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Zaelyna
Novel: Between the Lines (Aussie working title)
Genre: Young Adult & Youth
60,067 words so far   Winner!

About Zaelyna

Location: Connecticut

Home Region:
USA :: Connecticut :: Valley-Northwest

Age:22

Website: http://zaelyna.wordpress.com/

Favorite novels: Black Beauty, Equus, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, the Lost Years of Merlin Saga, the Phantom of the Opera

Favorite writers: T.A. Barron, Madeleine L'Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Timothy Zahn

Favorite music: broadway musicals, film scores, vocalists, otherwise eclectic

Non-noveling interests: animals, Australia, bicycling, books, bo staff, Broadway, cleaning, exercise, fantasy & sci-fi, hiking, kayaking, knitting, languages, martial arts, music, psychology, reading, roller-coasters, sewing, snowboarding, surfing, swimming, travel, word games, writing, etc.

Joined: October 2, 2007

This Year: Official Participant

NaNoWriMo History:
'07 '08

NaNoWriMo posts: 66

NaNoWriMo buddies: 18

 

Brief Author Bio:

As a recent college graduate, Zaelyna is exploring the world of professional writing. She's spends her free time enjoying various recreational activities, most of which provide inspiration for her work. 2009 is her third year participating in National Novel Writing Month.

Where Are They Now?
--- "the Yataak Realm [Cave]" (2007): recently christened w/ working title
--- "Prodigy" (2008): transforming into script
--- "Bryngodya" (2008): read-throughs & outlines
--- "Between the Lines [Aussie]" (2009): back-burner

Synopsis: Between the Lines (Aussie working title)

I've tried working with this story idea for several years and gotten no where. This November, I'm going to start from the end of the novel and work my way to chapter one. Hopefully, I'll get the novel completed for once, giving me something to actually revise come December 1st.

I refer to this novel as "Aussie" because it doesn't have an official working title yet. Danielle Parker is a teenager struggling to define herself. At the start of the novel, Dani's on her way to Australia, where she spends the summer with her cousin. After learning how to have a good time, she returns home and must learn how to merge her new life to her old life.

Excerpt: Between the Lines (Aussie working title)

This is what happens when NaNo eats your soul, after an attempt to write some background on a character's childhood, and instead fall asleep at the keyboard:

“What’s going on, why are you crying?”
“I’m just so relieved that tis is going the way I planned it.
“Planned what?”
“Oh my goshi did you plan this all for me?”
“…yes,” she responded, not wanting to disappoint her friend by totally unintentionally failining to see see that there’s a boyfriend in the mix now. No more on- on –one friendssips for a stupid guy? What’s wrong I sldid this last time?”
“I can’t believe I’ve toleratred these people f or as long as I havfe en
“Ih[e last time I left the characters alone on the stage all unattned unattentive

(btw, I promise my normal writing skills far exceed what's shown here)

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