Hi, I'm Jamie. :) This is technically my second NaNoWriMo, but only got to about 3,000 words in back in '06 and skipped it last year, heh. I posted in the other, previous Daily Intro thread, too, before this one got posted, but... that was before this one got posted, and I thought of a couple extra things I wanted to add anyway. I came here from the LJ spotlight, myself. :)
I'll probably working on two separate stories, first because I'm never just working on one the rest of the year anyway, and second, because I'm a masochist. One is called Warehouse 13 and is inspired by a writing prompt I did in my college writing club a few weeks ago, basically about runaways who meet and become friends and grow up a little together in an old warehouse.
The other is currently titled Darkest (may change title, not sure yet), and is in the horror-fantasy genre; it's a slightly twisted take on the vampire romance subgenre, where the pale-skinned, moody object of a young girl's affections may actually be a lot more dangerous and deceptive than she would really like to believe. I'll admit it's kind of a response to the Twilight Saga, because the more I try to read that thing, the more I keep thinking "But... but... abusive boyfriend! Stalker! What!?" So I asked myself, what if you were to play it a little differently, a little less romantic, a little scarier and less happy-go-no-consequences; a little less Romance, in other words, and a little more Horror... and voila, a plotbunny that I couldn't resist was born! :D
Yeah, I'm eclectic. :P You can seen how I don't want to give up either of them, though, they're both good little plotbunnies with a lot of potential. I've been outlining both in my head and (yes, despite it being the tenth as I post this) I haven't quite officially settled on which one I'm going to do as a NaNo. Probably the vampire story, if I can get enough info on Seattle (where it's set) and LA (where one of the characters is from) to feel like I can capture the mood, otherwise the non-specifically-set Warehouse story will have to do. :P But I'm really leaning towards Darkest, honestly, because I've been already doing a lot of world-building in my head, and it's a nifty universe that I'd love to dive into... the only reason I wouldn't is if I honestly didn't feel confident in my ability to capture Seattle very well, because I don't want to get it completely, utterly wrong and piss of Seattle...ites? See, I don't even know yet what they call themselves. XD Hence the need for a little research first!
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I'll probably working on two separate stories, first because I'm never just working on one the rest of the year anyway, and second, because I'm a masochist. One is called Warehouse 13 and is inspired by a writing prompt I did in my college writing club a few weeks ago, basically about runaways who meet and become friends and grow up a little together in an old warehouse.
The other is currently titled Darkest (may change title, not sure yet), and is in the horror-fantasy genre; it's a slightly twisted take on the vampire romance subgenre, where the pale-skinned, moody object of a young girl's affections may actually be a lot more dangerous and deceptive than she would really like to believe. I'll admit it's kind of a response to the Twilight Saga, because the more I try to read that thing, the more I keep thinking "But... but... abusive boyfriend! Stalker! What!?" So I asked myself, what if you were to play it a little differently, a little less romantic, a little scarier and less happy-go-no-consequences; a little less Romance, in other words, and a little more Horror... and voila, a plotbunny that I couldn't resist was born! :D
Yeah, I'm eclectic. :P You can seen how I don't want to give up either of them, though, they're both good little plotbunnies with a lot of potential. I've been outlining both in my head and (yes, despite it being the tenth as I post this) I haven't quite officially settled on which one I'm going to do as a NaNo. Probably the vampire story, if I can get enough info on Seattle (where it's set) and LA (where one of the characters is from) to feel like I can capture the mood, otherwise the non-specifically-set Warehouse story will have to do. :P But I'm really leaning towards Darkest, honestly, because I've been already doing a lot of world-building in my head, and it's a nifty universe that I'd love to dive into... the only reason I wouldn't is if I honestly didn't feel confident in my ability to capture Seattle very well, because I don't want to get it completely, utterly wrong and piss of Seattle...ites? See, I don't even know yet what they call themselves. XD Hence the need for a little research first!