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Fast Start for NaNoWriMo Day 19 - p**t - 3 Days until...

2010-10-28T18:26:18Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

Sometimes my plot lines are so convoluted, I get calls from friends at 3 am saying; you SOB, you'll never pull this one off.

- Clive Cussler

There are three more days until the start of NaNoWriMo, Nano Writers! Today we continue drawing out a map of events for our story and see what our antagonist has ( planned... )

Tomorrow we'll review the road map for our story and offer some final words before the real trip begins! In three days! Until then, keep writing!

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Fast Start for NaNoWriMo Day 18 - p**t - 4 Days until...

2010-10-27T19:17:22Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

I better make the plot good. I wanted to make it grip people on the first page and have
a big turning point in the middle, as there is, and construct the whole thing like a roller coaster ride.

- Mark Haddon

There are four more days until the start of NaNoWriMo, Nano Writers! Yesterday we began to draw out a road map for our story beginning with the place that the story starts and someplace that our protagonist absolutely needs to get to. Today we look ahead and map out some roadblocks and ( detours... )

Tomorrow we'll see what the story's antagonist is up to... until then, keep writing!

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Fast Start for NaNoWriMo Day 17 - P**t - 5 Days until...

2010-10-26T16:45:19Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.

- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

There are five more days until the start of NaNoWriMo, Nano Writers! This gives us plenty of time to talk about... you know... the "p" word (hint: it rhymes with "lot"). The poor p-word has gotten a lot of bad press in recent years, taking heat equally from both the vocal pantster party member and the grow-it-organically artiste... But for our Fast Start version, we're going to do this by making up a ( road_map... )

Tomorrow, we'll add more detail to our road maps as we sketch in the first roadblock. Until then keep writing, Nano Writers!

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Story Plan Checklist Review

2009-10-29T15:15:01Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

To be prepared is half the victory.

- Miguel De Cervantes

( Are_You? )

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Story Plan Checklist: Plot Conflicts

2009-10-28T13:52:46Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

- Epicurus

What storms will your character ( survive? )

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Story Plan Checklist: Story Sparks

2009-10-09T11:19:07Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

It’s that “aha!” moment when a writer thinks up something that completely
captures his imagination, and he must see how it unfurls and concludes.

- Karen S. Wiesner, on Story Sparks

So Nano Writer, what gets you ( fired_up? )

And a quick reminder: this Sunday (October 11) is the last day to post your cover artwork [ here ] to be eligible for the Cover Up! contest!

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Let's Build a World: Day 27 - Plot Hooks

2009-08-28T10:01:03Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

Judge not the play before the play is done: Her plot hath many changes; every day Speaks a new scene; the last act crowns the play.

- Francis Quarles

It's Day 27 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over - Plot Hooks - from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Notebooks ready? Then let's tackle today's ( exercise )

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Let's Build a World: Day 21 - Flora and Fauna

2009-08-22T13:50:39Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

- Confucius

It's Day 21 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over - Flora and Fauna - from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Crack open those notebooks and check out today's ( exercise )

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Let's Build a World: Day 20 - Plot Hook Day

2009-08-21T11:03:21Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is-full of surprises.

- Isaac Bashevis Singer

It's Day 20 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over - Plot Hook Day - from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Time for your notebooks and today's ( exercise )

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Let's Build a World: Day 16 - More Speculation

2009-08-17T11:03:04Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

- Eden Phillpotts

It's Day 16 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over - More Speculation - from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Let's open up those notebooks and read today's ( exercise )

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Let's Build a World: Day 13 - Plot Hooks and the Speculative Element

2009-08-14T16:39:01Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

He fishes well who uses a golden hook.

- Latin Proverb

It's Day 13 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over: Plot Hooks and the Speculative Element from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Time to get out your notes from yesterday and read today's ( exercise )

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Let's Build a World: Day 12 - What If?

2009-08-13T15:42:10Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

- William Hazlitt

It's Day 12 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over Day 12: What If from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Time to get out your notebook and consider today's ( exercise )

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Writing Thought for the Week

2009-07-22T17:20:46Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

I don't usually outline a book before I start, but I do have a general sense of where I'm going with the story. I'll often write short paragraphs describing each of the characters: their vocations, ages, appearances, and personalities. I also create a calendar for the period in which the story is to take place, with boxes for each date of the month. This way, I can avoid such things as having someone in two places at once, which almost happened in one of my Nero Wolfe books!

Robert Goldsborough (Fade to Black, Silver Spire)

from: "The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists - Insider Secrets from Top Writers" by Andrew McAleer

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To Outline or Not to Outline, That is Our Question...

2009-07-21T20:35:08Z

Posted by: ladyseishou

With apologies to The Bard, how about it, Nano Writer? Are you what one might colloquially call a "panster" and write your novel "by the seat of your pants"? Or are you more of an "OP" - an Outline Person?

Not sure? To help you decide what fits better, why not try this ( quiz? )

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