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Edit: Two days to go! Hope you guys are ready. Got the first NaNoWriMo email, which broke down the month to come. Sure y'all got that as well and we are now able to add writing buddies again! (A key feature for me.)
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November is coming up and, as some of you may know, that means NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo is that whole "Write 50k words in 30 days" thing everyone is/n't talking about and while I don't particularly like what NaNo stands for on many levels, it's a damn good time killer.
Outside of NaNoWriMo's goal's and rules, I'm going to set forth myself something special in order to make NaNo a bit more valuable. They shall be called, "Dudel's Friendly Guidelines to Making Shit Make Sense." I am also going to list concepts, a basic story arch and simple character break downs at a later date, in order to keep myself organized as well as keep me NaNo focused while similarly avoiding burnout and doing something slightly different.
That means updates (in theory) and amusing anecdotes all the way through this November.
The Guidelines
Novel Name: The Tale of Captain Red: Redux
Original Concept: The Tale of Captain Red
See Also
~NaNoWriMo.org
~NaNoWriMo.org/DudelRok
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November is coming up and, as some of you may know, that means NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo is that whole "Write 50k words in 30 days" thing everyone is/n't talking about and while I don't particularly like what NaNo stands for on many levels, it's a damn good time killer.
Outside of NaNoWriMo's goal's and rules, I'm going to set forth myself something special in order to make NaNo a bit more valuable. They shall be called, "Dudel's Friendly Guidelines to Making Shit Make Sense." I am also going to list concepts, a basic story arch and simple character break downs at a later date, in order to keep myself organized as well as keep me NaNo focused while similarly avoiding burnout and doing something slightly different.
That means updates (in theory) and amusing anecdotes all the way through this November.
The Guidelines
- Maintain Source Material - This year's NaNo will be a reworking of a short story that didn't exactly work as intended. The general concept behind that story, as well as it's characters, will remain intact but it's story arch, it's story structure and plot have been altered.
- Gut Last Year's NaNo - While this has mostly been done already, last year's NaNo project is being ripped apart for interesting concepts, characters and settings. Everything else has been scrapped in favor of something not bad.
- Write Story Episodically - Each time I sit down at the PC the intention is to write a short story, of sorts, like that of an Anime with a beginning a middle and an end. This makes for ease on my part, easily arrangeable chapters. (Similar to Novella)
- Rotate Characters - The story will focus on several different characters (though the primary shall be it's main focus) so each will be given the time to be explored. This allows personal diversity to prevent from getting bored. Any character who becomes boring, or more fun, can easily be given less or more attention respectively.
- Use deviantART - While my watchers are few and far between, and no one reads journals even unless it's about something they can debate or bargain for, there shall be consistent journal updates. From word count to interesting events to quips, etc. Anything that feels share worthy and/or interesting.
- Use LitLift - Litlift.com is a "Free Online Novel Organizing Tool" and I shall use it.
- Rebel - Because, you know, screw NaNo's actual rules.
Novel Name: The Tale of Captain Red: Redux
Original Concept: The Tale of Captain Red
See Also
~NaNoWriMo.org
~NaNoWriMo.org/DudelRok
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