NaNoWriMo Dreamwidth Writers

You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines.

- Robert Wise



Theme, the bane of many a middle school student writing a paper on "The Old Man and the Sea." Okay, time to make theme work for us, Nano Writer! How's that? you ask? Come this ( way... )

Tomorrow, we'll look at how to spin today's theme into our story's premise. Until then Nano Writer, keep writing!

Welcome to all new and old members of the Dreamwidth Nano Writers community! Today's exercise is easy... register for a NaNoWriMo account - if you don't already have one and check the place out.



Now's a good time to update your author page. The forums have been re-booted and are back all shiny and new. For me, I have my eye on that new noveling pen in the Letters and Light store (a great "half-way there" prize). Fellow NaNo veterans, any other advice (fun stuff/need-to-know stuff) that you like to share?

And here's a little preview for tomorrow's topic:

Consider the following statement from An Introduction to Genre Theory by Daniel Chandler:

One pleasure may simply be the recognition of the features of a particular genre because of our familiarity with it. Recognition of what is likely to be important (and what is not), derived from our knowledge of the genre, is necessary in order to follow a plot.

Do you enjoy reading stories of a particular genre? What genre elements do you look for or expect as a reader? Do you write in a particular genre? Do you consider what your reader's expectations may be when you select a genre to write in?

Tomorrow: Expectations, Genre, and You! Until then Nano Writer, keeping writing!