Okay as the clock ticks closer to the moment of Literary Abandon..... I know we're all curious about what exactly is everyone writing?
I'll start.
I don't know.
Actually that is not true. Thanks to fellow Red Hot Writer Shel Lee, I have a title for my 10th NaNoWriMo Novel. "Rotting from the Inside Out"
I also chose a genre - romance/chik lit
*blink blink*
Yeah............ cool huh? Totally NON romantic title for my romance........ hahahahahahahahaha
Oh yes............. nano shall challenge me!!
So.... what are you writing about?
Insanely Yours,
Cylithria aka eensybeensyspider
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Blog:Why Not - Right?
Twitter: @Cylithria
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Oct 6, 2009 - 10 51
I'm not 100% sure what my genre is this year, though I'm leaning towards mainstream fiction. In one sentence, my novel is about a guy who grows up wanting to be a serial killer, but he epically fails at it. Still working on the hows/whys behind it all, and crossing my fingers something comes to be before November 1.
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Oct 6, 2009 - 21 10
What am I writing about?
Well I'm not really sure what genre this will fit into. Most likely some sub-genre of Romance. It's going to have love, hate, heartbreak, internal struggles, etc. I have a title for it already. "Just Five More".
The basics: Avery has struggled with her weight for years. Dealing with a critical husband who lets her know her weight disgusts him and he's attracted to other women. Add in background of other men who have made comments about her weight/body/etc. Book will be about her struggle to lose the weight, deal with her husband, and what she does in the end. Plus flashbacks to previous relationships, thoughts about the man who got away (the one man who treated her right, loved her body just the way it was). And maybe some other stuff as well. Not completely sure how i'm going to end the story. Avery will let me know as I write her story i guess. haha
----------Shell Lee http://shellsletters.blogspot.com/
2009: "Hide Me (Hideaway Inn)" - 50,021
2009: "Just Five More (and You'll Be Perfect)" - 14,841
2008: "Dragon Eye" - 50,126 words on November 30th, 2008
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Oct 6, 2009 - 21 15
@boxedcrayon I love your story!!! an epically failing serial killer. That is brilliant. I can't wait to see it evolve!!!! Excellent start!!
w00t
Insanely Yours,
----------Cylithria aka eensybeensyspider
Co-ML: United States::Michigan::Flint
Mod @ Military Lounge
Blog:Why Not - Right?
Twitter: @Cylithria
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Oct 6, 2009 - 21 16
@Shell Lee - I still say this is a brilliant and fascinating entry to chick lit gone real. I can not wait to see how Avery leads you through this month and how her own life turns out. It should be an exciting process and I can't wait to learn the ending.
w00t
Insanely Yours,
----------Cylithria aka eensybeensyspider
Co-ML: United States::Michigan::Flint
Mod @ Military Lounge
Blog:Why Not - Right?
Twitter: @Cylithria
txt or call 989.482.9096
Wave to me at: cylithria@googlewave.com
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Oct 7, 2009 - 05 35
I left my story idea up to friends and complete strangers - isn't that brilliant? :chuckle, chuckle, cringe:
It's a "squishy sci-fi" about a girl, (tentatively) named Zoe. She's the daughter of a senator. Huge, inter-galactic war breaks out, and even she is drafted. Then she discovers that she is not just an average person - she's been set up and manipulated...she is the weapon of ultimate destruction...and now that she knows, she's a fugitive.
I'm pretty excited about it, but it's going to require a lot of development that I haven't had to put into stories before. Usually I keep my stories confined to one planet.
----------Co-ML-IN-TRAINING: United States::Michigan::Flint
Twitter: @leianajade
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Oct 7, 2009 - 09 32
Unfortunately, I can't claim the idea as purely mine, since I was failing to come up with a plot on my own and mentioned it to my Bible Study leader. He threw that at me, and now I'm trying to figure out exactly how it works.
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Oct 7, 2009 - 10 02
You know, I'm super-excited to start writing, and yet I'm not even sure which plot I'm going to be doing yet. haha.
I have three on the forefront of my mind.
Challenging the Verdict, which is about a cocky, arrogant, idiot lawyer who had a one-night stand with a girl who then ended up having his baby (and not telling him). When the kid's about ten, his mother gets sick, and comes close to death. There's minor blackmail involved, and the mother's older sister, who's just as arrogant as the lawyer. That plot's more flushed out than the other two, but... I don't know.
The other two don't have titles.
One of them is the sequel to the Realm, which I wrote last year (though the title to that story is definitely going to change) for NaNo and am still editing. Introduces a few new characters, whom I already adore. haha. It's basically an expansion of my fantasy universe, but focusing around them having to learn how to control their powers in our world as opposed to the world where they actually belong after some stuff gets screwed up by one of the main characters in the other world. That one's a little more complicated and wrapped up in the first one, so it's hard to explain without explaining the entire original. xD.
The other one is a historical fiction about a Deputy in the 1800s who's past comes back to haunt him. I'm leaning more towards doing this one than the other two, since it's got quite a bit of intrigue for me. Basically, he was found and reared by an outlaw gang, but through a series of events that I'd be exploring in the novel, he ended up in a little town, and shortly became a Deputy. But then the outlaw gang finds out where he is/what he's doing, and come for their revenge. That would be... a historical romance, since I do have a love interest for him.
Yeah. I'm thinking about dropping all of the descriptions into a hat and pulling one out, and then going with it. haha. ;-)
----------"But you were so enjoying yourself, my friend. I had not the heart to shatter your illusions." ~Hercule Poirot
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Oct 7, 2009 - 14 04
My fantasy novel in one sentence:
Caught unawares in a cosmic war, Moswen must embrace that which is taboo and reveal her truest self if she is to help save the Maaherians and their dragon spirit-guides from persecution.
----------Krista
http://krista225.blogspot.com/
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Oct 8, 2009 - 07 57
What am I writing about? That's...a very good question! What AM I writing about?!
Thus far I have four MC's, and I already know I need a fifth (which will irk me to the end of time as I have a thing against odd numbers), and only have a small amount of backstory for TWO of them.
One is an Indian girl named Jorja Davide, who prefers to go by the name Jah-Jah. The other is an Asian boy named Trevor Matsubara, who goes by the name Tree. They're basically best friends, and are both college students. They come from families that are very different (aside from the Indian/Asian part). Jah-Jah's parents try and force their children to stick to everything they've ever been taught, as their parents, grandparents, and so on did. Where as Tree's parents, while very strick in following what tradition dictates themselves, encourage their son to push the boundaries of tradition when modernity seems the better course for him.
Tree is an only child, and Jah-Jah is the sixth and youngest daughter in a family of 16 children. She lives in an apartment with two roommates near campus, and Tree happens to live in the apartment above her with two roommates as well.
Jah-Jah's twin brother, Vairum, is the only member of her family that has ever seen where she lives, and is the only one that knows one of her roommates is male. It's only for Vairum's sake that she doesn't tell them, since they know their parents would disown both of them if they found out.
That's literally everything I have. I feel lazy...I usually have pages and pages of research and notes by now...
Jore-Jah Dah-Veed, incase anyone didn't know how to pronounce her name. Tree's should be easy. I jacked his last name from one of my favorite chefs.
----------"3K a day keeps Chris Baty at bay!" ~MidWestPrincess
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Oct 8, 2009 - 09 11
Oh man, as ML I should w00t for joy at all these excellent ideas.
As a spider with nothing....... I'm feeling the non-love. I'm just sayin..............
*sigh*
I got a title, does that count? (even if @Shell Lee is the one who provided it)
Yeah.......... I got nothing so I am jealous and perhaps a bit bitter
BUT happy for you all on an ML level!!!! Such great ideas!!!! (bitter mumbles of a writer) Way to go folks, keep the idea's coming....
Insanely Yours,
----------Cylithria aka eensybeensyspider
Co-ML: United States::Michigan::Flint
Mod @ Military Lounge
Blog:Why Not - Right?
Twitter: @Cylithria
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Oct 10, 2009 - 08 00
So, have you ever read The Chosen by Chaim Potok? No? Okay, summary for you:
It's about two Jewish boys growing up across town from each other, who are close with their fathers. And it's set during the end of WWII and the establishment of the state of Israel. And one boy is Hassidic, and the other is just Orthodox. And they're friends, and they grow up together.
So, since there is very little realistic lit/non-romantic chick-lit/non-religious (read: evangelical) lit about women and friendship and religion... I'm going to write about two girls, one Catholic, one Evangelical/mainline Protestant who room together at college, are good friends, and set it between 2000 and 2005.
My main characters are Marisol (the Catholic) and Emily (The evangelical.) I want Emily to grow out of Evangelicalism and into a deeper faith over the course of the novel. I'll be dealing with their reactions to each other, their religions, and the world around them. I get to hit all the hot button topics of those years: 9/11, President Bush, Iraq War, abortion rights, etc.
My shortened version of my introduction is: A feminist, Christian version of The Chosen.
My friend wants me to call it, "Get Religion," but I think that's a tad too glib. I'm up for suggestions for a title, because I know who the book is dedicated to.
----------2009: In the Name
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Oct 11, 2009 - 14 11
I am writing a story that I had started planning a couple years ago but never started writing. It is the first book in a series called the Red Moon Chronicles.
It's a fantasy that blends fairytales and various mythologies. I would say that I hope that you enjoy reading it, but I'm not sure if it works that way.
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Oct 11, 2009 - 16 01
Sounds intriguing. What fairytale and mythologies are you blending in this particular book?
----------Krista
http://krista225.blogspot.com/
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Oct 11, 2009 - 16 17
This book is a blend Arturian myth, Celtic myth, and Little Red Riding Hood.
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Oct 12, 2009 - 05 10
Sweet! Will you be posting snippets somewhere?
----------Krista
http://krista225.blogspot.com/
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Oct 12, 2009 - 07 25
I'm hoping to, yes. I have a Livejournal I may use.
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Oct 15, 2009 - 09 09
I'm reviving the failed 2007 NaNo. The goal was to finish what I started this year, but being that what I had of it crashed and burned with a computer failure - I'll be doing it all over again this year.
The Wrong Side of the Mississippi has been a book that I've wanted to do for like ten years ago and actually - it's on a word processing disk around here some where.
It's set in modern times, but in a small town in the south that's all white and would rather stay that way. When Levi moves to town - they don't really like the fact that he's black and working at their school, but they just ignore him. When Savannah and her kids move to town and it looks like Savannah and Levi are together - the town makes it their business.
That's all I want to share for now, cuz I'm hoping that I can get someone to read it when it's done and really tell me what they think. So I don't want to give too much away.
----------Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
-- A Cinderella Story
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Oct 15, 2009 - 19 11
These are all truly incredible plots and storys!!! Holy cow!!!!! Do you all realize that there is not one story mentioned I'd not buy had I just read those blurs on backs or inside covers of books? Very nicely done - all of you. WOW
Wow, just wow
Insanely yours,
----------Cylithria aka eensybeensyspider
Co-ML: United States::Michigan::Flint
Mod @ Military Lounge
Blog:Why Not - Right?
Twitter: @Cylithria
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Oct 16, 2009 - 14 21
I'm already hoping Avery hooks up with the one who got away! Good luck!
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Oct 16, 2009 - 15 04
I'm still in the early stages of planning--in fact, I just came up with the story line yesterday.
I've decided to work on a fantasy about a young "Dionysis-like" wizard who has just had his magical powers stripped. Will he be able to gain them back or will he have to learn to live without them.
At this point, I only know who and what. I haven't yet found out why he lost his powers, who took them, what it's going to take to get them back, and who's he up against.
So on that note...I'm going to get back to brainstorming! I'm excited to be part of this and I appreciate the circle of support!
Good luck to all!
Kathryn
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Oct 16, 2009 - 17 52
Wow, you all with all your plans and ideas and titles and characters.... LOL
I've got nothing.
I did it that way my first NaNo (07) - just a little concept and started writing.
NaNo08 I had a skeleton plot - my novel was a take-off of a famous book, with setting changed.
Something will come to me. I have two weeks! almost....
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Oct 16, 2009 - 23 53
*FLAIL* AHHHHHHH!!! *runs in frantic circles*
It's horrible. HORRIBLE I TELL YOU!!!
I..I..I...*whimper*
...lost faith in my project idea.
I have no clue what I'm gonna do now...*headdesk*
----------"3K a day keeps Chris Baty at bay!" ~MidWestPrincess
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Oct 17, 2009 - 06 21
Okay - first - BREATHE.. Let's look at your project - how can we breathe life back in to it?
----------Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
-- A Cinderella Story
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Oct 20, 2009 - 11 51
I know it's sci-fi/fantasy-ish, and the first line is, "My death was a miserable one, all pain and agony, but I won't bore you with the details." Beyond that, not a clue what it's about LOL The first line popped into my head while in the bathroom one day. I know, scary...
----------NaNo 2009 - Simple Human - You are but a simple human whose mind cannot fathom the greatness that is The Collective.
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Oct 20, 2009 - 11 52
Not sure why my computer keeps double posting... evilness...
----------NaNo 2009 - Simple Human - You are but a simple human whose mind cannot fathom the greatness that is The Collective.
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Oct 20, 2009 - 13 22
aranarose: Awesome!! Talk about a hook! Great job!
Kathryn
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Oct 21, 2009 - 01 52
*takes slow even breaths* I'm not entirely sure we can breathe life back into my original project. But I got an amazing idea about 2 hours ago, and I've been letting my mind run wild ever since with details. I'm still going to be using Jorja almost exactly as I made her -only an age change was needed-, but Trevor had to undergo some extensive plastic surgery to make him fit his new part.
Er...is it cheating if I write down snippets, if they make absolutely no sense without additional detail? 'Cause I kinda have been. Just like random things that come to me...like Tree mentally complaining about how long his flight will be, or that he's going to miss Michigan (yep, I've placed him briefly in our neck of the woods) but NOT Jenny's voice.
----------"3K a day keeps Chris Baty at bay!" ~MidWestPrincess
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Oct 31, 2009 - 23 31
Just your average everyday psycho who resides in South Dakota.
----------XD
“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”--E.L. Doctorow