NaNoWriMo Update

[thewayne]

Well, the words started flowing better for me, I've gotten my main character introduced and on to the station, I've introduced two other characters and I've started describing the station. I'll be starting telling stories today, and starting with the main plot probably tomorrow. I wrote about 1500 words yesterday, so I'm still way behind the 2000 words/day curve but I think I'll be catching up soon.

And for those who are truly bored, I've posted what I've written in my NaNo profile, that section is limited to 10k words, so no telling how long it'll be current. And yes, it really drags in the beginning. It was a pain in the butt to write, but it's flowing better now. And now my laptop is pretty much done with updates and such, so I won't have to spend as much time tweaking it. And I've played less than 2 hours of Warcraft since 11/1, so I don't think that'll be too much of a problem.

Comments

[joecthulhu.livejournal.com]

This looks interesting. I may try it next year. I like Russet's title alot. What her plot, or not plot. about.

I read a little of yours. Is it a bit like a space opera version of 'Under Siege'?

[zentraedi-shep.livejournal.com]

Sorry to disappoint you, but the excerpt section is limited to 10K signs incl. blanks... You won't be able to put much there...

[thedragonweaver.livejournal.com]

The weird part is that I started writing a novel and then heard about NaNoWriMo. It just started to jell (after many years idly floating around in the brain cells.)

But I'm not doing that, because November is a crazy month, what with family birthdays* and all. And besides, my method of writing is to spend several years working on it in my brain, and then putting it to paper from the middle toward the ends. I'm planning, instead, to drive a friend crazy by emailing him excerpts out of order and seeing if he can put them together coherently.

*I just got back from one such party, 100 miles away. Next weekend is the one that's 150 miles away, with twelve kindergarteners. I'm doing the face painting. I must be crazy.