Anybody else have no idea what to write about yet? :'(You're not alone in that. I'm considering doing this for the first time but have no idea what to write about.
I'm going to give this a shot, this'll be the first time doing something like this. What should I expect?
I'm going to give this a shot, this'll be the first time doing something like this. What should I expect?You should expect to be tired of it from 5-11 days in. You should expect to get discouraged at some people in the process. You should expect to have your expectation of what 50,000 words is actually like altered despite having a rough idea of it already in your head.
For my story idea. It is called Newborn
It is sci-fi. The story deals with a group of people who lived in a utopian society, but after an accident, the residents were sent to cryosleep while the robotic servants cleaned of the mess. An untold amount of time passed, and the cryochambers open, leaving our protagonists to survive in a wild world reclaimed by nature, without their precious technology to aid and assist. Without even the very base survival skills, an already difficult task is made infinitely more difficult.
One of my ideas, anyway, hopefully this'll have enough material for 50,000 words. Does this sound good to you?
Posting to watch, posting to cry.
Looks like I'm going to have a go at this for the first time. I signed up as Gamedragon if anyone wants to know. One question however, should I plan anything or just wing it?
My younger sister wants to try this now, going to be fun seeing who can write the most. :P
Word wars are basically the best thing ever for productivity. I might have to set up a similar deal with my sister, although I imagine she'll outpace me pretty easily.
At this point I'm going to need to write my current mental setup down or it'll be ten times more changed and distorted by the time I start writing.Word wars are basically the best thing ever for productivity. I might have to set up a similar deal with my sister, although I imagine she'll outpace me pretty easily.
... perhaps we could do that with each other? Post current word count daily on this thread along with writing samples?
How would the early Renaissance future look like?I tried to do a "Roman Empire in the future" story one year. It didn't get far, but that was more because of lack of writing time. I researched how the Roman legions were organized, their weaponry, that sort of thing.
for my book, I wanted to make a Sci-Fi book dealing with Death-Row and Super-Max type criminals dealing with survival in an alien Galaxy. They were sent to death via Black Hole, but the Black Hole is actually a worm hole, and some of the trash and inmates not turned into spaghetti are farted out the other side into a completely alien Galaxy, with only the alien flora and fauna and human waste to aid in survival.
What I'd like to do is have a Sci-Fi world with a feel similar to the Late Middle Ages/Early Renaissance period, specifically, a sort of world that Christopher Columbus would possibly think of. Do you know of any resources to aid in this sort of world, and what are your thoughts and suggestions for this world?
That sounds neat, though it sucks you weren't able to finish it. What was the storyline behind it?How would the early Renaissance future look like?I tried to do a "Roman Empire in the future" story one year. It didn't get far, but that was more because of lack of writing time. I researched how the Roman legions were organized, their weaponry, that sort of thing.
for my book, I wanted to make a Sci-Fi book dealing with Death-Row and Super-Max type criminals dealing with survival in an alien Galaxy. They were sent to death via Black Hole, but the Black Hole is actually a worm hole, and some of the trash and inmates not turned into spaghetti are farted out the other side into a completely alien Galaxy, with only the alien flora and fauna and human waste to aid in survival.
What I'd like to do is have a Sci-Fi world with a feel similar to the Late Middle Ages/Early Renaissance period, specifically, a sort of world that Christopher Columbus would possibly think of. Do you know of any resources to aid in this sort of world, and what are your thoughts and suggestions for this world?
Basically, the Roman Empire never fell and instead managed to expand across the globe. Eventually they build up to modern and then future technology, expanding into space on giant city-ships. The story would have followed the "Cursed Legion", Legio DCLXVI, shortly after the most-recent founding as they travel around battling rebels, hostile aliens, etc.That sounds neat, though it sucks you weren't able to finish it. What was the storyline behind it?How would the early Renaissance future look like?I tried to do a "Roman Empire in the future" story one year. It didn't get far, but that was more because of lack of writing time. I researched how the Roman legions were organized, their weaponry, that sort of thing.
for my book, I wanted to make a Sci-Fi book dealing with Death-Row and Super-Max type criminals dealing with survival in an alien Galaxy. They were sent to death via Black Hole, but the Black Hole is actually a worm hole, and some of the trash and inmates not turned into spaghetti are farted out the other side into a completely alien Galaxy, with only the alien flora and fauna and human waste to aid in survival.
What I'd like to do is have a Sci-Fi world with a feel similar to the Late Middle Ages/Early Renaissance period, specifically, a sort of world that Christopher Columbus would possibly think of. Do you know of any resources to aid in this sort of world, and what are your thoughts and suggestions for this world?
Here's the novel I'm going to write. It's nothing too serious, but not really wacky either. Hopefully it's something enjoyable.
http://nanowrimo.org/participants/bernardo-hoagie/novels/centralia-the-filthy-moon
Is the image okay to use?
So how much prep work have other people done? I've got a general idea of the way the story goes in my head, but I haven't planned out chapters or anything more specific than some world building notes and short biographies for some, but not all of the important characters.Six page outline and building. I tend to go overboard when I work on stuff. I've got a cover too :D
So how much prep work have other people done? I've got a general idea of the way the story goes in my head, but I haven't planned out chapters or anything more specific than some world building notes and short biographies for some, but not all of the important characters.Bout what you've done, minus the writing. I store it in my head
So do we start on 1st of November where we live, or the 1st of November in America? Because if it's the former I better start writing.I think NaNo is American, so get going!
So how much prep work have other people done? I've got a general idea of the way the story goes in my head, but I haven't planned out chapters or anything more specific than some world building notes and short biographies for some, but not all of the important characters.
So do we start on 1st of November where we live, or the 1st of November in America? Because if it's the former I better start writing.
So how much prep work have other people done? I've got a general idea of the way the story goes in my head, but I haven't planned out chapters or anything more specific than some world building notes and short biographies for some, but not all of the important characters.
So how much prep work have other people done? I've got a general idea of the way the story goes in my head, but I haven't planned out chapters or anything more specific than some world building notes and short biographies for some, but not all of the important characters.None whatsoever! :D
So how much prep work have other people done? I've got a general idea of the way the story goes in my head, but I haven't planned out chapters or anything more specific than some world building notes and short biographies for some, but not all of the important characters.None whatsoever! :D
I haven't even decided what to write about. Oh well.
Less than a thousand words till I reach my next word goal! I'm probably not going to finish the whole 50,000 words but hey, who cares as long as I try, right? ...right? On other topic, is anyone going to be going on the IRC channel sometime soon? It would be nice to have someone yell at me to keep writing.
EDIT: Just reached 3486 words!
How have you managed 6,400 words already!?
fleshed out full character sheets for 5 or 6 characters and updated more for returning ones. 13 chapters outlined, with 33 scenes or so, each with descriptions. Did a couple minor stage setting documents.
Why is naming characters so hard? I hammered out almost 2000 words, but I wouldn't have finished half that if I hadn't started filling in things like [IMPORTANT DOUCHEBAG] and [MACHINIST].
Why is naming characters so hard? I hammered out almost 2000 words, but I wouldn't have finished half that if I hadn't started filling in things like [IMPORTANT DOUCHEBAG] and [MACHINIST].
'subversive'?Not in the destructive sense. More Catcher in the Rye
Then write. We need more people willing to say things that aren't quoting Oprah.'subversive'?Not in the destructive sense. More Catcher in the Rye
Then write. We need more people willing to say things that aren't quoting Oprah.'subversive'?Not in the destructive sense. More Catcher in the Rye
It is day three and I already hate what I'm writing and want to go to bed instead of finishing for the day. This is going to be a very long month.
Someday I should try writing fantasy or sci-fi or something. My story is first-person, with one main character so far and another about to be introduced. It's mostly introspective, thought processes... Not a situation where I can dispose of characters. And the subject matter is so serious and heavy and I'm so worried about doing it wrong or making it racist or something by accident. Don't suppose any of you have been homeless and know how I can write about it and not screw it up.Not homeless, but close to it, and plenty of financial trouble past and present. Have you ever felt like if you screwed something up, you might die? Imagine that, but every single day rain or shine with no clear way out and simultaneously almost everyone hates/fears you as if you were an animal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTHUzRI5ag (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTHUzRI5ag)
Someday I should try writing fantasy or sci-fi or something. My story is first-person, with one main character so far and another about to be introduced. It's mostly introspective, thought processes... Not a situation where I can dispose of characters. And the subject matter is so serious and heavy and I'm so worried about doing it wrong or making it racist or something by accident. Don't suppose any of you have been homeless and know how I can write about it and not screw it up.Not homeless, but close to it, and plenty of financial trouble past and present. Have you ever felt like if you screwed something up, you might die? Imagine that, but every single day rain or shine with no clear way out and simultaneously almost everyone hates/fears you as if you were an animal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTHUzRI5ag (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTHUzRI5ag)
I spent all of yesterday staring at a screen drooling on myself. Ended up changing a big chunk of my B-plot to drag some lazy characters into the spotlight, which seemed to do the trick. When all else fails, smack the plot with a crowbar 'til it behaves, in my opinion.It is my opinion that that's what you're supposed to do to your characters to move the plot.
three separate AI's working things,Cerberus 1, 2, 3?
I got ~1200 yesterday and ~1400 today. I'm hoping it becomes easier as I go.1550 today. It is getting easier :). Just reached a plot point I thought I would finish today, but that's ok.
I seem to have hit one of the nagging questions that halts all productive writing at 3092 words.
My damn tank needs an actual vehicle name and I have no clue what it should be. The concept of the vehicle has three separate AI's working things, with the tank being called Arkhos (after Greek for ruler) after the primary AI system. It's made actually writing anything a terrible mess because there's a need to distinguish between something that the AI is doing and the collective actions of the vehicle.
I'll have to muddle over a model name and then catch up on the writing later.
I'm on now if you want to talk.
Save your work, folks. Even if you only have a few hundred words, save your goddamn work. I'm not sure if I can summon up the will to start over.Yeah, I save compulsively to dropbox whenever I switch back from a different window. Old habit from programming.
I finally did 2000 words today bringing me up to ~9600 total. It feels really good, especially since I had a very unproductive Thursday this week. I have a midterm monday which I haven't really started studying for, so I'm not sure if I can make 2k tomorrow or Monday, but I've wrote at least some every day this week.
... 9pm or so? I'm starting to regularly do some writing at that time.
I think I'm officially quitting for this year. I just don't have the time, and there's too much else going on in my life right now. Thinking about NaNo and trying to force myself to write when I'm finally home at 9 pm or so is only making me more stressed, and I don't need more of that right now. I'm sad to fail after succeeding the last two years, but... maybe next year will be easier.
... 9pm or so? I'm starting to regularly do some writing at that time.
Trust me, when you only arrive home then you don't want to do anything other than relax.I think I'm officially quitting for this year. I just don't have the time, and there's too much else going on in my life right now. Thinking about NaNo and trying to force myself to write when I'm finally home at 9 pm or so is only making me more stressed, and I don't need more of that right now. I'm sad to fail after succeeding the last two years, but... maybe next year will be easier.
I don't blame you. I think it's going to be a write-off for me too this year, unless I pull some kind of miracle in the next little while.
3133 wpd to finish this in time.
eyes narrow, hands clench, Stinkfist begins playing, goats bleat wildly amazed fear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jCb2yLQXl0)
Let's do this. Let's end this novel.
I'm gonna double post and not even care. Because....Grats to you! c:
http://nanowrimo.org/participants/darkmere/novels/revenant-828351/stats
50,037 words. Yay for winning and all that. The rest of you can join me any time now... :P
Grats to you! c:
I wonder if I can ever try this thing next year .-.
Is there anyway to read the finished works? :O
I'm gonna double post and not even care. Because....Congratulations!
http://nanowrimo.org/participants/darkmere/novels/revenant-828351/stats
50,037 words. Yay for winning and all that. The rest of you can join me any time now... :P
Also I don't think I'm sending my books out anymore, it seems like almost no one reads them and the ones that do only do it because they feel obligated. I begged for peoples' books last year and the year before and never got around to reading them. Now I feel guilty, so I won't ask any more.Send them out for the people who care! x3 'Seems like'
Also I don't think I'm sending my books out anymore, it seems like almost no one reads them and the ones that do only do it because they feel obligated. I begged for peoples' books last year and the year before and never got around to reading them. Now I feel guilty, so I won't ask any more.Send them out for the people who care! x3 'Seems like'is the destroyer of worldsis a real demotivator at times .-.
...Is it ok to link it here? Because I'm lost in finding it x_x
I did it! 50430 words.
I finished this morning with 50043. I think I was actually higher last year but stupid stuff has been getting in the way this year.Congrats!
Grats zombie urist, and Malt_Hitman!Thanks!
Alright, posting here for accountability. If I don't finish I owe an internet cookie to anyone who asks for one.