Truth or Dare

I'm taking "Dare". I'm going to write about someone's pet dog that my MC sees, and the dog's going to be dressed up as Yoda. :)

For the next person-

Truth: What's your biggest worry with your NaNo novel?

Dare: Have your characters engage in the age old debate: Pirates or Ninjas? :)

Jessie!

http://www.jessietravels.blogspot.com

Truth for me... I am worried all my vignettes won't come together into a unified story! I may steal the dare anyway though, right now my main characters are sitting on a park bench with nothing to talk about :)

For the next person -

Truth: How do you ignore the weeping of your inner editor?
Dare: Have your MC cry in a public place

oooh, I'll definitely be taking dare - that just might be the thing I need to move my story along. ;]

Truth: What was the saddest thing you ever wrote about?

Dare: Incorporate a dream sequence into your novel. :P

i'm totally in on this dare.

Truth: have you ever written a dream sequence before?

Dare: have at least 3 Abraham Lincoln references/quotes in your book.

Cain was the first man ever to strike down another, and when the lord came to him and said "What have you done?" Cain could not hide his crime for the voice of his brothers blood cried out from the very ground.

I'll take truth. I don't remember it, but I'm pretty sure I have. Hasn't everyone?

Truth: What's the stupidest line in your story?

Dare: Insert a ninja within the next chapter.

Dance, you're a writer!

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Truth answer : "Do not fret!" the bartender said in a heavy accent that Seraphine could not identify.
Good ol' usage of fret. xD

Truth - Would you be embarresed to have your novel read by your grandma?

Dare - Have someone die in your next chapter.

I shall take the dare >:] It might not be the next chapter, but it will be the one after that, I promise!

Truth: What is the worst line you've written so far?

Dare: Have a random character harass your MC for their number in a totally inappropriate setting

.~: Live. Dream. Write. :~.

Taking the dare! My character is currently residing in a convent, so that should be interesting...

Truth: What is the largest number of words you have written in one sitting?

Dare: Have your antagonist and protagonist switch roles.

I only wish I had voices in my head telling me what to do.

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Truth answer :: I never sit for long so probably about... 500.

Truth :: Have you ever cried for one of your characters?
Dare :: Write 300 words about a sunset or sunrise.

Totally taking the dare!

** The sun wasn’t supposed to be setting. This thought struck London as actually pretty silly, but it was true. In a perfect world, she thought, in a perfect world Micah wouldn’t have forgotten to meet up with her at five. In a perfect world, he would have been waiting for her, not the other way around. London crossed her arms and slumped down on the bench, gazing across the street and over the brownstones to the red sky. Streaks of clouds broke between the red in cotton-candy pink, electric orange. It would be beautiful, if she and Micah were in Queens, like they were supposed to be by the time the sun was setting. As it was, she was still waiting outside of the pizza place in Brooklyn – one of many – and wondering when Micah would realize he had forgotten to meet up with her after work. He wasn’t inside anymore. That much was obvious, because the whole storefront was a pane of clear glass, interrupted here and there by brightly painted advertisements: $1 slice Thursdays! Free two liter with small pie! Their colors screamed good deals. Behind the glass, London could see D’Andre and Soejin hurrying to get ahead for the dinner rush. She shoved the headphone buds deeper into her ears and zipped up her purple down jacket, leaning back and staring up at the sky. She watched it long enough to see the faint blue that remained become absorbed by the pink and orange, the narrow line of green that separated the sunset from the heavens slowly turn to red. The sky was a natural clock, she thought as she blew out a puff of air into the cold, watching it disappear. The sky told her Micah wouldn’t know what hit him when he finally came back.

Truth: When did you really know you wanted to be a writer?
Dare: Write 365 words in which your MC reflects on a particular year of his/her/its life.

I'm taking the dare-starting in a minute.

Truth: Would you read your novel if you saw it on a bookshelf and read the back cover of the book?

Dare: Have one of your characters confront a bully-whether it be a schoolyard bully or someone even "bigger"...someone in power.

Shannon

I'm taking the dare!
...somewhat... XD from the POV of the bully, yes, that person is confronting them.

Truth: Same as above. :)

Dare: make your main character suddenly need glasses. If they already do, make their glasses glow.
It needs not be permanent.

Ok, who actually sat down and tried to write the back cover blurb for their novel? *sheepishly raises hand*

It went something like this:

Tobias O’Reilly has to get away—away from his parents, his town, himself. Fortunately, the pioneering of faster than light travel will allow him to run further than he ever imagined. Only he wasn’t expecting to find that there were some things he wouldn’t be able to leave behind (like a bratty younger sister, and the memory of a firmly earthbound man). Or that he would meet people who might make him want to turn around and run….

I think I would pick that up. I'd probably burn it when I actually looked at the prose, but I still like the premise (also, someone more talented than I would be writing the blurb).

Truth: What is the most ridiculous, unabashedly contrived plot device in your NaNo thus far?

Dare: Have two characters attempt to kiss or make out and fail (reasons/level of awkwardness up to you).

Hours slept: Wha?
Cups of Coffee: 10...a day
Current Music: Citizen Cope's "D'Artagnan"
Characters Killed: 1

Nabokov: ...My characters are galley slaves.

I'm definitely taking the dare, since there's going to be a lot of making out in my story.

Truth: What part of your MC do you identify best with?
Dare: Have a fairy-tale-inspired event (eg. losing a shoe on a flight of stairs) happen to your MC.

I'll take that dare!!

once I have that part written I'll post it up here. Thanks for the idea, by the way. It was exactly the thing i needed!!!

My turn!

Truth: What part of your novel (or past novels) are you most proud of?

Dare: Make your MC wonder if s/he is in a book. Then decide that's impossible, and give a reason.

"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures."
-Jessamyn West

"Live out of your imagination, not out of your history."
-Stephen Covey

NaNoWriM'08: Liegic - 26k (won on the ywp!)
NaNoWriM'09: Prelude and Fugue in F# Minor - 1 and counting!

Taking the truth.
The parts I'm most proud of are , strangely enough, the interludes.

Truth: has any of your characters turned out completely different from what you intended for them?
Dare: make a character speak at leas one sentence in Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe

Truth time: Yes. My antagonist was based on a friend of mine... but my friend is so shallow that him as a character on paper is horribly flat. Instead, the character has morphed into this really complex, deep thinking person that has personal demons and a drinking problem :)

Truth or Dare:

Truth: Is your MC of the opposite sex based on someone you are attracted to?

Dare: Give your MC something he/she wanted really badly as a kid. Then take it away by making it just a dream.

Truth:
XD Thank god she isnt! She'a cranky psycho pain in the back...

Truth: In the same line of thought, have you ever had a crush on a fictional character, may it be your's or someone else's?
Dare: Make your protagonist brake the fourth wall... with the anthagonist's skull. (or the other way around...)

Truth; yes, all the time. some people create just brilliant characters, and I cant help but like them so much more than the idiots that went to all my schools.

Truth: Did you start your novel (maybe just a few lines of it) before 12:01am on November 1st?

Dare: 1. If you are writting a fantasy or a sci-fi novel, you must take this dare, if you do the dare. Have a fantasy arch-type event in your sci-fi story, or visa versa.

2. if you are not doing a sci-fi or fantasy story, you have to do this dare. Have a scene in your novel with apple cider. Also, the scene must be deathly serious.

ESSAY ON MAN
Man never knows precisely what is right;
So torn between a purpose and a doubt,
He first makes windows to let in the light
And then hangs curtains up to shut it out.
Author Unknown

sorry, double post, my computer messed up. ignore this post completely.

ESSAY ON MAN
Man never knows precisely what is right;
So torn between a purpose and a doubt,
He first makes windows to let in the light
And then hangs curtains up to shut it out.
Author Unknown

why does my computer keep posting this? this is the second time i have had to edit and erase a posting. how do i delete one, cause i need to delete the last two....well, this one and the last one.

ESSAY ON MAN
Man never knows precisely what is right;
So torn between a purpose and a doubt,
He first makes windows to let in the light
And then hangs curtains up to shut it out.
Author Unknown

Definately taking the dare! Apple cider and deadly serious... oh the plot bunnies! Perfect for my key scene in about 2k.

Truth: Have you ever lied about your wordcount to the wordcount stats, even if it was just a few words on one day?
Dare: Include a bunny hopping along the road in the next chapter for no apparent reason

Nanowrimo:
2008 - Too Small to See - won at the expense of having a plot
2009 - Secrets - TBD

I was going to take the dare but I realized that if my MC had seen the bunny, she would have shot it and ate it. So... truth!
Yes. Once. I put 10 more then I had so I could make it to an even 1000. xD

Truth :: Are you attracted to ANY of the characters in your book?
Dare :: Reveal and weapon that your MC had hidden somewhere in their day to day clothes.

Taking the truth. I didn't mean to lie, but my word count on the site is nine words more than the one on my document. I'm not sure how it happened, but I'm not changing it.

Truth: Have you ever cried when you killed a character?

Dare: Make your main character do the macarena in your next chapter, as well as one supporting character(because it's just more fun with two people!)

Im gonna take the dare, it's perfect for my slightly paranoid dragon. Although she doesn't wear clothing. Can i just have it hidden somewhere on her body instead?

Truth: How many of your characters if any have decided to rebel against your plans for them? and what did they do?
Dare: Have any animal take a liking to one of your characters for a chapter?
BP if its a bunny.

rofl, taking the bunny dare.

Truth: Have you ever killed off a character, and then felt so bad that you found a way to bring them back?
Dare: Have your MC carry on an incredibly personal/ emotional conversation with a piece of fruit. BP if there is another person in the room watching.

Taking the dare! It's perfect for Matt.

Truth: Have you found yourself wishing you knew one or more of your characters in real life?
Dare: Write 300 words about bagels. (This is something my sister told me to do when I was stuck last year, and bagels ended up being a major plot point.)

On the first day of NaNo '09, while in the shower, I had an auditory hallucination of angels singing.
'06 - Ketchup: 21,000 words. '07 - Toast: 35,500 words. '08 - Smoothie: 50,000 words.
http://flavour-of-nano.livejournal.com/

I'll do both... i could use another 300 words.
but my truth is I DON'T NEED TO! because it is loosely based on a true story about my friends. so i am going to go see my characters tomorrow. I have, weirdly, learned SO much about the real people through writing.

TRUTH: If you were a character in your novel, who would you be. Who is this person?
DARE: Write a dialogue about how much each character hates a certain food (of your choice).

Goin for the dare! Easily done when the beginning of the scene is in a pizza shop.

TRUTH: How many times have you thought about giving up on your Nano?
DARE: Write a scene made entirely of dialogue.