I'm in a really bad spot right now. I've got total of around eight hundred words at the moment.
Saying that I've been "down in the dumps" lately would be a humungous understatement. And among other things, really need/want another job and I'm currently in the process of applying for one.
In any case, the story is running into dead in after dead at the moment. I blame that partially on my bad planning, partially on my current funk... and maybe my lack of talent (but let's not go there!). On one hand I want to quit, but on the other I think I can still make 50K if I set this current plot aside and pick up the other one. I dunno.
I'm behind on reading up on everyone's progress... I'll try to catch up on that sometime tonight. Maybe I'll get some inspriration.
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I've been absent for a few days. This past weekend was my university's fall break; I went out of town and did absolutely nothing of any importance. That includes schoolwork, and it includes novel planning. That's the big P at work again, folks.
But I have sorted out a lot of plot details, including the ending, although I'm really not sure if I'll get that far (and those doubts aren't just from the time constraints, but I think my story's too long for 50k...). I've been having a lot of fun using TiddlyWiki to organize plot points, character stats, and other things. I might link to the one for my NaNo later. You guys should should try it, too.
I guess a big thing that I'm pondering on is whether I should post the full text of my NaNo in this journal or not. Should I friends-lock this even if I don't? I don't profess to be an excellent writer and I don't think my idea is the best in the world (if anything, I'm still really embrassed with the cheesiness of all this), but hey, you don't know where things go... I guess. I'd like to know others' thoughts on this.
A day and I half before this madness begins. I'm all but freaking out!
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So, the other day I tried my hand a writing a few hundred words, a prologue of sorts (not to be included in the 50K, of course). Introductions to my main characters. But something happened.
I could barely squeeze two sentences out before I became tired and frustrated. Even then, I stare at the screen and grimace. "This is less than I want it to be. There's so much more there, I know it." Is this why I stopped writing before? My creativity's been stopped up for years...
I know where I want things to go, but as hard as I try I can't get them there. Writer's block, but it felt more like writer's constipation. Hopefully, if I persist hard enough, long enough, I can get the shit flowing before November rolls around.
Whoa, that was a metaphor that didn't need to happen.
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Mmmkay, so I just installed this "LJ Talk" mess on my computer, via the Gizmo Client. I have no idea how it works, nor do I have the cash or equipment for receiving calls, so don't try. But maybe this instant messaging thing. Kids today, with their Internet and technology and dohickeys...
I'm also on AIM, that service everyone uses. I'm not consistent with online times in the slightest, but if you see me and would like to chat I'm Ozzie Icarus.
I'm bad conversation.
It's raining here today, and it's terribly chilly. This is the kind of day that I'd like to spend curled up in a comfy chair with a mug of hot cocoa and a book to get lost in. But mapping out this crazy story isn't so bad, either.
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I suppose I should post a summary of the proposed novel right about now. Here's something I pieced together, something entirely too sucky. But it should give you guys an idea of what I'm planning.
What if the dreamers are right? What if there's more to the world than we know? If tales of sorcery and swashbuckling aren't just fiction, and not even history?
What if magic really does exist?
Although she lives in a world were spells and pilgrimages were once commonplace, the only magic in Marika's life is in the RPGs she's addicted to. But there's something about the man who stayed in her family's inn... something special. Not quite sure what it is but convinced that it'll lead her to riches, adventure, or at least a bit of fun for the rest of the summer break, she joins him on a journey that's bigger than either would've imagined.
Val looks like a misplaced college student, makes a living by playing his guitar on street corners, and has a tendency to do things such as swear at small children. Despite his plain (and almost pathetic) appearances, he's a man with a mission -- and a sword. Who knew that a pesky teenaged girl would be the catalyst that he'd needed all this time? Cheesy, yes. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the "two perspectives" thing up; at the time, it's kind of tiring. But writing in general as that way, el-oh-el. Anyhow, if that's not enough, I stole this meme from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) a_novel_idea171. Lots of little juicy plot details for those who can't wait 'til November. ( The Run-Down. )Okay, that's it for now. I'm aiming to post another summary for my NaNo backup plan; another plot I'm hopelessly attached to. Wee~!
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This is thenefariouslee's new writing journal. It was started for the 2006 NaNoWriMo, and may be used for other things. Will great things happen? Stick around and find out.
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