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

[yifu]

Finally catching up with the required daily wordcount. Today my MC unexpectedly meets the person she's been longing to meet. This results in her new friends thinking she might indeed be an imperial spy.

[ladyseishou]

Cheers for catching up! And friends and spies, oh my! Sounds cool!