Time to wash the election off and get back to my true love: NOVEL WRITING!

I'm actually right on target with my Nanowrimo novel. As of this very moment, I have 8,225/50,000 words, which means I technically only need to write another 20 or so words today to stay on the pace of 1,667 words per day.

Everything is actually coming along smoothly and plot is appearing in all sorts of places. And since I am a little bit ahead with my word count, I'll take a little bit of leisure time to introduce some fun elements I am using in my story.

Aurora - Idina Menzel has the exact look for what I want Aurora to look like. True, Idina is a bit old to be playing a teenager, but you get the idea. There is a certain exotic, unique beauty to her and both a feminine and strong side to her.

Aurora's castle - This photo of Torrechiara castle in Parma, Italy is similar to what I envision in my story.

Enrian's Ring - This is how I envision her father's ring that is used at the beginning of my story for the fortune teller to use as she reveals to Aurora the truth about how her father died.

Box of divination treasures - It's pretty much a cigar box filled with cool divination stuff!

Scrying mirror - Kinda like a crystal ball, only a lot more portable. This was in the box.