One of the most exciting things I've encountered so far while preparing is coming up with some super exciting hidden motif. The sad part is that I'll probably be the only one that knows about it because no one will want to read my book.
Researching is super exciting when you have an end goal in mind. Finding all of the little parts that make up an idea and knowing exactly how you'll be able to incorporate them can make a person feel really satisfied, or maybe it's just me. The only thing I'm still worried about is figuring out how to incorporate other characters into these actions, seeing as a completely one-sided novel will be absolutely zero fun for anyone involved.
My research plans also include watching an episode of Avatar: the Last Airbender, which I am super duper pumped for. Sadly, I cannot mention which episode or I swear to the Lord that it will give my little secret away. I will say, however, that it is one of my very favorite episodes of one of my very favorite television shows, right behind the one about the Secret Love Tunnel. Just thinking about it is heaven. I'm nerdy like that.
On a different note, school starts in less than a week, and it's making quite a few things very real for me.
1) Applying for college needs to happen. More specifically, writing essays for college applications needs to happen. On top of planning for this novel, I have to figure out creative ways to answer questions that are almost always about myself, something I'm horrible at doing (hence the fictitious story I am creating that has zip to do with me and my world).
2) I'm going to be extremely busy. Not only is there homework to worry about, but with all of the activity-related retreats I've been on in the last week has made me remember how bogged down I will be with all of that going on as well. Senior year's added bonuses are college applications and a job so that maybe I won't have to starve to death once I hit college.
3) In just twelve short months, I will be leaving behind almost everything I have ever known and go somewhere (hopefully) far away where I will know no people and be unfamiliar with my surroundings. This is rather scary for me now, even though I am quite excited for it at the same time. You need to understand that I have lived in the same house my entire life. I have seen the same people in and out of class for at least the last 3 or 4 years, some even going on 11. 11 years. That is quite literally more of my life that I have been with them than I have been without them. And in just one year I will be leaving them all behind.
4) Last, but certainly not least, is the fact that November will be a month from hell. Play will be murderous for the first few days (it isn't called hell week for nothing), but come to a quick end. Show choir rehearsals will continue to be the ceaselessly repetitive misery twice a week that only gets worse because "competition season is just around the corner!". Work will start becoming more frequent because people will actually start buying jewelry on a regular and apparently freakishly quick basis for the holiday season. Large group speech contest will start towards the end of the month, but that won't be too bad because I've only ever been in one group so I'm just assuming that's all I will be in this year. The cherry on top of it all will be the lovely novel that I will surely be killing myself to finish, and come hell or high water you can bet this will be the one thing I'm actually going to follow through with.
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