Stumbling Blocks http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093 tcpink 2456 words into my comedy/parody/satire and guess what... it's not funny.... argggggggg! Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:25:14 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_387617 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_387617 heavy hedonist it will be... when you edit, take out every third word and it will be hilarious. For now, Add the words bulbous, penile or throbbing to every sentence. That should do the trick. Okay-- another important thing is, if it's making you stumble, DON'T READ back what you've already written. Don't give yourself a chance to like or dislike. Move forward, start from a new place each time. This not only keeps you from despair, it can jumpstart the good stuff. More ways to do that: Rewrite afresh a scene you've written, without deleting the old one (you never know what tidbits you'll need in the big edit) but put it in a different location, or change one of the players, or write it from a different point of view, or cast it completely into dialogue if it wasn't before, or take half the dialogue from one character and give it to a new one. Don't worry about sticking to plot-- plot is character. Show us who they are, put them in ridiculous places, they'll be funny. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:50:33 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_389730 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_389730 tcpink I've always thought that I don't use the word bulbous enough, that's good advice... I could also use help from my fellow Nanites on this one: if you were the last person on earth and you were to drive across post-zombie apocalyptic America in a Winnebago, what would you name it? I have a total blank on that, I've been calling it the "Poon Lim" (named after a guy who survived for over 100 days at sea on a raft Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:17:34 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_393924 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_393924 1001cranes I'd call it Betty. Definitely Betty. Or possibly Bandit (my current car's name). Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:40:10 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_394589 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_394589 Idril_Telrunya Ha! I like Betty. ^_^ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:14:40 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_397526 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_397526 tcpink an excellent suggestion Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:32:40 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_404317 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_404317 jemzgirl161 I too vote Betty. It'll seem totally out of place and sound lie the character is referring to their great aunt :D Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:44:33 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_404771 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_404771 jesstopper I'm digging Betty? I know most Winnebagos are white, but it would be cool if it was black. Do you know that song? Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)! Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:04:45 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_407764 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-new-york-buffalo/threads/20093?page=1#forum_thread_comment_407764