October is all about novel planning, right?
*cue hysterical laughter*
Well, take a break from filling the freezer with quick meals and soups.
Think about it.
What do you have so far?
Too many ideas to choose from? A single character you want to build a novel around? An idea you'd like to wrap into a novel? A complete outline with turning-point scenes already identified? A lot of nerves and a cupboard full of coffee and chocolate?
Whatcha got? Share!
(By the way, I'm honored to be Saoba's co-ML again this year. I'm glad to see the OSU contingent is back (and possibly larger!) and hope we'll all have some great writing sessions again this year.)
Sharing... I have at least six different novel ideas, but I'll probably end up writing the "first" book in the series I've been working on. It should introduce my protagonist, her always-in-hot-water buddy, and why their bond is so strong. And set up some of the conflicts I resolve in two other novels. No prob, right? *rolls eyes* I have the barest skim of a plot at this point.
How about you?
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One keystroke after the other. Fifty more words. C'mon, you can do at least 25 more words.... twice...
33,637 / 50,000
Oct 6, 2008 - 15 23
Man, I got next to nothin'. I think what I'll do this year is create a prompt list--brief phrases and words to jar the inspiration and get me going again whenever I get stuck. Other than that? Well, maybe I'll get lucky and think of an opening scene before Nov. 1st. Plot fishing is slow this year, for some reason! Oh well... there's still about a month to go.
50,045 / 50,000
Oct 6, 2008 - 21 11
I had a series of dreams a few weeks back that I'm using for a premise, but I'm still working on characters, especially my main one. I'm trying to come up with someone who's different from the characters I've already used for various projects, but since a lot of my characters seems to have similar qualities, it's been difficult. lol. Last year I experienced several epiphanies during class (both during the planning and writing stages) and proceeded to scribble away in the margin of my notes, and pay absolutely no attention to the professor. I'm hoping to have sudden inspiration in much the same fashion (preferably not too disruptive to the classroom), but most likely I'll spend a few hours on October 29th or 30th figuring out what kind of person she'll be, and pouring through babynames.com.
51,168 / 50,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 08 01
I have several characters, a premise, some backstory, and a conflict. I have very little idea yet how the conflict will be solved!
33,637 / 50,000
Oct 7, 2008 - 18 49
In my NaNo experience, your conflict will have evolved into something entirely different by the end of the month, and you'll have to figure out a different ending anyhow. I wrote one time with the intention to kill off my main character-- it turned out to be one of the side characters who died, after all, and for a reason I never could've predicted before hand. So not knowing how the conflict will be solved might be a good thing. :)
50,235 / 50,000
Oct 15, 2008 - 22 53
I had a wonderful plot with and outline and detailed descriptions of characters, until my NaNo friend mentioned that the basic premise sounded like my plot from last year.
Then I went back to the drawing board. I managed to give MY SISTER a complete plot in one night, for crying out loud! I can' t be too hard. Right?
Anyway, I have two characters and I need them to meet and tick each other off somehow. I'm thinking of a secret passage that links their two houses that no one ever knew about. Fantasy or Sci-Fi will probably enter the scene around day 5 when I run out of ideas.
50,096 / 50,000
Oct 25, 2008 - 09 45
I'll probably be writing the fantasy novel I've been tossing around in my head for a year or so; more like the "first" in a series. I have a general idea of what I want to happen, along with a timeline. I'm not certain, however, whether I'll be killing off one of the supporting characters in this novel or the next. At this point, it could work within the overall framework.
I definitely have a visual of specific scenes. Oh, that reminds me, when we update our word counts, does it matter if we're out of order? I mean, does it matter where we start writing the novel, as long as it's all tied together by midnight November 30th?
I'm actually taking a writing course this term, so I'm reading more of the textbook than I might otherwise for a different class. *grin* A trip to the library secured another gem. I've had fun trying out the exercises, really seeing the differences it makes for the smallest change in mindset.
51,168 / 50,000
Oct 25, 2008 - 21 59
Nope, totally doesn't matter what order you write things in. In fact, you could write two novels of 25,000 words, or not be finished with your story at 50,000, or write a whole lot of short stories, or even start completely over halfway through the month and still count all your old words!
15,318 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2008 - 16 12
I'm new in here. Just found out about NaNoWriMo today, 10-31-08, and I've jumped in. I look at this as the kick in the pants to get that novel written that's been sitting in my head for years, and yet have never really gotten serious about. I'll see everyone at the kick-off on Sunday. What I've got is a list of about 100 incidents in my life with animals that need to writen out and rearranged as a full book or three with each chapter being an incident, or several related incidents. I think I've gotten the easy end of the stick here, since this isn't fiction--I just have to discipline myself and GET TO IT!!!! This is my first WriMo, so it's going to be an experience. Maybe next year I'll try that fiction/fantasy/science fiction thing I've been cooking for several years. I'm looking forward to this!!
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