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

[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.