Hey everyone!
So I thought that tonight would be a bomb! I’d written roughly 200 words after dinner and felt absolutely mentally exhausted. As my fiancee went and enjoyed a nice bath, I enjoyed laying with the pups and slipping in and out of sleep.
But sometimes, that’s all it takes.
After a trip upstairs to the writing room (where apparently the magic happens), I managed to smash out another 2600 words to hit 2800 for the day and stop JUUUUUUUST shy of 25000 words.
So what happened?
Well, I’ve had this moment in mind where this charismatic demon is trying to trick our protagonist into bringing him through into the human realm, thus opening the door for him to travel back and forth forever. It will cost him nearly his immortality to push her mana back up to the point that the seal on her magic is overpowered and she can take them both through. He’s played his cards right (you’ll like him, maybe even cheer him on and hope for some human/demon love) but his goal is one and only: gain the ability to access both worlds and then seek out his peers to hopefully return from his exile. But there’s one problem.
I need a super sweet line about what it’s going to cost the protagonist (aka, her invalid mother). I want it to be subtle, not too on the nose but he needs to say it in such a way that she agrees to it and then when she leaves, he does what he needs to do. Hmm. I’ve looked up some quotes from other people about sacrifice and there are some gems out there!
Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you’re not really losing it. You’re just passing it on to someone else.
I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up.
I’m not sure exactly what to do. Obviously, I can’t copy the ones above, but I can definitely use them for inspiration! You see, the protagonist is her mother’s carer and she is constantly at odds with it. She feels trapped by her mother’s condition, however, she will not allow her mother’s condition to worsen or for her to simply pass away. The demon getting involved sees his opportunity to get what he wants, but also, due to the gift she is giving him, he wants to free her of the burden she places upon herself. In transferring his mana to her, he will need to rejuvenate his energy to go back or take her mother’s energy to get back immediately.
AHHH!
Anyway, I’m going to leave it 600 words away from 50% for now (read: devastated) and think about it. Hopefully the Writing Podcast I’m listening to (So you want to be a writer, with Val and Al) will spark an idea or even just being away may give me the clue I need.
I am loving this NaNoWriMo session and not only that, but it is fantastic to know that I can crank out 2000 words a day (or more) when I want to! Hope everyone out there is killing it!