, so you might aswell be writing.

But on a happier note! I hit 80k! And then I continued to 82k, which means over the course of week 2 I have written 30k words. It is not as much as in week one in which I wrote 52k words, but I am still proud of the amount I have managed!

NaNoWriMo day #16 - wordgoal: 26667 -

I have come to the realisation that after chapter 22, which I intend to finish within the next few hours, I will only have 3 chapters left of my novel to write; the build up - the fight - the ending. Yes I am that close to the end of it. I don't think it has hit me yet. This is what I mean, when I talk about knowing your plot! I thought I had 29 chapters, but no! Apparently I only have 25, which I don't really mind. If I still had 7 chapters to write, I think I would be kind of intimidated. 3 more chapters seems more reasonable, and if I had to make an assumption I would say that my novel is going to be about 95-100k words.

GRAF-TIME:

As you can see I am not too far from the 90k mark! Really exciting!

Keep Calm and Write On.

- Nanna.