it's NaNo time ~ !

[lookingland]

so here we are, november, and it's time to get cracking.

i have my 100 scenes and i've pulled the day's three scene prompts. i'm poised and ready!

some reminders:

1. my NaNo snippets will be f-locked, but if you want in, just post and i will add you.

2. i'm not posting everything i write, just excerpts.

3. i'm writing scenes randomly, so don't expect any sort of chronology that will make sense.

that said, today's prompts are a tough start:

1. The first time I got took to the breeding stall, I didn't know what to think. (i was going to try to avoid writing this scene for a while ~ feels a little early in NaNo to already be writing about sex! ~ but what the heck, maybe i'll get it out of the way).

2. Isaac's fists punched the breath back into me. (tough scene, but as cold as it is today, i've got plenty of sensory inspiration for this one, hopefully).

3. I liked the school uniform best of all. (no idea, actually, what this scene is about, just knew i needed a scene about starting school ~ so it'll be fun to make something of it).

good luck contestants on my f-list! lemme know how you are all doing!

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Comments

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

Totally stealing the scene prompt concept. hee!

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

as my life's gotten more cluttered with lame obligations (work, social life, you know, that sort of thing), i've found doing this sort of thing really helps keep me on target. it provides an outline for the overall project and starting gates for when i sit down to the blank page.

it's much better for me than some ambiguous word-count.

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[jamiekswriter.livejournal.com]

That's an awesome idea!

::cheering for you:: Good luck!!!

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

thanks ~ !

first scene came out to 750 words and it felt short, so i think i'm off to a good start.

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[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

I like having a word count goal, as it helps me do more than write a few sentences and claim I'm done for the day (I'm a lazy bugger0, but I often have a moment of "what the hell was I doing yesterday? And where is this story going again?" when i sit down to write in the morning.

Writing down the direction before I close the document for the day is such an obvious idea, and yet...hahaha, hey, I never claimed to be the brightest bunny in the hutch.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

welcome to the warren ~

since i'm working so hard to trim down my words instead of put more i think i could prolly handle words limits, but counting words for me has always felt too artificial (the whole 50k NaNo thing is likewise mind-blowing to me) ~ but it's all in fun.

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[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

hahah we're at polar opposites here.

The first thing I remember being told about my writing was that I didn't give enough description to set scene, or give people an image to work with. I've tried really hard to just let go, and not feel guilty about writing description, even though for the most part I think I'm being horribly wordy.

So, I'm officially in the warren am I? Why am I getting Watership Down flashbacks?

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

hahahahahaha ~

yes, hyzenthlay ~ more words! more words!

signed,

~ captain holly

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

k, you officially made my day. :)