Monday 16 November 2009

swallow & owl feathers


i have been completely and utterly swallowed by my book!
im trapped in the belly of the mama whale.
i have bought some white carnations
they are sitting on my writing desk.
my book wakes me up at night
like a screaming baby. i am
on schedule though with
25,000 words. ♥

thanks for everyone who wished me well with
nanowrimo! i am still punching it in the face!

also. these are my owls. they are each the size
of a loaf of bread! i bought them at a thrift
store in wisconsin and then painted them
with pearl paint so they glowed. thats
the trick with brown owls. you can
just paint them pearly white and
they dont mind ♥

26 comments:

Kwil said...

the owls are splendid!

Anonymous said...

I'm so excited your book is coming along well! Any chance we'll get to read any of it? I'm hoping we will!!

Shibby said...

Glad your book is coming on well :)
That's such a cool way to make them stand out!

nath said...

how nice to be utterly enthralled and in the grip of something so important, i hope the words keep spilling forth so readily, (did i say that already?).

i like your pearly owls very much.

cloudgathererholdmedown said...

you're perfectly safe in the belly of the mama whale.
it's the monster ones you need to look out for..
;)

im sure your brown owls are thrilled with their makeover now you can all see each other in the dark

anji-jane said...

ooohhh keep writing... I like how you say it wakes you in the night like a screaming baby (!) that is how it is meant to be I think - all consuming. Pretty owls, you find the best things, but best of all you customise them. love and frost. x

grace said...

oh, i know how it feels to be taken up by a story. my books eat me.
i would love to read your novel; you write so beautifully on your blog so i think you'd be awfully good at story-writing

and your owls look like the colour of dawn in that picture. they are so lovely.

Fox :::.... said...

I love your owls! There so pretty in that shade. I understand being consumed by your own writing. Hope we can read your book!

stephanie dosen said...

thanks everybody! ;)
i definitely want to share it
for sure when im all done!
hearts & happy kisses
xoxoxo

Anonymous said...

oh wow congrats on the book! i hope it continues to go well, and those owls are lovely! x

Sara said...

oh congrats on your book!i hope i'll get to buy it one day :)and the owls look very happy with their lovely silvery makeover ♥

Josephine Tale Peddler said...

Keep painting owls and let those words flow. Books that wake you in the night are good to read and write. xx

Katie said...

good luck with your book!
love the owls + the blog :)

Anonymous said...

oh, good luck with nanowrimo, dear!
i am doing it as well, i am currently at 40.000, which surprised even myself.

a good november to you ♥

Laura said...

LOVE seeing your owlies!!! I'm glad you liked your little one in the mail with Amy's book. Congrats on your writing! I can't wait to read it. Let's get on with our video chatting soooooon! My screen name is "lauraplex." I think I added your new one recently... xoxoxoxox

ellie said...

good luck with your book!!!!
oh, all owls are lovely but sparkly ones even more

Lara said...

Sooo glad to hear that your book is coming along! ♥ You have such a unique and special way of writing.. and cute lil owls too! Oh and BTW, this is Lara from Blue Bell Knoll.. I changed the name of my blog. ;o)
♥ Lara

MJ said...

Oh, good luck, good luck, good luck, on finishing your novel! I really hope everything goes well. But you seem to be doing just fine so far :)
Your owls are wonderful. I bet they don't mind being painted pearly white like this, because they know how much more pretty they are. I guess, they are a little vain :)
Have a nice day!
MJ

poet said...

Congratulations on your writing success!

Greetings,
poet

E said...

those owls are simply lovely <3

ps. there is an award for you on my blog :)

PinkBow said...

i love what you've done with these, you're so creative, i love to see what you come up with next.

renee said...

Love the line:
"my book wakes me up at night like a screaming baby."

That's how I can tell it's going to be awesome.

Liz said...

Keep up the good work for NaNoWriMo!!! Your blog is oh so lovely!

sulkycat said...

keep going with the nano, i am on 28,000 and struggling! my last chapter was about an owl, funnily enough, but not a nice one ...

LanguageTimothy said...

Good luck on your book, Whats it about??

elle s'ennuie said...

Best of luck with the book! Well not that there's much "luck" involved in writing :) I planned to do nanowrimo this year, but my story isn't quite ready to come out yet...