Checkpoint

Dear Mr. Wilson,

Contrary to all odds, I had some ideas to amke my story not suck, and am working on implementing them. This doesn't include a full definite storyline, which was part of my checkpoint. However, I did make major changes to the storyline/concept that give me enough of a guideline to finish revising, and I think that's more important. Why come up with a storyline when it is probably the thing most subject to change as I go? If learned one thing from doing NaNo, it's that I cannot know what will happen at a certain point until I get there. Even in revision, I'll be writing soemthing, and think, "Oh yeah, now I can make that happen!" and a lot of things get changed. So.

I revised the very beginning and then went through my color-coded juggernaut and did all the school remembery sections until I had enough pages to meet my checkpoint. Since I'm not a fan of posting 25 pages' worth of text on my blog, I'm going to email that, and my major changes/storyline as an attached word document.

Sincerely,

Samantha Dixon

P.S. Because so many school districts were closed on Wednesday, they had to move one of the regional meets, ergo states, and I am totally clear to join Less Tequilla on stage Tuesday night. Provided that we get around to actually writing poems. Yay!