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nano_writers2009-11-06 12:10 am
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NaNoWriMo 2009 Day 6
―Albert Einstein
And where did your story take you today, Nano Writer?
10K today! Are you keeping up? Are you getting caught up in your protagonist's troubles (and there should be a whole world of troubles) and do better than 10K? Tell us! What's your protagonist's favorite expression? My POV character seems to swear a lot by "the Mother's Soul" (sometimes just "Mother" ;-).
For better or worse, keep writing Nano Writer!
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My protagonist isn't one for exclamations but she is prone to responding with frosty glares! I've not yet reached a piece of dialog that calls for intense expression but I feel I'm still around the beginning of my plot.
She is in the process of discovering an entity that wants to pit two kingdoms against each other in war. For the last several decades, both kingdoms have been in a state of peace and even opened up trading for goods. One side is ruled by the protagonist's former lover, so he is aware of what may develop but both are unsure how the other ruler may respond. Actually, I'm still unsure of how he may respond, but for me, that is one of the things I love to discover when writing.
I'd really like to spend an afternoon getting ahead so the remainder days are more relaxing. If that is possible! I'm a descriptive writer, so I feel confidant that I am able to portray things exactly as I want them to be seen, but I really need to work on the actual story line.
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My character doesn't seem to have a favourite expression yet, but she's up to something. She and the rest of the cast. I think it's a conspiracy. *hides*
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I'm currently at 12521 (bwee, palindrome. :D) which is a nice little buffer still. I should do better in the coming weeks though, now that all I have to do for uni is study for exams.
My MC's favourite expression? I don't know, I don't think he has one. But he is picking up some less formal language from his talking radio. I'm using that as my excuse for why his speech is sometimes anachronistic. XD
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My protagonist favorite expression...? I wouldn't say it's his favorite but... He finds himself saying "That's not funny..." quite a bit.
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However, my characters are getting ever closer to the HEIST, so that is pretty much awesome.
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I'm going to try very hard to hit 10k tonight, no matter what I have to write to get there.
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I took in the situation; I couldn't move forward and back. I couldn't not do as Haimua said--I could, but the results would ultimately be the same. Haimua would win. The world around us bowed down to her will, just as she had it arranged, and it just reminded me that I was no one, in a limbo state. The one with no name, as Priestess Zini had said.
And more than ever, I resented Haimua and this power she held. Power that didn't belong to her--power that I didn't want, but felt was more rightfully mine than hers.
Today, my protagonist got backed into a corner, observed an execution, and was told she will definitely become The Mother's Eyes. Tomorrow's the ritual, and the day after that the next section of the plot kicks in =)
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My characters don't have much in the way of expressions, but one know-it-all has a very pretentious manner of speaking and has been a ton of fun to write.
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My protagonist (Samuel) doesn't have a favorite expression, although he's prone to fretting over the fact that he is ill prepared for his current job. Kit, on the other hand, has twice come up with "Go blow a gasket someplace else". And I don't think she's done telling people that.
Today my cast finally got themselves in the air and, although I only got to this point via skipping forward a little until I could get words to actually write my way there, got attacked by corsairs. Action at last!
Excerpt (in which Samuel demonstrates his ability to fret):
Running his hand back over his face, Samuel tried to find some way to counter his own ignorance of his own responsibilities. There was, he was sure, no one aboard who had captained an airship before. He couldn’t visibly rely on George in public, lest the crew lose their confidence in him as captain. And he might not know much of what his job really entailed, but he was sure he needed their confidence in him to make this success.
If only he’d been able to talk to Andrew about this before they’d left. His older brother had been scheduled to return in less than a week’s time, but the king’s insistence that this matter could not wait and the implied danger looming over John Porter’s head had sent him skyward before Andrew had reached Dalesworth.
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