(no subject)

[pandoras-closet.livejournal.com]

Wrote a summary for my NaNo, the kind you might find on the back of a novel. I still need a cover for it though.

THE REPLACEMENT KING

It wasn't supposed to happen.

Merlin the Magician had spent centuries preparing for the one thing that should never happen; Arthur Pendragon
returning to the throne that caused him so much pain.
But when Morgana LeFaye, now a popular Senator in the United States became the most likley person to become President,
Merlin knew he must act. For if LeFaye became President, the world would surely pay a dire price.
So the ancient sage wove the spell, and Arthur King, star qaurterback of Mount Ryland University, answered.
In an ancient forest clearing, Merlin presented the young man with Excalibur and told him his destiny.
And Arthur . . . refused.
Like many, King knew the story of Arthur and wanted no part of it. He walked out of the clearing, leaving his birthright untouched.
Excalibur needed a king to weild it and Merlin knew that time was running out.
Enter the Mount Ryland Anime Club and Tristan Cross, the undisputed king of online gaming.

Well, its close enough . . .

What do you all think?

http://www.livejournal.com/community/replacementking/

(no subject)

[pandoras-closet.livejournal.com]

Wrote a summary for my NaNo, the kind you might find on the back of a novel. I still need a cover for it though.

THE REPLACEMENT KING

It wasn't supposed to happen.

Merlin the Magician had spent centuries preparing for the one thing that should never happen; Arthur Pendragon
returning to the throne that caused him so much pain.
But when Morgana LeFaye, now a popular Senator in the United States became the most likley person to become President,
Merlin knew he must act. For if LeFaye became President, the world would surely pay a dire price.
So the ancient sage wove the spell, and Arthur King, star qaurterback of Mount Ryland University, answered.
In an ancient forest clearing, Merlin presented the young man with Excalibur and told him his destiny.
And Arthur . . . refused.
Like many, King knew the story of Arthur and wanted no part of it. He walked out of the clearing, leaving his birthright untouched.
Excalibur needed a king to weild it and Merlin knew that time was running out.
Enter the Mount Ryland Anime Club and Tristan Cross, the undisputed king of online gaming.

Well, its close enough . . .

What do you all think?

http://www.livejournal.com/community/replacementking/

(no subject)

[pandoras-closet.livejournal.com]

Wrote a summary for my NaNo, the kind you might find on the back of a novel. I still need a cover for it though.

THE REPLACEMENT KING

It wasn't supposed to happen.

Merlin the Magician had spent centuries preparing for the one thing that should never happen; Arthur Pendragon
returning to the throne that caused him so much pain.
But when Morgana LeFaye, now a popular Senator in the United States became the most likley person to become President,
Merlin knew he must act. For if LeFaye became President, the world would surely pay a dire price.
So the ancient sage wove the spell, and Arthur King, star qaurterback of Mount Ryland University, answered.
In an ancient forest clearing, Merlin presented the young man with Excalibur and told him his destiny.
And Arthur . . . refused.
Like many, King knew the story of Arthur and wanted no part of it. He walked out of the clearing, leaving his birthright untouched.
Excalibur needed a king to weild it and Merlin knew that time was running out.
Enter the Mount Ryland Anime Club and Tristan Cross, the undisputed king of online gaming.

Well, its close enough . . .

What do you all think?

http://www.livejournal.com/community/replacementking/

Oh no, not me again...

[ajustandfairgod.livejournal.com]

...but I figured why not; I was enjoying the summaries others posted, so maybe some of you will enjoy mine.

If you were searching for a politically correct, mature, predictable, trite, emotionally satisfying novel, look elsewhere. This book is not for people offended by self-absorption, vulgar language, or pretty much anything at all. If you want 50,000 words of false security and fake happiness, there is a Disney store in a mall near you pimping out more volumes of Pooh than A. A. Milne even wrote.

( The Kleptomaniacal Adventures of an Unwashed Thief in A Noble Quest )

Oh no, not me again...

[ajustandfairgod.livejournal.com]

...but I figured why not; I was enjoying the summaries others posted, so maybe some of you will enjoy mine.

If you were searching for a politically correct, mature, predictable, trite, emotionally satisfying novel, look elsewhere. This book is not for people offended by self-absorption, vulgar language, or pretty much anything at all. If you want 50,000 words of false security and fake happiness, there is a Disney store in a mall near you pimping out more volumes of Pooh than A. A. Milne even wrote.

( The Kleptomaniacal Adventures of an Unwashed Thief in A Noble Quest )

Oh no, not me again...

[ajustandfairgod.livejournal.com]

...but I figured why not; I was enjoying the summaries others posted, so maybe some of you will enjoy mine.

If you were searching for a politically correct, mature, predictable, trite, emotionally satisfying novel, look elsewhere. This book is not for people offended by self-absorption, vulgar language, or pretty much anything at all. If you want 50,000 words of false security and fake happiness, there is a Disney store in a mall near you pimping out more volumes of Pooh than A. A. Milne even wrote.

( The Kleptomaniacal Adventures of an Unwashed Thief in A Noble Quest )

Here's my story...

[jarvin-universe.livejournal.com]

I don't have a cover. The closest I have to that are my little character portraits, like my icon.

Anyway, I do have a "back cover" type blurb for my novel, ( so here goes: )

Exercise of the Day: And the music played...

[gooberfishbowl.livejournal.com]

Today's EotD:

And the music played...

Write on the topic for five minutes and post the results in a comment, or in eotd.

Exercise of the Day: And the music played...

[gooberfishbowl.livejournal.com]

Today's EotD:

And the music played...

Write on the topic for five minutes and post the results in a comment, or in eotd.

Exercise of the Day: And the music played...

[gooberfishbowl.livejournal.com]

Today's EotD:

And the music played...

Write on the topic for five minutes and post the results in a comment, or in eotd.

Ummm

[sahara-dreams.livejournal.com]

I just tried to access the Nano site, well i was on it til this happened:

This page cannot be displayed due to an internal error.

If you are the administrator of this site, please visit the Xoops Troubleshooting Page for assistance.

Error [Xoops]: Unable to connect to database in file class/database/databasefactory.php line 34


Anyone? Is this happening to everyone or just me? What does it mean?

Ummm

[sahara-dreams.livejournal.com]

I just tried to access the Nano site, well i was on it til this happened:

This page cannot be displayed due to an internal error.

If you are the administrator of this site, please visit the Xoops Troubleshooting Page for assistance.

Error [Xoops]: Unable to connect to database in file class/database/databasefactory.php line 34


Anyone? Is this happening to everyone or just me? What does it mean?

Desperately Seeking Subtext!

[erinlin.livejournal.com]

Tagline:

Desperately Seeking Subtext. A high fantasy novel that tries to answer some of life’s most burning questions. Questions like:

“Ooops?’ What do you mean, ‘Ooops?!’”

“How in the world did you manage to burn down an adobe brick house?”

“You sold my SOUL?!”

 

( Back cover: )

Desperately Seeking Subtext!

[erinlin.livejournal.com]

Tagline:

Desperately Seeking Subtext. A high fantasy novel that tries to answer some of life’s most burning questions. Questions like:

“Ooops?’ What do you mean, ‘Ooops?!’”

“How in the world did you manage to burn down an adobe brick house?”

“You sold my SOUL?!”

 

( Back cover: )

"Not Right Now"

[azurelunatic]

One week left to wait. *seethes*


Not Right Now (written for witchofrock and the other ladies at freshstartwrite)

Muse, muse, go away
Come again some other day
Wait until the month is here
I will drown you with some beer
In November, you shall come
I will pour you cups of rum
Let the words flow out my pen
I will need you once again.

"Not Right Now"

[azurelunatic]

One week left to wait. *seethes*


Not Right Now (written for witchofrock and the other ladies at freshstartwrite)

Muse, muse, go away
Come again some other day
Wait until the month is here
I will drown you with some beer
In November, you shall come
I will pour you cups of rum
Let the words flow out my pen
I will need you once again.

(no subject)

[shackle-free.livejournal.com]

Here I go with my first idea to my plot. I might have this re-written at one point, depends how it all goes.

( First Piece )

the randomized novel

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

I've done (tried is probably a better word) the heavy heavy hitting novels over the years. Haven't actually completed a one. So this year, I'm going in unattached and using a computer randomised story, based on the quick quiz below. I though I should share since, it's right up everyone's alley, and is something that you all can play with.

Your Literary Adventure by renoir_girl
Your LJ Username
Your birthday
Your favorite housepet
Where you'll be when your adventure begins	In New England
What will happen	You will be sent to destroy a family heirloom in a far-off country.
You will require the assistance of	Several book collectors, twin brothers who forge replicas for a living, and the shadowy figure with a scar who has been following you for the last three days.
You will struggle against	Poverty and the fear of discovery.
The climactic struggle will take place in	The car on the road.
Your victory will be assured only when	Your family heirloom is completely and utterly destroyed.
For your efforts, you will receive	Initiation into a secret society.
Just when you thought it was all over	You will realize that the reward comes with challenges that appear to be insurmountable.
At long last, you will	Kick the bastard out.
Quiz created with MemeGen!

I will also be doing several dares, which people are free to use (and if anyone wants to challenge me to more dares, add them in the comments):

Have someone manage to refer to something in every situation that happened in a book, tv show, movie, "you know this is almost like what happened in...."

Have a ferret who only recites Shakespeare and who drinks only orange juice. S/he should be named Puck and be essential to at last a subplot.

Start your novel with the sentence, "This day was just like all the other days-- wet, cold, slimy, and covered with alligators."

A gnome or other small creature offers the hero a great temptation if he/she will give up the quest. The hero refuses.

Edited to add: I will be posting excerpts from my novel in my journal for those interested, esspecially those related to these dares.

the randomized novel

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

I've done (tried is probably a better word) the heavy heavy hitting novels over the years. Haven't actually completed a one. So this year, I'm going in unattached and using a computer randomised story, based on the quick quiz below. I though I should share since, it's right up everyone's alley, and is something that you all can play with.

Your Literary Adventure by renoir_girl
Your LJ Username
Your birthday
Your favorite housepet
Where you'll be when your adventure begins	In New England
What will happen	You will be sent to destroy a family heirloom in a far-off country.
You will require the assistance of	Several book collectors, twin brothers who forge replicas for a living, and the shadowy figure with a scar who has been following you for the last three days.
You will struggle against	Poverty and the fear of discovery.
The climactic struggle will take place in	The car on the road.
Your victory will be assured only when	Your family heirloom is completely and utterly destroyed.
For your efforts, you will receive	Initiation into a secret society.
Just when you thought it was all over	You will realize that the reward comes with challenges that appear to be insurmountable.
At long last, you will	Kick the bastard out.
Quiz created with MemeGen!

I will also be doing several dares, which people are free to use (and if anyone wants to challenge me to more dares, add them in the comments):

Have someone manage to refer to something in every situation that happened in a book, tv show, movie, "you know this is almost like what happened in...."

Have a ferret who only recites Shakespeare and who drinks only orange juice. S/he should be named Puck and be essential to at last a subplot.

Start your novel with the sentence, "This day was just like all the other days-- wet, cold, slimy, and covered with alligators."

A gnome or other small creature offers the hero a great temptation if he/she will give up the quest. The hero refuses.

Edited to add: I will be posting excerpts from my novel in my journal for those interested, esspecially those related to these dares.

(no subject)

[ishie]

Hello, my name is Ishie and I'm a Photoshopaholic. It all started when...

Wait, this isn't Photoshopaholics Anonymous?

Ah well, might as well just share ( my book cover )

, eh?

On another note, can anyone suggest a good free resource about job-hunting in the publishing world or gambling addiction? It's entirely plot-related, I promise! (As if I'd have time for either in the next month!)

(no subject)

[ishie]

Hello, my name is Ishie and I'm a Photoshopaholic. It all started when...

Wait, this isn't Photoshopaholics Anonymous?

Ah well, might as well just share ( my book cover )

, eh?

On another note, can anyone suggest a good free resource about job-hunting in the publishing world or gambling addiction? It's entirely plot-related, I promise! (As if I'd have time for either in the next month!)

(no subject)

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I'm hping to come out of November with all of a thesis and most of a novel, or the other way around. I realize this is ridiculous, but what the hell. The novel is the "carrot" to get me to write the accursed thesis.

If you want some goofy title seeds, try http://www.stanford.edu/~claris/toy/ -- it's my Shoujo Manga/Anime Title/Tagline Generator.

(no subject)

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I'm hping to come out of November with all of a thesis and most of a novel, or the other way around. I realize this is ridiculous, but what the hell. The novel is the "carrot" to get me to write the accursed thesis.

If you want some goofy title seeds, try http://www.stanford.edu/~claris/toy/ -- it's my Shoujo Manga/Anime Title/Tagline Generator.

quotes for writers

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

nano-esque quotes from by-gone days

To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)

Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long.
Leonard Bernstein
US composer & conductor (1918 - 1990)

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.
Edward Gibbon
English historian of Rome (1737 - 1794)


writers in general

Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.
Thomas Berger

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Albert Einstein
US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)


for when the going gets tough

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.
Richard M. Nixon
37th president of US (1913 - 1994)



on a writer's state of mind

Nobody ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have while trying to write one.
Robert Byrne

Crazy people tend to choose creative jobs, and the most consistently off kilter are poets. To be more precise: nearly 9 out of 10 poets surveyed have had diagnosable mental disorders. The crazy runners-up: fiction writers at 77%.
Professor Arnold Ludwig, M.D.,
author Method and Madness in the Arts and Sciences

Writers aren't exactly people...they're a whole lot of people trying to be one person.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
US novelist (1896 - 1940)

Many people hear voices when no one is there.
Some of them are called mad
and are shut up in rooms where they stare at walls all day.
Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.
Anonymous


just for laughs

SURE-FIRE SINGLES AD:
Famous Writer needs woman to organize his life and spend his money. Loves to turn off Sunday football and go to the Botanical Gardens with that special someone. Will obtain plastic surgery if necessary.
Joe Bob Briggs

quotes for writers

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

nano-esque quotes from by-gone days

To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)

Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long.
Leonard Bernstein
US composer & conductor (1918 - 1990)

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.
Edward Gibbon
English historian of Rome (1737 - 1794)


writers in general

Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.
Thomas Berger

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Albert Einstein
US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)


for when the going gets tough

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.
Richard M. Nixon
37th president of US (1913 - 1994)



on a writer's state of mind

Nobody ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have while trying to write one.
Robert Byrne

Crazy people tend to choose creative jobs, and the most consistently off kilter are poets. To be more precise: nearly 9 out of 10 poets surveyed have had diagnosable mental disorders. The crazy runners-up: fiction writers at 77%.
Professor Arnold Ludwig, M.D.,
author Method and Madness in the Arts and Sciences

Writers aren't exactly people...they're a whole lot of people trying to be one person.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
US novelist (1896 - 1940)

Many people hear voices when no one is there.
Some of them are called mad
and are shut up in rooms where they stare at walls all day.
Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.
Anonymous


just for laughs

SURE-FIRE SINGLES AD:
Famous Writer needs woman to organize his life and spend his money. Loves to turn off Sunday football and go to the Botanical Gardens with that special someone. Will obtain plastic surgery if necessary.
Joe Bob Briggs

Title-less in Ohio

[lightinmyeyes.livejournal.com]

Is anyone else completely title-less?

I don't even have the slightest INKLING as to what I want to name my NaNo.

Naming it 'Untitled NaNo' just doesn't sit with me. XP

Title-less in Ohio

[lightinmyeyes.livejournal.com]

Is anyone else completely title-less?

I don't even have the slightest INKLING as to what I want to name my NaNo.

Naming it 'Untitled NaNo' just doesn't sit with me. XP

(no subject)

[vagabond56032.livejournal.com]

so, what are you all listening to right now?
what do you listen to when you write?
what kind of music do you all enjoy?

(no subject)

[vagabond56032.livejournal.com]

so, what are you all listening to right now?
what do you listen to when you write?
what kind of music do you all enjoy?

(no subject)

[greencow.livejournal.com]

oh gosh. today i have been writing writing writing....i am gearing up for nanowrimo! i can't believe it's a week away (!!)...

i've posted all my writing on my webpage.....please check it out and don't forget to sign the guestbook so i know who visited...

(no subject)

[greencow.livejournal.com]

oh gosh. today i have been writing writing writing....i am gearing up for nanowrimo! i can't believe it's a week away (!!)...

i've posted all my writing on my webpage.....please check it out and don't forget to sign the guestbook so i know who visited...

(no subject)

[annarti.livejournal.com]

( And~ another cover )

Hurrah for bandwagons! =D

Anyway, yus, letter opener dipped in tomato sauce and laid on some pritti red sand from my family's trip to the red centre a while back. I'll admit, I upped the contrast in Photoshop a bit, but that was only to make the tomato sauce look more bloody, the sand itself hasn't changed a lot. It's actually still slightly greyer than the sand itself, but~ whatever. Hurrah for dodgy blood effects!

(no subject)

[annarti.livejournal.com]

( And~ another cover )

Hurrah for bandwagons! =D

Anyway, yus, letter opener dipped in tomato sauce and laid on some pritti red sand from my family's trip to the red centre a while back. I'll admit, I upped the contrast in Photoshop a bit, but that was only to make the tomato sauce look more bloody, the sand itself hasn't changed a lot. It's actually still slightly greyer than the sand itself, but~ whatever. Hurrah for dodgy blood effects!

(no subject)

[annarti.livejournal.com]

( And~ another cover )

Hurrah for bandwagons! =D

Anyway, yus, letter opener dipped in tomato sauce and laid on some pritti red sand from my family's trip to the red centre a while back. I'll admit, I upped the contrast in Photoshop a bit, but that was only to make the tomato sauce look more bloody, the sand itself hasn't changed a lot. It's actually still slightly greyer than the sand itself, but~ whatever. Hurrah for dodgy blood effects!

Great New Idea!

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

I just thought of a really cool great new idea! I'm going to do up what the cover of my nano novel will look like and post it here...

( Error: Irreparable invalid markup in entry. Raw contents behind the cut. )

Great New Idea!

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

I just thought of a really cool great new idea! I'm going to do up what the cover of my nano novel will look like and post it here...

( Error: Irreparable invalid markup in entry. Raw contents behind the cut. )

(no subject)

[tetaelzbieta.livejournal.com]

Jumping on the bandwagon here... my ( cover art )

Sorry, I know the quality's crappy. I'm going to upload it to a better server as a .PNG later on.

(no subject)

[tetaelzbieta.livejournal.com]

Jumping on the bandwagon here... my ( cover art )

Sorry, I know the quality's crappy. I'm going to upload it to a better server as a .PNG later on.

Fun exercise to do?

[darkcountry.livejournal.com]

Golly! It isn't even November yet and I'm already stressing... I’ve had so much trouble trying to write a blurb or even an outline for my story! I can’t even get started on the planning which I guess doesn’t bode very well for me making the 50,000! Anyway, my friend suggested I try to think of a scene which wouldn’t appear in the story (far as I know!) but still involved the characters and try to write that. So I had a go at writing something from one of my characters pasts (Virginia “Jingle” Bell).

In the story (it’s science fiction) she’s a psychic chasing down a murderer with a cop in a military ruled city in a post-apocalyptic world (no grammar! eek! breathe!) so I figured I’d write something about the time before the world became apocalyptic, so to speak, and Jingle had her very first psychic-ish vision. It’s a really fun exercise, I really recommend it!

Here’s what I came up with:

( Dishwashing Duty )

Fun exercise to do?

[darkcountry.livejournal.com]

Golly! It isn't even November yet and I'm already stressing... I’ve had so much trouble trying to write a blurb or even an outline for my story! I can’t even get started on the planning which I guess doesn’t bode very well for me making the 50,000! Anyway, my friend suggested I try to think of a scene which wouldn’t appear in the story (far as I know!) but still involved the characters and try to write that. So I had a go at writing something from one of my characters pasts (Virginia “Jingle” Bell).

In the story (it’s science fiction) she’s a psychic chasing down a murderer with a cop in a military ruled city in a post-apocalyptic world (no grammar! eek! breathe!) so I figured I’d write something about the time before the world became apocalyptic, so to speak, and Jingle had her very first psychic-ish vision. It’s a really fun exercise, I really recommend it!

Here’s what I came up with:

( Dishwashing Duty )

bandwagon hopper

[paragonish.livejournal.com]

( Another cover. )

Enlisting some help for my NaNo

[silent-r-infork.livejournal.com]

I know everybody's probably busy with last-minute plotting, but if you could make some suggestions here, I'd appreciate it.

My NaNo is essentially a parody of the Power Rangers. The only problem is, I have no name for the heroes or their Zords. (I considered calling them weapons of mass destruction, but it seems the title has been taken already.)

I basically want something grandiose and ridiculous for the heroes, and for once in my life, I can't think of anything suitably absurd. Please help!

Enlisting some help for my NaNo

[silent-r-infork.livejournal.com]

I know everybody's probably busy with last-minute plotting, but if you could make some suggestions here, I'd appreciate it.

My NaNo is essentially a parody of the Power Rangers. The only problem is, I have no name for the heroes or their Zords. (I considered calling them weapons of mass destruction, but it seems the title has been taken already.)

I basically want something grandiose and ridiculous for the heroes, and for once in my life, I can't think of anything suitably absurd. Please help!

(no subject)

[tinyklutzygirl.livejournal.com]

So I couldn't hold myself back, and had to join in on the crazy nano cover making-ness. Here is mine:

( le cover type ness )

(no subject)

[tinyklutzygirl.livejournal.com]

So I couldn't hold myself back, and had to join in on the crazy nano cover making-ness. Here is mine:

( le cover type ness )