NaNoWriMo 2011 - Day 9

[ladyseishou]

Day 9 - 21 days remaining

In a good story the opponent will push the hero around a great deal,
in fact, the more the better. This builds conflict and forces the hero
to dig deeper to fix the great weakness that's ruining the hero's life.

— John Truby



It’s called the Traveling Shovel of Death and if you aren’t familiar with this specific NaNoWriMo brand of tool, let’s just say that it’s a device that you can use to dig up some dirt to throw into your plot. It’s a killer idea and one you might consider if you feel the need to get your hands dirty and you know where all the bodies are buried. Or could be.

Is that groaning I hear? Come on! It' all good clean pun!

Today’s word count is 15,003! What’s your hero up to today? My MC is about to set a trap to catch a killer and there may be a shovel involved ;-) Questions? Comments? Famous last words? How about: Keep Writing!

Comments

[lassarina]

23,026. Barely hit my goal for the day, but it's there.

My heroine is playing the Bad Decision Dinosaur game regarding life choices after the hero said something pretty dumb. He, meanwhile, is preparing to take her at her word--which is a really bad idea in this particular context.

[ladyseishou]

Beautiful word count and cheers for hitting your goal! It sounds as if your plot thickens... excellent!