(no subject)

[obv-hot-mess.livejournal.com]

I made my word count again for the day, all while focusing a lot of attention on election coverage...and my guy won, so I'm feeling very glowy and pleased today.

I still don't really know if I have a plot, but it turns out that the characters know what's going to happen. They guide me everytime I sit down to write, so I'm not going to get worried yet.

It's early. There's plenty of time for that.

(no subject)

[obv-hot-mess.livejournal.com]

I made my word count again for the day, all while focusing a lot of attention on election coverage...and my guy won, so I'm feeling very glowy and pleased today.

I still don't really know if I have a plot, but it turns out that the characters know what's going to happen. They guide me everytime I sit down to write, so I'm not going to get worried yet.

It's early. There's plenty of time for that.

(no subject)

[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

As requested, I've set up an LJ to post chapters from my EPIC BISEXUAL VAMPIRE ROMANCE NOVEL:

lil_e_book

It is friends-locked, so please comment to this post or email me at lil_e_beth @yahoo.com if you'd like to be added.

 

~Lily

Words so far: 3,752

Hours of sleep lost: 5

(no subject)

[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

As requested, I've set up an LJ to post chapters from my EPIC BISEXUAL VAMPIRE ROMANCE NOVEL:

lil_e_book

It is friends-locked, so please comment to this post or email me at lil_e_beth @yahoo.com if you'd like to be added.

 

~Lily

Words so far: 3,752

Hours of sleep lost: 5

Sharing My Formula

[eevee-gurl.livejournal.com]

I'm a competitive person and my incentive is trying to boost myself up on the pages of the author seach by word count on that NaNo site. So far, I'm on the 12th page and I'm aiming to keep myself in the teens. So woot! Just sharing my formula. Hope it might help others do the same.

So. Everyone having fun?

*it's 12:18am and I'm just exhausted! I can't wait till I can sleep! (Just one more page to boost myself)

Sharing My Formula

[eevee-gurl.livejournal.com]

I'm a competitive person and my incentive is trying to boost myself up on the pages of the author seach by word count on that NaNo site. So far, I'm on the 12th page and I'm aiming to keep myself in the teens. So woot! Just sharing my formula. Hope it might help others do the same.

So. Everyone having fun?

*it's 12:18am and I'm just exhausted! I can't wait till I can sleep! (Just one more page to boost myself)

(no subject)

[elvenwanderer.livejournal.com]

3,075 / 50,000 (6.2%)

:o)

xposted to my own journal

(no subject)

[elvenwanderer.livejournal.com]

3,075 / 50,000 (6.2%)

:o)

xposted to my own journal

(no subject)

[anovelin30days.livejournal.com]

2,393 / 50,000 (4.0%)

(no subject)

[anovelin30days.livejournal.com]

2,393 / 50,000 (4.0%)

(no subject)

[vegaslife.livejournal.com]

Got the little wordcount thing working. :)

2,457 / 50,000 (4.0%)

(no subject)

[vegaslife.livejournal.com]

Got the little wordcount thing working. :)

2,457 / 50,000 (4.0%)

Exhausted Day 2

[pika-scribbles.livejournal.com]

*dies*

5,806 / 50,000 (11.6%)

First Sentence:I think he was born cursed. Then again, so am I, so who am I complaining? It's what brought us together in the first place.

Last Sentence: By the time she came to her senses and realized just how wrong she had done and ran out of the door, he was gone.

...... No, it's not what you think. Trust me. *giggles*

x-posted: yaoinano, nanowrimo

(no subject)

[becky-nano.livejournal.com]

Hello. I'm new and I should introduce myself but well--the journal name says it all.

My name's Becky, this is my NaNoWriMo journal.

The summary of the story, and it's warnings, as taken from the userinformation:

A look at the world through the eyes of Ryan, a mentally handicapped 30 year old gay man. The challenges and rewards, the ups and the downs. A good hard look at American society and how we treat those who are different. Do they have the ability to consent to a sexual relationship? Is it abuse when they do? Pedophilia? Where are those lines? Should they be allowed to live on their own? What are the questions and hurdles that they face, every day? How are they overcome? Can they be overcome at all?

Warnings: This journal will contain material that may not be suitable for minors. Some adults may find the subject matter offensive. This includes, but is not limited to: Explicit homoerotic content, questionable consent, and language. You've been warned. Now, come read it.

So yeah, not everyone's cup of tea. The journal is friend's locked, and only the introduction is up since I'm off to a slow start. If anyone wants to read it though, drop a comment and I'll get you added.

(no subject)

[becky-nano.livejournal.com]

Hello. I'm new and I should introduce myself but well--the journal name says it all.

My name's Becky, this is my NaNoWriMo journal.

The summary of the story, and it's warnings, as taken from the userinformation:

A look at the world through the eyes of Ryan, a mentally handicapped 30 year old gay man. The challenges and rewards, the ups and the downs. A good hard look at American society and how we treat those who are different. Do they have the ability to consent to a sexual relationship? Is it abuse when they do? Pedophilia? Where are those lines? Should they be allowed to live on their own? What are the questions and hurdles that they face, every day? How are they overcome? Can they be overcome at all?

Warnings: This journal will contain material that may not be suitable for minors. Some adults may find the subject matter offensive. This includes, but is not limited to: Explicit homoerotic content, questionable consent, and language. You've been warned. Now, come read it.

So yeah, not everyone's cup of tea. The journal is friend's locked, and only the introduction is up since I'm off to a slow start. If anyone wants to read it though, drop a comment and I'll get you added.

(no subject)

[frannieangie.livejournal.com]

I feel so cranky the past few days. I'm excited and motivated, but I think I get so into it and then when I have to stop and go into the real world, I am incredibly impatient and snappy with my family and friends. Is anyone else affected in this way? It's like I'm some sort of machine with only one task in mind - getting to 50,000 words.

6,249 / 50,000 (12.0%)

(no subject)

[frannieangie.livejournal.com]

I feel so cranky the past few days. I'm excited and motivated, but I think I get so into it and then when I have to stop and go into the real world, I am incredibly impatient and snappy with my family and friends. Is anyone else affected in this way? It's like I'm some sort of machine with only one task in mind - getting to 50,000 words.

6,249 / 50,000 (12.0%)

Pep talk

[twistedraisin.livejournal.com]

I found this on the local nano board this morning, maybe it will help: (thanks trinity!)

---

my old english prof. emailed me this after i told him about my nanowrimo endeavors. it really got me going after a fit of wanting to slack already. READ IT! it will keep your ass going.

Remember - get your 1700 everyday. Doesn't matter whether they're good or
bad (that comes later), just get them out. Remember also that it's okay to
be scared, to think that this is too big and you're too small. Live with
this fear, tuck it in with you at night and wake next to it in the morning,
accept it and let it be, and then write anyway. And finally, remember that
you have something to say, something that matters, both to you and to
others. Steinbeck said that the reason we write is to get someone else to
say, "Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.
You're not as alone as you thought." And if it was good enough for
Steinbeck, I guess it should manage for us, too.


see? don't you just want to write a million words right now?

the collective word count for nanowrimos is presently 35,960,742. it feels good to know that without me it would only be 35,956,724. woooo. i hope it's going well for everyone else. i love it..i can't think of much else besides my characters.

keep writing. think of how good december first will feel!
love, trinity.

Pep talk

[twistedraisin.livejournal.com]

I found this on the local nano board this morning, maybe it will help: (thanks trinity!)

---

my old english prof. emailed me this after i told him about my nanowrimo endeavors. it really got me going after a fit of wanting to slack already. READ IT! it will keep your ass going.

Remember - get your 1700 everyday. Doesn't matter whether they're good or
bad (that comes later), just get them out. Remember also that it's okay to
be scared, to think that this is too big and you're too small. Live with
this fear, tuck it in with you at night and wake next to it in the morning,
accept it and let it be, and then write anyway. And finally, remember that
you have something to say, something that matters, both to you and to
others. Steinbeck said that the reason we write is to get someone else to
say, "Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.
You're not as alone as you thought." And if it was good enough for
Steinbeck, I guess it should manage for us, too.


see? don't you just want to write a million words right now?

the collective word count for nanowrimos is presently 35,960,742. it feels good to know that without me it would only be 35,956,724. woooo. i hope it's going well for everyone else. i love it..i can't think of much else besides my characters.

keep writing. think of how good december first will feel!
love, trinity.

My total as of last night

[nyxalinth.livejournal.com]

2,784 / 50,000 (5.0%)

Go me. Not bad for two days!

I am going to try and write 300 more words today than I did yesterday. And soon I will post what I have so far.

My total as of last night

[nyxalinth.livejournal.com]

2,784 / 50,000 (5.0%)

Go me. Not bad for two days!

I am going to try and write 300 more words today than I did yesterday. And soon I will post what I have so far.

Sibling plot point help

[fyreflyblue.livejournal.com]

What's something that an older (late teen-early twenty) brother could do that would devastatingly disappoint his much younger (8-year-old) sister?

Something that leaves her crying and running for the front door?

Thanks!

Sibling plot point help

[fyreflyblue.livejournal.com]

What's something that an older (late teen-early twenty) brother could do that would devastatingly disappoint his much younger (8-year-old) sister?

Something that leaves her crying and running for the front door?

Thanks!

(no subject)

[cheerio-pal.livejournal.com]

Has anyone else found that NaNo has revealed what your strong points in writing are? I've been writing since I was five and this is my first year doing NaNo (I signed up far too late last year). I always thought I was fairly ambiguous with what I write, but as I continue writing, I find that the descriptions of simple things around the characters takes a back seat to the conversations. My novel has become more about the communication and the relationships with the characters than their relationships to the world around them. At first, I thought I was just being lazy, but after skimming through it I've found that the way they interact with one another tells the story far better than any of the information about their flats and their workplace. If it weren't for the way they speak, you probably wouldn't even know they were in London. The characters are quick-witted and tell the story themselves, rather than me trying to explain it from the outside. If that makes any sense. Heh.

And just to occupy those who are procrastinating as much as I am, what kind of music fuels the mood of your story? I think my playlist for this story includes Placebo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Renee Olstead and Celldweller. It holds that almost ethereal, yet slightly dark feel that I've been going for.

(no subject)

[cheerio-pal.livejournal.com]

Has anyone else found that NaNo has revealed what your strong points in writing are? I've been writing since I was five and this is my first year doing NaNo (I signed up far too late last year). I always thought I was fairly ambiguous with what I write, but as I continue writing, I find that the descriptions of simple things around the characters takes a back seat to the conversations. My novel has become more about the communication and the relationships with the characters than their relationships to the world around them. At first, I thought I was just being lazy, but after skimming through it I've found that the way they interact with one another tells the story far better than any of the information about their flats and their workplace. If it weren't for the way they speak, you probably wouldn't even know they were in London. The characters are quick-witted and tell the story themselves, rather than me trying to explain it from the outside. If that makes any sense. Heh.

And just to occupy those who are procrastinating as much as I am, what kind of music fuels the mood of your story? I think my playlist for this story includes Placebo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Renee Olstead and Celldweller. It holds that almost ethereal, yet slightly dark feel that I've been going for.

One Ponderous Worry

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

Okay, now a little bit of a rant about my writing of the last 3 days. I have gotten worried cause I am doing it again, and I can see it in my writing and it aggravates me. I do the thing where I have to write every little thing that happens to a character. They get up, rub their eyes, step out of bed, walk to the bathroom, use it, walk back, brush their teeth, look out the window, turn away from the window...and so on and so forth. It's like I get stuck in writing the dumb little day to day things. Not many authors actually write about every time their characters to to the bathroom (I haven't done so yet, actually, but it is still the first day, book time) When I read I see them effectively skip from one important event to the next, but I have a hard time doing that in my writing without "and the next day passed without event" type of writing. It just sounds so... so.. I don't know, bad to me when I try to write it. *sigh* Right now it is my biggest worry. Yes, my novel is supposed to be slow, but this type of writing just slows it down more.

x-posted

One Ponderous Worry

[trufflehunting.livejournal.com]

Okay, now a little bit of a rant about my writing of the last 3 days. I have gotten worried cause I am doing it again, and I can see it in my writing and it aggravates me. I do the thing where I have to write every little thing that happens to a character. They get up, rub their eyes, step out of bed, walk to the bathroom, use it, walk back, brush their teeth, look out the window, turn away from the window...and so on and so forth. It's like I get stuck in writing the dumb little day to day things. Not many authors actually write about every time their characters to to the bathroom (I haven't done so yet, actually, but it is still the first day, book time) When I read I see them effectively skip from one important event to the next, but I have a hard time doing that in my writing without "and the next day passed without event" type of writing. It just sounds so... so.. I don't know, bad to me when I try to write it. *sigh* Right now it is my biggest worry. Yes, my novel is supposed to be slow, but this type of writing just slows it down more.

x-posted

I Will Chronicle My Novel for your enjoyment, amusement, criticism, hatred

[sahara-dreams.livejournal.com]

Hey all.

A few of you asked me if I was going to put my novel up online. After some hard consideration, and the realization that my writing of this novel is way too shitty for it to ever be published, I decided I would share it with you.

Zoe is a psychic who helps police solve crimes. Her latest crime introduces her to a world of vampires and witches, an underground she didn't know existed. She always knew about her psychic powers, but she has no idea that she was adopted and that her real father is a wizard. This novel includes a serial killer mystery/vampire romance novel.


My novel is being chronicled here:

 NanoBlogMo If you choose to read it here, comment every now and then so I am encouraged to keep posting.

and here

 Live Journal Comment to be added. I will add anyone. I just want to know who is reading.


The first three chapters are already up. Hopefully, I'll have the fourth chapter up tonight.

I Will Chronicle My Novel for your enjoyment, amusement, criticism, hatred

[sahara-dreams.livejournal.com]

Hey all.

A few of you asked me if I was going to put my novel up online. After some hard consideration, and the realization that my writing of this novel is way too shitty for it to ever be published, I decided I would share it with you.

Zoe is a psychic who helps police solve crimes. Her latest crime introduces her to a world of vampires and witches, an underground she didn't know existed. She always knew about her psychic powers, but she has no idea that she was adopted and that her real father is a wizard. This novel includes a serial killer mystery/vampire romance novel.


My novel is being chronicled here:

 NanoBlogMo If you choose to read it here, comment every now and then so I am encouraged to keep posting.

and here

 Live Journal Comment to be added. I will add anyone. I just want to know who is reading.


The first three chapters are already up. Hopefully, I'll have the fourth chapter up tonight.

Who knows how to speak Whiny Git?

[azurelunatic]

I need a good jumping-off point for some Whiny Git characterization. A boy, 13-16 years old, your classical whiny obnoxious wimpy kid who's maybe not smart enough to be a True Geek, but just geeky enough to get beat up regularly. What are some typical phrases of the species?


For the record, I was friendly to quite a lot of the species in high school, but I mostly accomplished that by ignoring them when they started going off, and avoiding them in favor of the smart ones (because they were more fun to have actual conversation with). Their personalities in high school could have really improved with a muzzle... The smart ones are still so much more fun to hang out with...

Who knows how to speak Whiny Git?

[azurelunatic]

I need a good jumping-off point for some Whiny Git characterization. A boy, 13-16 years old, your classical whiny obnoxious wimpy kid who's maybe not smart enough to be a True Geek, but just geeky enough to get beat up regularly. What are some typical phrases of the species?


For the record, I was friendly to quite a lot of the species in high school, but I mostly accomplished that by ignoring them when they started going off, and avoiding them in favor of the smart ones (because they were more fun to have actual conversation with). Their personalities in high school could have really improved with a muzzle... The smart ones are still so much more fun to hang out with...

Resources

[tapestry01.livejournal.com]

As a public service, here's some writing resources I found online...

( Read more... )

Resources

[tapestry01.livejournal.com]

As a public service, here's some writing resources I found online...

( Read more... )

Help me and win a special prize!

[eyamie.livejournal.com]

Please help fuel the fire of my Nanowrimo... I hope people can tell me stories about their favourite moment that is in any way related to tea.

That's right, tea. I'm writing a book about tea (thanks Arachne) and I welcome all perspectives. As long as I can steal the idea.

If I use your anecdote or idea, I will include an element of you in the book. And I'll let you choose what it should be - your name, a particular phrase, whatever. Hopefully you can help.

So - either A) Tell me your favourite tea moment; B) Explain why one tea is best; or C) Suggest a bizarre use for tea and you could be a big winner! Bigger than the abolishment of gay civil rights in America!

I really just need to rant and I'm probably driving my flist crazy with it.

[ninkasa.livejournal.com]

I seemed to have been labouring under a misapprehension when I signed up for NaNoWriMo. I mistakenly thought that every paper, test and project I had for school would be completed by the month of November.

Stupid me, that's when everything is DUE.

And, I started a new internship yesterday. I didn't realise when I signed up that it would start yesterday. *headdesk*

I've written 4,712 words in the last three days. (Which is a bit over 1500 words a day. Which is NOT the 1700 words a day I was shooting for when I started.)

I have a plotline. I have a plan for my characters. (whom aren't even really MY characters, just my interpretation of the characters) I know why the two characters got together, but I don't really know HOW they got together. (I'm hoping the muses are about to deign to give me that little tidbit, as I've stalled in the middle of a chapter.) See, they get together, then like, six months go by in which I'm not really sure what happens except that their friends don't know about it until after summer break. Now, I'm still trying to hook them up, but I'm worried that once I do that, they're going to stall in the middle and I'm not going to be able to get them through six months. (I do know that one of the characters will lose their virginity, but. . .that's like, what? A chapter at most?)

I have all of these little events in my head that happen after their first six months together, but I don't really know how they all link together. I have more characters that I have to introduce and while I know what they do, I'm not sure how I can bring them in and keep the plot from spiralling horribly out of control.

I've noticed -- and I've known this for awhile now, but it's really just hit me last night -- that when I write, I tend to write every scene is from one character's point of view and then in the next scene I may or may not jump into someone else's head.

Which is great, except that I wrote my first chapter in one character's head and I got feedback from people telling me that it was beautiful and great and they were so happy I was participating in NaNoWriMo. I posted my second chapter (a chapter is just what I happened to get done that day) in the other character's head and I've gotten no feedback.

I'm blaming the election and figuring that RL has just whumped everyone else as hard as it's whumping me.

I wish they hadn't said anything at all, though, because now I feel like a performing circus seal or something and I'm just waiting for feedback from them. :P

I'm finding myself getting irritated when someone speaks to me or when I have to stop writing to go to class, eat, work, go to the bathroom or sleep. (I'm going on about two hours of sleep a night, here.) I'm like, "this is cutting into valuable NaNo time!" (And seriously, my writing this when I could be writing my story is NOT stressing me out. :P )

And I don't really want to tell my family what I'm doing, because then my Mum may or may not want to read it and it has homosexuality in it and she'll be like "OMGWTF?!". My Mum has always been very supportive of my writing and she generally leaves me alone when I'm writing, but I usually only write on the weekends, so her walking into my bedroom at 2AM on a Wednesday morning to find me scribbling like a mad fiend is a bit weird for her.

I think I was posting this for a specific question, but I've lost it now.

However, I feel better now. :)

I really just need to rant and I'm probably driving my flist crazy with it.

[ninkasa.livejournal.com]

I seemed to have been labouring under a misapprehension when I signed up for NaNoWriMo. I mistakenly thought that every paper, test and project I had for school would be completed by the month of November.

Stupid me, that's when everything is DUE.

And, I started a new internship yesterday. I didn't realise when I signed up that it would start yesterday. *headdesk*

I've written 4,712 words in the last three days. (Which is a bit over 1500 words a day. Which is NOT the 1700 words a day I was shooting for when I started.)

I have a plotline. I have a plan for my characters. (whom aren't even really MY characters, just my interpretation of the characters) I know why the two characters got together, but I don't really know HOW they got together. (I'm hoping the muses are about to deign to give me that little tidbit, as I've stalled in the middle of a chapter.) See, they get together, then like, six months go by in which I'm not really sure what happens except that their friends don't know about it until after summer break. Now, I'm still trying to hook them up, but I'm worried that once I do that, they're going to stall in the middle and I'm not going to be able to get them through six months. (I do know that one of the characters will lose their virginity, but. . .that's like, what? A chapter at most?)

I have all of these little events in my head that happen after their first six months together, but I don't really know how they all link together. I have more characters that I have to introduce and while I know what they do, I'm not sure how I can bring them in and keep the plot from spiralling horribly out of control.

I've noticed -- and I've known this for awhile now, but it's really just hit me last night -- that when I write, I tend to write every scene is from one character's point of view and then in the next scene I may or may not jump into someone else's head.

Which is great, except that I wrote my first chapter in one character's head and I got feedback from people telling me that it was beautiful and great and they were so happy I was participating in NaNoWriMo. I posted my second chapter (a chapter is just what I happened to get done that day) in the other character's head and I've gotten no feedback.

I'm blaming the election and figuring that RL has just whumped everyone else as hard as it's whumping me.

I wish they hadn't said anything at all, though, because now I feel like a performing circus seal or something and I'm just waiting for feedback from them. :P

I'm finding myself getting irritated when someone speaks to me or when I have to stop writing to go to class, eat, work, go to the bathroom or sleep. (I'm going on about two hours of sleep a night, here.) I'm like, "this is cutting into valuable NaNo time!" (And seriously, my writing this when I could be writing my story is NOT stressing me out. :P )

And I don't really want to tell my family what I'm doing, because then my Mum may or may not want to read it and it has homosexuality in it and she'll be like "OMGWTF?!". My Mum has always been very supportive of my writing and she generally leaves me alone when I'm writing, but I usually only write on the weekends, so her walking into my bedroom at 2AM on a Wednesday morning to find me scribbling like a mad fiend is a bit weird for her.

I think I was posting this for a specific question, but I've lost it now.

However, I feel better now. :)

(no subject)

[iris-magic.livejournal.com]

So my dad's really big into numbers. I told him what I was trying to do and he figured out how many words a day I would need. Then I mentioned that I had only written 400 words yesterday, so he has now appointed himself my Official Word Count Reminder. Heh.

So, uh, anyone else find stupid things to do to procrastinate writing? Like writing in LJ. It's amazing. I can't write worth anything on my novel, but I can write a six-page long journal entry in two minutes.

Oh, the joys of being me. :P

(no subject)

[iris-magic.livejournal.com]

So my dad's really big into numbers. I told him what I was trying to do and he figured out how many words a day I would need. Then I mentioned that I had only written 400 words yesterday, so he has now appointed himself my Official Word Count Reminder. Heh.

So, uh, anyone else find stupid things to do to procrastinate writing? Like writing in LJ. It's amazing. I can't write worth anything on my novel, but I can write a six-page long journal entry in two minutes.

Oh, the joys of being me. :P

(no subject)

[anovelin30days.livejournal.com]

Okay, I lied. That wasn't the entirety of chapter 1.

( The end of chapter 1 )

It's a short bit. I just decided I wanted it in chapter 1 rather than the beginning of chapter 2.

(no subject)

[anovelin30days.livejournal.com]

Okay, I lied. That wasn't the entirety of chapter 1.

( The end of chapter 1 )

It's a short bit. I just decided I wanted it in chapter 1 rather than the beginning of chapter 2.

Chapter one complete!

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

I just completed chapter 1 (of 10) of my NaNoWriMo novel, "Suffer the Children", and posted it in stc_novel (if anyone's interested in reading it).


It looks like I may even get another hour or so of writing in tonight, which would let me get a little ahead on starting chapter 2.

I hope things are going well for everyone else who's doing NaNoWriMo this year!

5,318 / 50,000 (10.0%)

---

Cross-posted to [Bad username or unknown identity: My Journal]

 

Chapter one complete!

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

I just completed chapter 1 (of 10) of my NaNoWriMo novel, "Suffer the Children", and posted it in stc_novel (if anyone's interested in reading it).


It looks like I may even get another hour or so of writing in tonight, which would let me get a little ahead on starting chapter 2.

I hope things are going well for everyone else who's doing NaNoWriMo this year!

5,318 / 50,000 (10.0%)

---

Cross-posted to [Bad username or unknown identity: My Journal]

 

invite ; beg ; plead ; the usual

[7boxcross.livejournal.com]

Hello Nano-friends!

( invite to share nano's, cut to ease annoyingly long and possibly silly entries )

good luck friends, and i do hope that i'll be opposite of most people and have my slump right at the start and then get moving! c'mon! who is with me on that.

Victory is Mine!

[zoe-anderson.livejournal.com]

5,456 / 50,000 (10.9%)

That's right, baby. I'm 10 percent finished with this baby. I fell behind yesterday, but I caught up nicely today. I realized that my writing is shit, but I'm so in love with my plot and story right now. And I love my characters. Of course, I'm probably the only one. Anyone else feel the same? I planned my novel a bit before I started, but things just arent turning out exactly how I planned. I put my MC in a romantic involvement with someone I didn't quite expect to. And she's going to fall for someone else which will bring much drama. Oh, how I love drama.

This is my writing journal that I'm posting from. Feel free to add me and read my shitty story. (Read: Please add this journal so I can feel that someone out there cares about my lame story, LOL)

Keep up the good work you guys. You can do it!

Victory is Mine!

[zoe-anderson.livejournal.com]

5,456 / 50,000 (10.9%)

That's right, baby. I'm 10 percent finished with this baby. I fell behind yesterday, but I caught up nicely today. I realized that my writing is shit, but I'm so in love with my plot and story right now. And I love my characters. Of course, I'm probably the only one. Anyone else feel the same? I planned my novel a bit before I started, but things just arent turning out exactly how I planned. I put my MC in a romantic involvement with someone I didn't quite expect to. And she's going to fall for someone else which will bring much drama. Oh, how I love drama.

This is my writing journal that I'm posting from. Feel free to add me and read my shitty story. (Read: Please add this journal so I can feel that someone out there cares about my lame story, LOL)

Keep up the good work you guys. You can do it!

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[magependragon.livejournal.com]

Day: 3
Word Count: 0

Is there anyone else out there whose muse is currently AWOL and hasn't managed to start yet?

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[magependragon.livejournal.com]

Day: 3
Word Count: 0

Is there anyone else out there whose muse is currently AWOL and hasn't managed to start yet?

(no subject)

[greencow.livejournal.com]

7,275 / 50,000 (14.5%)

Excerpt

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[greencow.livejournal.com]

7,275 / 50,000 (14.5%)

Excerpt

Behind already....

[haddocus.livejournal.com]

I knew this was going to be a challenge but I didn't realise quite how hard it would be. Already I'm about 3000 words behind where I think I need to be - not helped by staying up til 3am to watch elections in a country that I don't even live in (won't bore you with my partisan comments, check my journal if you want to know about that)

Now I'm feeling shattered having come home from work and I can't seem to concentrate on anything.

More amusingly, an early part of my novel is set in the Scottish Highlands and I'm trying to invent a name for the village in which my narrator lives - I've just googled my first two ideas - Auchnacraig and something similar and it turns out that not only do they both already exist but they were within 2 miles of each other, on an Island I've never visited !

Behind already....

[haddocus.livejournal.com]

I knew this was going to be a challenge but I didn't realise quite how hard it would be. Already I'm about 3000 words behind where I think I need to be - not helped by staying up til 3am to watch elections in a country that I don't even live in (won't bore you with my partisan comments, check my journal if you want to know about that)

Now I'm feeling shattered having come home from work and I can't seem to concentrate on anything.

More amusingly, an early part of my novel is set in the Scottish Highlands and I'm trying to invent a name for the village in which my narrator lives - I've just googled my first two ideas - Auchnacraig and something similar and it turns out that not only do they both already exist but they were within 2 miles of each other, on an Island I've never visited !

(no subject)

[griett.livejournal.com]

Day: 3
Word Count: 5,507

I think that it is good. Not great, only good.

I doubt that I can do 1,800 words every day. I doubt it very much.

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[griett.livejournal.com]

Day: 3
Word Count: 5,507

I think that it is good. Not great, only good.

I doubt that I can do 1,800 words every day. I doubt it very much.

Narrators

[yarki.livejournal.com]

Hello all, I'm Chiara. I'm currently living vicariously through my word count, which is currently about 4700 for day three (hey, it's not quite bedtime yet!), and I have a feeling many of you can relate. :D This is my first year as a WriMo, and so far I'm really enjoying myself -- despite the fact that I've gone practically nowhere in terms of plot.

That said, I also gave myself the challenge of a male main character and narrator, when I am very much female. So guys, any suggestions how to stay masculine enough? Less poetry, I'm guessing, but my MC is a pretty observant, contemplative guy. He's mature (34) and intelligent. This might help:

(  Here's a sample. Is it too girly?  )

Chocolate cake for the writer's soul

[blindlyinnocent.livejournal.com]

7137 words. I have obtained chocolate cake. Do not ask how, or why. The method is probably illegal and the reason is probably unhealthy.

Chocolate cake for the writer's soul

[blindlyinnocent.livejournal.com]

7137 words. I have obtained chocolate cake. Do not ask how, or why. The method is probably illegal and the reason is probably unhealthy.

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[danielefton.livejournal.com]

Looking for help showing instead of telling.

I sometimes have problems discribing my environments through diologue.  But my favorite discriptions just happened to me.

As my MC is dying he loses the ability to see, and his imagination takes over based on what his other senses are telling him.

People who lose the ability to see often find their body overcompensating for the missing sense.  So i focused on one sense at a time.

Sounds seemed to help draw the best picture to the mind.  Touch also added more than a few details.

            ( An example - death of MC 2 (Jeremy) )

(no subject)

[danielefton.livejournal.com]

Looking for help showing instead of telling.

I sometimes have problems discribing my environments through diologue.  But my favorite discriptions just happened to me.

As my MC is dying he loses the ability to see, and his imagination takes over based on what his other senses are telling him.

People who lose the ability to see often find their body overcompensating for the missing sense.  So i focused on one sense at a time.

Sounds seemed to help draw the best picture to the mind.  Touch also added more than a few details.

            ( An example - death of MC 2 (Jeremy) )

(no subject)

[unkwillow.livejournal.com]

Great, my main character just developed survivor's guilt.

I love it when these little suprises pop up while I'm writing and throw me for a loop...

Back to writing. :)

(no subject)

[unkwillow.livejournal.com]

Great, my main character just developed survivor's guilt.

I love it when these little suprises pop up while I'm writing and throw me for a loop...

Back to writing. :)

OFFICIAL WORD COUNT POST - DAY THREE

[eevee-gurl.livejournal.com]

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Please post your Word Count Meters as a comment to this post so as to not crowd up people's friends lists. Thank you for you cooperation =)

OFFICIAL WORD COUNT POST - DAY THREE

[eevee-gurl.livejournal.com]

*doesn't want to see all these posts on her friends list*

Please post your Word Count Meters as a comment to this post so as to not crowd up people's friends lists. Thank you for you cooperation =)