With NaNo rapidly approaching, I thought that it would be fun to do my NaNo novel intro!

My novel's title is Taylor Knight and tells the story of a young, female bounty hunter by the name of well, Taylor Knight (pretty original, huh?). Well, let's meet the characters, shall we?

So here are my main babies. Please be nice to them y'all, they're still going through the last stages of character puberty/development (lol). Can we just be painfully honest you guys, it is just the hardest thing to name a character! I struggled so much when it came to naming my characters before. Thankfully this year, I figured out a simple, foolproof way to name them. All you have to do is determine their personalities and their "styles" so that you can figure out what name will suit them best. If you have an idea of what your character might look like in your head, chances are, Pinterest or the inter webs has a pic of a human bean that looks very similar.  (I 100% recommend Pinterest for character aesthetic boards, wip boards, and all that good stuff.)

 That's it honestly! Hopefully this mini tutorial-ish thingy helped you? If you'd like a more in-depth chat about that, tell me in the comments. Well then, I'll stop ranting, go ahead and introduce yourselves to the kiddos. They won't bite, hopefully :).

( P.S. I forgot to write Meet The MAIN Characters, silly me)

 Taylor: 22 year old bounty hunter. Angsty and likes to wear lots of leather.

 Jean: Taylor's boss (and basically dad). He assigns Taylor to hunts and 

        keeps her updated on her targets every movement.

 (really just checking that she's safe, like any other dad would).

Kalin: 25 years old. Also a bounty hunter, who happens to be Taylor's 

new partner for her next hunt. (Whom she dislikes, but likes, but....bleh,

its just complicated, ok?)

So, there are my pawns characters. Their styles and their personalities will probably stay the same. But, they are still in development, so they might utterly change after this story? I guess that's just the writer's life, right? *inserts cricket sounds*

So, how in the heck did I get inspiration for this story? *sighs* That is a long story my friend (which I will share with you now). If y'all know me, you know I love sci-fi (trekkie for life).

 Star Trek, and (some aspects of) Star Wars are the inspo of this book. When it comes to weapons, they're a mix of Star Trek-type weapons (phaser/laser rifles & pistols), Japanese weapons (you didn't mention that Sarah....), and Star Wars weapons. As for tech, most of the inspo comes from Pinterest pins. 

My novels' aesthetic consists of space battles, bloody wounds, leather, dark places, painful small talk, and addiction problems. These might seem like shocking things for a teenage, Yeshua-believing girl to be writing. I don't mean to be controversial to anybody, but things like this happen to people in real life. I mean, obviously cutting out the sci-fi-fi element, things like this happen to people. The difference between my story and others "like this one" ? I don't leave my characters in a hopeless, hellish state. Yes, people go through depression, addiction, and pain, but it never has to last. Only one person can change that and He is God.  My novel may not even mention God's name, does that mean His power isn't real or evident? No! I hope that through this story, individuals who have gone through similar situations as Taylor and my other characters will be able to feel that Someone's watching over them and loves them. Maybe my story will lead them to God's love and His truth. That is my hope with for this novel and all other future stories that I may write. Honestly, as a writer, my goal is to reach all people, not just the typical believer in Yeshua. Wow..... this got deep. I'm sorry if I ruined the vibe of this post, but that's whats been on my heart. I hope y'all understand. 

1. What's the timeline?

*The story is definitely set in the future. I'm settling for maybe the 24th century? Think laser rifles, glowing katanas, flying cars, and other stuff that people consider a bit beyond our modern times. 

**wow, that sounds pretty confident Sarah xD 

2. What's the actual setting Sarah?

Well, Taylor spends most of her time in her space ship Big Betty, (which actually happens to not be as big as it sounds, ...oh the irony). The ship isn't super small, but it isn't super huge either. It's interior is completely white and only has basic furniture and necessities inside. Taylor isn't one to be flashy with her decorating. There are other places she visits often, like the prison planet Traxen (to hand over wanted criminals to the authorities). Taylor has never been inside of the prison, she always lands outside of the prison entrance so that Rocko and his men can come and take the prisoners from her ship. On to Earth, well this one's a secret that you'll have to find out by reading the actual novel. 

Well, thats it for my novel intro y'all. I hope you enjoyed it. It was kind of messily put together, but that's life honestly?  I think this year's NaNo is going to be a good one, lets keep each other motivated! I hope to keep you all updated on my NaNo journey. Maybe some vlogs? Anyways, are you guys doing NaNo? Have any special writing tips that you could share? (please do, I need some help, haha xD) Comment all the things below, I love hearing from y'all!

shalom, 

Sarah <3