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NaNoWriMo Ponderings
Oct. 2nd, 2006 07:43 pmAntenna, wicked wench that she is, hath led me astray. For Lo, I have agreed to fritter away my November trying to write a Novel.
Ok, Hob, breathe. Does anyone mind if I pass out?
So, here are the questions I've come up with so far:
1. How much advance preparation is cheating? I mean, what if some interesting scene comes to me tomorrow and I decide to use it November 1st? What if some little thing I started a year ago becomes the plot for the thing? Worse, what if there ends up being no plot?
2. How do other people come up with ideas? And no, my current employer thinks that I have taken a vow of poverty. And That Raise they promised me wasn't in my last check. We'll see what happens Friday, but still-- I do not have the funds at the moment to buy the very interesting looking book they offer: "No Plot? No Problem!" I am trying to convince my local library they should invest in a copy, and promote the NaNoWriMo as a local event.
3. Does that make me a minor imp? What do I have to do to get promoted to archfiend?
Guess that's enough for now. I just had the joy of beta reading something for one of my friends -- I really like reading something and knowing that my feedback might make a difference Right Now. Also like finding good things to say, as well as pointing out the jarring bits. In this case, finding brilliant passages wasn't hard.
And after that I had the joy of reading a bit of Puck of Pook's Hill with the lad before bed. I like that it's interesting enough-- pirates and Roman soldiers and other interesting types wandering through it-- but yet it's really an easy read, structurally and sytactically-- with just enough odd words in there for him to get some exposure to dialect and more archaic phrasings. And the little anecdotes the characters tell-- some of them are really funny. Especially if you're 11.
I think I better rest up now, myself. Good night, all.
Hob
Ok, Hob, breathe. Does anyone mind if I pass out?
So, here are the questions I've come up with so far:
1. How much advance preparation is cheating? I mean, what if some interesting scene comes to me tomorrow and I decide to use it November 1st? What if some little thing I started a year ago becomes the plot for the thing? Worse, what if there ends up being no plot?
2. How do other people come up with ideas? And no, my current employer thinks that I have taken a vow of poverty. And That Raise they promised me wasn't in my last check. We'll see what happens Friday, but still-- I do not have the funds at the moment to buy the very interesting looking book they offer: "No Plot? No Problem!" I am trying to convince my local library they should invest in a copy, and promote the NaNoWriMo as a local event.
3. Does that make me a minor imp? What do I have to do to get promoted to archfiend?
Guess that's enough for now. I just had the joy of beta reading something for one of my friends -- I really like reading something and knowing that my feedback might make a difference Right Now. Also like finding good things to say, as well as pointing out the jarring bits. In this case, finding brilliant passages wasn't hard.
And after that I had the joy of reading a bit of Puck of Pook's Hill with the lad before bed. I like that it's interesting enough-- pirates and Roman soldiers and other interesting types wandering through it-- but yet it's really an easy read, structurally and sytactically-- with just enough odd words in there for him to get some exposure to dialect and more archaic phrasings. And the little anecdotes the characters tell-- some of them are really funny. Especially if you're 11.
I think I better rest up now, myself. Good night, all.
Hob
