|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:39 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:47 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:03 pm
 |
|
|
|
I'm not really participating in the event but I thought it would be fun to answer it using my novel I'm working on.
Questionnaire for NaNoWriMo
Working Title: Moonshimmer
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure / Young Adult (?)
Projected Word Count: I'm only half way through the first draft and I'm at about 90,000 words. So, by the time I finished it and go back through to add more details, it very well could easily become 200,000 words long.
AT THE START DO YOU:
Have an outline? Nothing specifically written or drawn out, no. Just key points that I know I want to happen that have existed in my mind for some time.
Scene-by-scene? As in outline format? Definitely not. The events just happen as they come to me.
Know how it starts? Yep. I already have that aspect taken care of.
Know how it ends? For the most part, yeah.
Have your climax in order? I probably still have do some editing with the scene(s) I wrote... but for the most part, yeah.
Have your main characters yet? Yeah, they've existed long before I started writing the novel.
Plan to draw on your experiences? For some things, yes.
IS YOUR WORK GOING TO BE:
Funny? Some people might find a few things funny, maybe.
Serious? Yeah.
Sad? There's some aspects of the story that could easily draw some tears.
Semi-Autobiographical? No.
Based on another story? Based on? No. Inspired? Yes.
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU PLANNED? HAVE YOU USED:
A paper journal? Pieces of paper, yes. But not an actual journal.
A computer? Yes.
Index cards? No.
Bulleted lists? Occasionally when I know there's certain things I want to cover within a sequence of moments.
Plot Charts? No, because it's when and how the character wants to tell me her story. And I never know where some of these moments will take place in the story until I get to the part I think it would fit best at.
Character Charts? Not really.
Character formulas? No.
Favorite writing resource? Other books, Google.... and wherever else I find inspiration from.
AND ENDS:
A line you would like to use: I have none at this time.
A scene you would like to include: A moment where my main character and my werewolf pack leader character say their farewells to each other and the main character realizes that he's the werewolf she encountered the night before.
A concept you would like to explore: Hmm... I'm sure there's quite a few things.
A cliché you would like avoid: That the main character comes off as a pathetic girl... which I definitely can tell you, she's not.
A character you would like to use: Most of the characters I've created are vital to the story, so...
FORWARD THING:
Do you expect to be able to complete it? Oh, I definitely will finish this novel. It may take a long time for me to finish the first draft, but this is my dream novel. Once I feel confident with the outcome of the novel, I'll start working on another novel that will be part of the series.
[Do you intend to complete it? See above.
Would you ever try to publish it? It would be a dream come true if I got it published.
What do you expect to get out this month of frantic writing? Satisfaction that I wrote such a long piece of literature... and if it was published, I would be fulfilling a life long dream of mine.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:16 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:21 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:26 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
