Refractions and Reflections

---1--- I'm doing NaNoWriMo!! I had never heard of it until the April A to Z blogging challenge , and came across several mentions of it then. But I heard about it again last week, so I checked it out and thought it sounded like fun! I've always wanted to write a work of fiction, and this is as good a time as ever! Better, actually, since I'm actually not in school this semester. So...I'm going for it. I don't know if I will hold myself to 50,000 words of actual text or not, but I have already begun my research and writing out character descriptions and plot ideas, etc. I plan to use this month to plan the book and get it started. So...I'll let you all know how that goes! I have actually started writing text, and as of this posting my word count is at 2265 (yeah, I'm behind already). I'm pretty excited about it! My title is The Order of the Oak , and I am thinking of it more as part of a series (fantasy genre). Want an excerpt? Here are my first few...

---1--- The crow's feet that will all too soon        characterize my features        shall find their place in no small measure        due to the delight that swells my heart        when even briefly your voice finds my ear. I would eagerly surrender my body        to be irrevocably ravaged        if it would but ensure        your lasting peace and safety. At the promise of your benefit,        I would rush to face my deepest fears,        my fiercest demons.        I would unhesitatingly throttle and        cast them aside. The most sinister night of my life,        with its angriest, most malevolent storms, ...