NaNoWriMo is only 4 days away!
It is only 4 days before the kickoff of the 2010 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Through my regional group, I found a bingo card right here on Dreamwidth that will help me with plotting.
There is also a tutorial to create characters that practically writes the story for you.
I'm not really sure which one I'll use for NaNo, but this is going to be my year!
Back to the bingo card (see image below), upon examination, the standard horizontal pattern actually pulls many elements from the fantasy romance I am currently working on (4th row, horizontal). How odd. If I use the card for NaNo, I think I will go with (N vertical): Epistolary fiction, caught in a robbery, "wild card", journeys and quests, family (learning of an unexpected relative). The idea of writing it in a diary or letter format intrigues me. But there's also (B vertical): Chance encounters, personal scent, walking/taking a walk, first kiss, cloud watching -- though that seems more like a short story.
The tutorial had me create a protagonist and antagonist by using Tarot cards, which is fine for fiction, but I wouldn't use them in real life. It has the protagonist's "helper" formed by rolling dice. That's as far as I've gotten there.
This is going to be exciting!
There is also a tutorial to create characters that practically writes the story for you.
I'm not really sure which one I'll use for NaNo, but this is going to be my year!
Back to the bingo card (see image below), upon examination, the standard horizontal pattern actually pulls many elements from the fantasy romance I am currently working on (4th row, horizontal). How odd. If I use the card for NaNo, I think I will go with (N vertical): Epistolary fiction, caught in a robbery, "wild card", journeys and quests, family (learning of an unexpected relative). The idea of writing it in a diary or letter format intrigues me. But there's also (B vertical): Chance encounters, personal scent, walking/taking a walk, first kiss, cloud watching -- though that seems more like a short story.
The tutorial had me create a protagonist and antagonist by using Tarot cards, which is fine for fiction, but I wouldn't use them in real life. It has the protagonist's "helper" formed by rolling dice. That's as far as I've gotten there.
This is going to be exciting!