NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
- Flint the Dwarf
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
I haven't written anything yet, but I've revised the story of my potential novel, keeping the premise mostly in tact. It should make for a more compelling write, which is why I haven't made any progress on it in years. I'm kind of crappy at writing good characters, so I've pretty much thrown character development out the window, and I'm going to let the plot carry this.
Kusoyaro: We don't need a leader. We need to SHUT UP. Make what you want to make, don't make you what you don't want to make. If neither of those applies to you, then you need to SHUT UP MORE.
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Wow, you are apparently the polar opposite of me. I have the exact opposite problem. I love writing characters and will spend an endless amount of time detailing them to the point where it becomes an end in itself - but I hate writing plot. I think that's because character writing requires intuitive, irrational, emotionally-sensitive sort of thinking that I'm good at, and plot is usually a matter of logic, coherence and well-roundedness that I have trouble with. Characters are fun for me to write because the more full of holes they are, the more interesting they become*, whereas with plot it's kind of the opposite.Flint the Dwarf wrote:I'm kind of crappy at writing good characters, so I've pretty much thrown character development out the window, and I'm going to let the plot carry this.
(*though that may be more of a reflection of my view on human psychology than literary reality...)
We should collaborate sometime or something
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- CodeZTM
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
I have no idea how this is going to turn out, but we'll see! My outline is basically done, although the plot hasn't really been solidified yet. I'll start tonight and try to at least get the prologue done. D:
- ZephyrStar
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Yesterday and today I completely derped and switched gears.
I wasn't feeling my outline, felt like I needed more character development, went through a few moments of "preciousness" with my characters (meaning I don't want to change stuff that needs to be changed about them right now), and ended up opening one of my slightly older projects, a novel trilogy.
I wrote like, 15 pages of stuff on it, since at this point I know the characters pretty well and the plot and world are literally just a thread of consciousness that I can spew. I'm gonna keep spewing, it actually feels pretty good to not give a shit and just write whatever comes to mind within the world. I'll make sense of it all later.
I wasn't feeling my outline, felt like I needed more character development, went through a few moments of "preciousness" with my characters (meaning I don't want to change stuff that needs to be changed about them right now), and ended up opening one of my slightly older projects, a novel trilogy.
I wrote like, 15 pages of stuff on it, since at this point I know the characters pretty well and the plot and world are literally just a thread of consciousness that I can spew. I'm gonna keep spewing, it actually feels pretty good to not give a shit and just write whatever comes to mind within the world. I'll make sense of it all later.
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Spewing is a perfectly good strategy. I really used to think that "I got it all worked out in my head, it's all good" was the right approach, but honestly, now I'm realizing that it's the moment that you have something down on paper that you can begin to really work with it. Not that having it in your head doesn't count, but it's only when you have something down that you can begin to actually work with it. It's sort of like music - yeah you can have it in your head, but it's only when you begin playing it that the work actually starts. Then you can start shuffling stuff around and making sense of it. Even if it makes none at first.
I'm doing pretty good here, should have my outline and stuff for people in the next few days.
I'm doing pretty good here, should have my outline and stuff for people in the next few days.
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Flint the Dwarf
- Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2002 6:58 pm
- Location: Ashland, WI
Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
I'm down. Just need to come up with another plot.Otohiko wrote:We should collaborate sometime or something
Kusoyaro: We don't need a leader. We need to SHUT UP. Make what you want to make, don't make you what you don't want to make. If neither of those applies to you, then you need to SHUT UP MORE.
- inthesto
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Ending at ~4300 words today. Nicely ahead of schedule. Today's excerpt:
Spoiler :
Sukunai, Real Canadian Hero wrote:Note to any Muslims present. Abuse a female in my presence, and you are being sent to a hospital emergency ward with life threatening injuries. And no human law will make me change my mind.
- Copycat_Revolver
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Slow start but I just wrote 1800 words in one sitting, so I'm feeling good. It's happening this time people.
Also, thank you Write or Die. Best ten bucks I ever spent.
Also, thank you Write or Die. Best ten bucks I ever spent.
- inthesto
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Missed yesterday which hamstrung me really badly, but I managed to play catch up. ~8300 words. Today's excerpt:
Spoiler :
Sukunai, Real Canadian Hero wrote:Note to any Muslims present. Abuse a female in my presence, and you are being sent to a hospital emergency ward with life threatening injuries. And no human law will make me change my mind.
- ZephyrStar
- Master of Science
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Re: NaNoWriMo and you! Let's write during November!
Sweet deal. I know I'm behind, hope to catch up a little. Any progress is good progress, and I made hella progress on my film storyboards this weekend so I have an excuse. Continuing the daily writing today!