no na no ~

[lookingland]

just me blithering here ~ i keep saying i am not NaNoing, and yet i filled out my profile over there and i am writing (a wee over 4k this morn), so i am not sure how long this denial will continue. i picked as the subject, what ought to be a novella called After Shiloh, which is one of those stories that's not really critical in the scheme of all things (or maybe it is, who knows anymore), but i thought it would be interesting to tell. i also think it will give me an opportunity to explores certain aspects of James's personality that i tend to forget about ~ particularly regarding his post-operative mood swings.

there's also a ton of detail work i have never really figgered out on this one, like what's James doing at Shiloh in the first place? dunno if i can answer that, but this exercise will give me a chance to explore.



beautiful image of the cemetery at the Shiloh battlefield
from the gallery of Richard
congrats on the kick-off to all of you who are actually Nano-ing!

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Comments

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

I like Nano as an excuse to do something unexpected, to write the story you weren't going to.

It's a month's break from other writing work, and I have the feeling I'll come back to my work recharged.

It might be the same for you, exploring the Shiloh story could germinate new ideas for the main stories.

Good luck with the writing.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

all true (oh the sweet joy of justification!). thanks for the well-wishes. i figger if this results in some fun scenework at least, it's all worth while. last year's NaNo was mostly a dreadful wash, but looking back at my draft for Figfield there were a few things in there worth keeping or building on, i s'pose.

how's your novel coming along?

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[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

I'm sick so i got no sleep, which means I thought about my novel a whole lot, so it was good for something.

Alas, i just got home, and now I have a friend on her way to visit, so no writing today. I knew it would be so, that's why i wrote 3700 yesterday.

I think looking it as playing with scenes is also a cool idea. I mean, it's one month of brainstorming, basically, which is cool.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

well 3700 is ahead of the game, and i think you need regular day breaks to take the pressure off, so i hope you have fun for your non-writing evening!

i've definitely always approached NaNo from a scene perspective rather than a contiguous draft perspective. it's a lot easier to jump all over the map than write in chronological order ~ for me, at least.

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[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

i've definitely always approached NaNo from a scene perspective rather than a contiguous draft perspective. it's a lot easier to jump all over the map than write in chronological order

Also good for when you get stuck.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

absolutely ~ ! it's easier to do fill-ins and short transitions sometimes after you've gotten all the big pieces in place.