What is that I see upon the future? OH IT’S JUST NANOWRIMO.
Cue cheers! It’s nearly November which, most of we writers know, is National Novel Writing Month! And if you don’t know, here I shall explain: it’s basically a challenge to write 50,000 words in one month. You sign up to NaNoWriMo.org and get some writing buddies and log your word count and BOOYAH. You rest in the knowledge that there are thousands of people all over the world crying over their manuscripts too. #GoodTimes
And what could be better than talking about your upcoming project?! (Well, cake probably. Cake is always better.) I can’t WAIT to hear what you’re working on. Let’s get ready to create some worlds and kill some characters be nice to our characters!
Just like every year, we’re giving our monthly link up “Beautiful People” a small rest so we can focus on “Beautiful Books”. (You can see last year’s Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 linkups.) Sky and I host Beautiful Books so we can focus on our NaNoWriMo projects. The format is the same as Beautiful People. We’ll post 10 questions to answer about your WiP — aka your beautiful book. Answer the questions in a blog post of your own and then come back here to link up! Don’t forget to grab the blog button and link to this post.
NOTE: You can do it for ANY novel! You do not need to be doing NaNo to join in.
DON’T FORGET TO TAKE THE BUTTON!
Or link to this page so anyone can join in!
- What inspired the idea for your novel, and how long have you had the idea?
- Describe what your novel is about!
- What is your book’s aesthetic? Use words or photos or whatever you like!
- Introduce us to each of your characters!
- How do you prepare to write? (Outline, research, stocking up on chocolate, howling, etc.?)
- What are you most looking forward to about this novel?
- List 3 things about your novel’s setting.
- What’s your character’s goal and who (or what) stands in the way?
- How does your protagonist change by the end of the novel?
- What are your book’s themes? How do you want readers to feel when the story is over?
YAYYY I can’t wait to do this one! Deciding which project to do this one on will be the hardest bit I think. Do I go with the one I’m editing, or the one I want to first draft soon??? Decisions, decisions. 🙂
Currently I’m focusing on editing Draped in Deception by making their technology more prominent (like their trains and coal powered ships) and still fitting that in with the medieval touches. And rewriting the beginning. And trying to fix the other billion problems. XD
*passes cake over* How’s your writing going Cait? XD
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I agree! Decisions are the worst! I’m about to draft up a post of all my book options and have everyone vote. 😂 SO CHEATING. But deciding is too hard! hehe
Ohhh, world building! YAY. I always focus on world building more in 2nd (and onwards) drafts because in my first draft there is literally no sense anywhere to be seen.😂 Eeep, rewriting beginnings can be hard. ALL THE CAKE FOR YOU, MY FRIEND.
I haven’t done any writing since I wrote that beast of a book 2 weeks ago. 🙈🙊 Life of a binge-writer! I’m either super productive or I do absolutely nothing for months hhhaha. Ahem. I DO need to get to outlining some books though!! ASAP. Someone just pry me away from pinterest…
I’m NaNoing my current project…or I will be so long as my laptop doesn’t die on me. 🙁 It’s been acting funny recently. Last night, my C drive rejected me when I tried to save (yes, my C drive rejected me, this is a new low 😉 ). I keep telling it that it’s not allowed to break. I’m at university. I basically need it to live. I don’t think it’s listening. :'(
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Omggg, broken laptops ARE NOT OKAY. Mine is super slow at the moment and I have to really BASH some keys to make them work. 😭 I hope yours either fixes itself or a billionaire magnanimously sweeps across your path and spontaneously buys you a new laptop. < -- very likely to happen I'M SURE.
I was just finishing my NaNoWriMo Prep post up for today when I got the notification for this post! Next Wednesday though, I’m on it.
Astrid
http://www.astridkaniele.com/
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YAYYY. I can’t wait to read it!! *dashes over to read your NaNo prep post now* 😊
Ooh, I think I might actually do this for once. *rubs hands together* 🙂
After much thought and thumping of my head against the desk/wall/whichever is closest, I’ve decided I’m doing a novel called ‘Agent Kit’ which is Book #2 in my Outlaw Legends books…series…thing. I’ve left the editing of book 1 to rest (maybe thrown it out the window with a sigh of relief), and am attempting to think of something that could be called a plot, since for a first-time NaNo-er, I’d rather not wing it. 😛
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OH GOODIE!! I can’t wait to read it, Jane! 😀 Ohh and a sequel?! That sounds fabulous! I haven’t written a sequel in FOREVER and I think it’s kind of daunting.😂 I hope yours goes super well! Plotting is very handy for NaNo that’s for sure.😉 I used to try winging it but noooo I would much rather have an outline!
Hmmm…. I feel like I need to participate in this, yet I’m keeping my book under wraps for right now… Well, that could make for an interesting blog post, I suppose, hahaha!
“What inspired the idea for–” NO!
I actually just might have to try this…..
Anyway, I can’t wait to hear what it is you’ve got planned for NaNo! Or not planned…. Tell me I’m not the only one who is currently failing…
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I’m definitely planning for NaNo!! I’m a HUGE planner. 😂 I just have to decide between the 93839 outlines I have written out, hehe. Although it’s leaning between pirates and a contemporary about a boy who steals houses (shhh it works I promise). ANYWAY. I totally understand about keeping things underwraps. But that just makes me sooo curious about your project. heeh. 😂 I SHALL CONTAIN MYSELF.
Yayay! I can’t wait to give this a crack for the first time. I am MORE than ready to smash out my book idea, I’ve had the idea for my book for sooo long and it’s amazing to think how much it’s changed from the original idea. I really can’t wait to do NaNoWriMo and UNLEASH my imagination. I feel like there needs to be at least one scene where dragons are having a tea party (am I right? oh how I’d love to go to a dragon tea party).
AHHH THAT’S WONDERFUL, KIRSTIE!! *flings confetti and sprinkles everywhere* I hope there are dragons. Like what is a book without dragons, amirite?! I was thinking of writing a contemporary, but, like surely they can have dragons and use them as pizza ovens, yes?
I’m not sure if I’ll participate in NaNoWriMo this year (not that I don’t want to, but school might limit my time too much to make it realistic), but I wrote the thing anyway. T’was a lot of fun. Thanks for the questionnaire!
Oh you are most welcome!! And I totally understand about time constraints. *nods* Being at the end of the year Nano can be a bit tricky to squish in, right?!
True. Plus, my birthday is in November too. Plus, who’s saying I won’t finish the book this month already? :>
(I’m kidding. I haven’t even started writing the current draft. I’m still suffering from the worst writerly problem of all—lack of a concept for an opening. Though I’m confident I’ll come up with something this week. If not, then at least this month for sure.)
Oh openings can be so hard! 😱 Mine either come super easily or I take FOREVER to figure them out. 😂
I’m doing one about pretty much people who can manipulate dreams and end up going slightly crazy while manipulating a damaged person’s dream and falling asleep…*nods like that made sense*
WOAH THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!! Nothing like a slightly crazy protagonist. :’)
PANIC SPREADING THROUGH BODY… What am I thinking to undertake this…
Thanks so much for the help, Cait! I haven’t done NaNo before, so I’m “a bit” nervous!
My link will be going up in a little while!
Ohhh this is so great that you’re doing it too!! WE CAN CHEER EACH OTHER ON!! I can’t wait to read your post too. 🙂
Thank you! 😀
Maaaan the questions are so awesome this month and now I WANT TO DO THEM but I have no concrete project going on. .-. Maybe this can inspire me to get something started seriously. XD
Eeep, so glad you like the questions! *flails* And I do hope them help. 🙂
I’m doing NaNo! I just … don’t know what book to write. I’ve narrowed it down to four options and put a poll on my blog, and hopefully that’ll solve my quandary.
But what do I do to prepare for NaNo I … Uh … I pick out a book from my ENORMOUS backlog of WIP’s, sit down on November 1st, and start writing.
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I’m going to do a poll too because I CAN’T PICK A PROJECT hahaha #dead 😂 And that sounds like a lot of preparing you do there. 😉 That’s awesome! I tend to prepare a LOT with outlines and things hehe.
Oh wow, this looks so fun to do, but I don’t have a blog!!!
I am doing NaNoWriMo this year (my username is Rationally Ill if anyone’s interested), so right now I’m outlining. It’s my first time trying to outline the entire book, and it’s waaaaay more fun than I thought it would be! Mostly because I’m letting the characters be sassy and destructive in the outline. Lots of things are on fire. People are dead. It’s glorious!
My blurb for the book is thus: Scavenger firebrand Aubrey is desperate to find enough rare objects so she can find passage to Avalon. The mysterious island is rumored to be a safe haven for firebrands like her, who are usually executed once their dangerous fire powers are discovered. When she and her young companion Patton gain the dangerous attention of General Ophelia Sulla and her ruthless band of Enforcers, however, Aubrey must team up with strange firebrand Jase to avoid the ambitious Lord Trenton and the other councilors of the capitol city Darkspire.
I just assembled this blurb three days ago, so it’s kind of blah, but whatever. Basically, it takes place maybe a thousand years after some poor bloke with fire powers accidentally set most of the planet on fire. Now most of the world is forgotten and buried under piles of ash. Everyone has some sort of super power, but those with firepower, called firebrands, well…nobody likes them since the whole world-is-on-fire stuff, so they’re usually killed.
Aubrey (my wonderfully violent MC) has survived this long by hiding, lying, and setting people and towns on fire. Patton (who’s ten) can turn into any substance he touches. He’s been traveling with Aubrey for a while, but he hasn’t told her yet that he’s kind of wanted by the very powerful and scary Lord Trenton, who is this close to ruling the world with his literally-metal fist. Mostly because he doesn’t want Aubrey to set a continent on fire. Jase is the guy who set the planet on fire in the first place. He had a problem with time travel, which is how he ended up with Aubrey and Patton. He has no idea what is going on and he’s totally traumatized. Aubrey hates him.
The setting is basically all steampunk. I’m having a blast on Pinterest searching for clothes, because steampunk fashion is AWESOME, and I’ve decided there will be mechanical dragons because WHY NOT. Ahem. They’re evil mechanical dragons. 🙂
I’m so excited about this. I’ve never finished NaNo before, but this year I will prevail!
Good luck to everyone else! And sorry for the really long comment, I got excited…
DUDE, THIS SOUNDS AMAZING!! And I entirely agree with you on steampunk outfits. THEY ARE AWESOME.😍 Plus yes and yes to exploding things and being sassy and everyone ending up dead. :’) Truly inspiration. That is exactly my kind of book. Plus dragons?! THIS SPEAKS TO ME ON A SPIRTIUAL LEVEL. I’M ALREADY SUPER EXCITED AHHHH!! I hope it’s super fun to write!! And I shall be here to cheer you finishing NaNo!
(Pfft, never be sorry for epic comments and flailing over projects! THIS IS MY LANGUAGE!!) 😀
I HAVEN’T 100% DECIDED WHAT STORY I’M DOING FOR NANO AH. It’s either going to involve time travel or murder, I do know that much. xD
NEITHER HAVE I. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PICK A PROJECT. *shrieks* So just do a time travel murder < --- FLAWLESS ADVICE. 😉
I’M DOING NANO *dies*.
It’s my first time and I’M FREAKING OUT. Mostly because I’ve got two novels and I can’t decide which one to write (I’ll probably become a WriMo rebel and JUST WRITE BOTH) because my brain is being naughty and indecisive.
I’M NOT GETTING READY. I’m going die-hard panster this NaNoWriMo *nods*. Letting the ideas stew in my head (and finding pictures for inspiration) is the extent of my planning. PLANNING TAKES THE FUN OUT OF IT. So I’m not planning XD.
*scampers away to write my Beautiful Books post where I shall post everything about my NaNo novel(s)*
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Omg I’m having the SAME problem with not being able to decide!! So you’re not alone. *hi fives for indecision* 😂 But good on you for being a pantster!! I have to outline hahah, and if I don’t I get SO STUCK and end up just sobbing in a ball in the corner. But I can’t wait to read your NaNo post!
Ooh I’d love to do this! Sadly I have no clue what my NaNo story will be and probably won’t find out till the end of this month. Sooo maybe I’ll just bookmark this page and do it in November? 😀
That’s totally cool! You can do it whenever it helps you the best. 😉
Unfortunately, I don’t have a blog of my own to link you to, but I am doing Nanowrimo for the very first time!!! I am super excited, incredibly nervous, and fearing for my family….xD
It’s going to be a YA, sort of fantasy (because vampires and ghosts) in a Victorian setting with modern essentials (technology,etc..) and the protagonist is really angsty, socially inept, cookie-cramming piano prodigy. 😀 I’ve had these characters for around 6 years I think but have never actually sat down to write down their stories! To prepare myself I’m overdosing on caffeinated tea and mood-boarding like a madwoman. (whilst seriously attempting to outline decent plotlines!)
I’m super excited to hear what you’re going to write!!
THIS SOUNDS SO AMAZING OMG I AM FLAILING ABSOLUTELY FLAILING! Cookies and pianos = my kind of story, tbh. Plus fantasical creatures. ahhhh!!! Excuse me while I commence more flailing! I think overdosing oneself on tea is also an excellent idea. I’m stockpiling chocolate.😂 And we can cheer each other on for sure! ALL THE CHEERING. (I’ll definitely do a post on what I’m writing soon, eeep.)
Ooh I’m currently right in the middle of a WIP but I may have to answer these questions because they’re too good(; I’m still keeping my work in progress going and I’m roughly three quarters of the way through so things are starting to happen…! I wish I could do NaNoWriMo but unfortunately it’s not meant to be this year, but good luck if you’re doing it! What idea are you working on? (:
Oh marvellousness! I can’t wait to read it. ;D And that’s totally understandable about NaNo. *nods* It’s not a good fit all the time, right?! I’m planning on doing a post with my ideas I’m tossing between so everyone can vote and decide for me hahhah.😂
I am aware that I have said on here that I will not be doing NaNo, but apparently I am a glutton for punishment so on Monday the 3rd of October I submitted my novel. I mean due to all the horrendousness happening the month of NaNo (aka next month…!!!!) I will be cheating slightly and have already started writing it… whoops haha. This year I will be writing an urban fantasy supernatural crime family drama romance mess thing and I cannot wait. It’s taking some old characters and some new characters and I think that this is The One. It’s technically a re-write but I will be ignoring the previous drafts and it has a new working title as well which I love! I’m also considering writing something else as well as a fun side project, but that might be a touch too much – even for me haha!
I get ready for NaNoing by doing a heck of a lot of panicking and a bit of idea noting. But I am mostly a pantser (a tiny bit of a plantser) so I just sit down and do it!
What will you be working on or have you not decided from your 8 trillion projects that you have outlines from haha XD! Honestly though I am super envious of your ability to write and to come up with story ideas and their plots *bows down to your greatness*
OH YAYYYY! *flings confetti all around* There’s nothing like stressing oneself out over a book anyway, right?! :’) Good times. And rewrites are awesome! Last month, I actually was rewriting a book I first wrote 7 years ago and it was soooo good to be back with my old favourite characters. So I hope your rewrite is as fun and exciting!
And panicking is definitely solid NaNo prep. GOOD JOB THERE, CHLOE.
I haven’t decided yet…*howls* I’m going to do a post and have everyone vote.😂 I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS AND OUTLINES IT’S RIDICULOUS.
Thank you, thank you. *bows* Good luck to you with your project – when you finally know what it is…
This will be my third re-write of this book, so right now I just want to shake them and ask them why they aren’t doing what I need them to!
I’M SO EXCITED TO DO THIS. I’ve been remorselessly cheating at NaNoWriMo for several years now, always using the month to write books I’d already been working on anyway, but this year I’m COMMITTED to actually doing the thing properly and writing a new book from scratch. WHICH IS SCARY. But I think it’ll be rewarding. Or brain-breaking. One of the two?
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Eeeep, good for you!!😂 This will be my 3rd year and I’m really excited EEEEP because there’s just so much camaraderie during NaNo, right?! I LOVE IT. But good on you for going from scratch! Are you outlining at all?
(And “rewarding brain breaking” is probably a thing. *nods* That’s where I usually end up.😂)
Yes!! I’ve got a good looking outline in the works and a few starter chunks of dialogue. I think it’ll be a really good month. (I DON’T WANT TO JINX IT THOUGH)
So, my NANO novel has been fermenting in my brain for YEARS, literally, since I was just out of undergrad, that was like 6 years ago, btw. I’m very excited to try and hash more of this story out. I am not dilusional in the least, I’m not going to finish my novel this go-around but maybe, just maybe I’ll come out with a better understanding of the universe I’m creating, the characters that live in it, and the ultimate plot to round out the story. I’ve checked out a plotting book from the library today that I’m going to skim to help set me up to write in a few weeks. I’m crossing my fingers that this year I’ll be able to actually meet my 50k word count goal. I have no excuses this year because I’m no longer in graduate school and my life revolves around working a semi-normal 40 hour a week job! YEA ME! #adulting
THAT IS ACTUALLY SUPER AWESOME. Last month I was just rewriting a book I’d first written 7 years ago. And the rewrite was SO FUN. Not perfect. But early drafts don’t have to be perfect, amirite?! *nods* OHhh, good luck with the plotting book!! I always plot from feel, but it’d be nice to do more of a structure someday heheh. BUT GO YOU! I SHALL BE CHEERING FOR YOU TO WIN NANO!!
OH YAY! I literally wrote on my calendar to drop by today and see if Beautiful Books was up. XD I will be sure to do this one sometime this month sooner or later! …Probably later, judging by my lack of plotting. Heh. Eheh. BUT I AM ALL THE EXCITE. Hmmm… interesting questions… *begins brainstorming*
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And we were actually ON TIME this month, aren’t we awesome?!😂
I am new to your blog, but it’s great! As for my NaNo project, it is the first in a series I am planning, (The Teashop Chronicles), and it is called (currently) To The Moon And Back. Sounds super exciting, I’m sure. No. Not really. I feel like every one is writing exciting novels except me. But I am already so far into the plot, I can’t just quit now.
Oh welcome welcome! *gives you all the welcome cake* I’m so glad you stopped by, and omg your title is AMAZING. I love it!
I was ALL SET (okay, mostly set as in I was still playing eeny-meeny-minney-moe with my Pinterest boards) on what to write for Nano this year until I read your fairytale post last month! Now I’m outlining a monster of a trilogy using the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel set in Japan/Korea/China during the 1592-1598 Japanese Invasions of Korea with some gender bending and possibly NO magic (not easy for little mermaid!!). The first story involved will be Little Mermaid with pirates and political sabotage… possibly some explosions if the characters get their way. It’ll definitely be alternative history, because ALL OF THE RESEARCH. *laughs and cries at the same time* So that’s my Nano for this year. Once I get this beast outlined, I’ll try to remember to write up a post to link!
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OMG I FEEL BAD NOW.😂 But only a little teeny tiny bit bad because your new idea sounds FREAKING AWESOME. Omg excuse me while I flail. That is sooooo epic. 😍 And I’m actually heavily leaning towards writing pirates too, so we could be NANO TWINS!! (Except I can’t decide on my project haha, so who knows what I’ll write honestly. *facepalm*) I admire you doing research beforehand! I do minimal and then just cry and research later after the 1st draft is done. Because I am epically lazy.😂
EEEEEEEEEEP THIS IS LOVELY. I am so stoked for NaNo. *screams and flails incoherently* I’m going to be writing a contemporary YA fiction that is actually a companion book/spinoff from the novel I just finished?? LOL BASICALLY MY SISTER FIRST THOUGHT OF THE CONCEPT AND THEN I IMPROVED IT AND NOW SHE’S BLACKMAILING ME TO WRITE IT. #stress wooooot xD but I’m a shy limpet so I’m still working up the courage to unlock my Pinterest board for this WIP *much nervous laughter* I NEED TO BE MORE ADVENTUROUS OMG.
BUT HERE IS THE REAL QUESTION: WHAT BOOK ARE YOU DOING FOR NANO?? ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE A CRYPTIC OMNISCIENT WORLD RULER AND CALM OUR NERVES WITH CAKE INSTEAD??? :””’)
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*SCREAMS AND FLAILS WITH YOU* < -- The only response to NaNo basically.🎉🎉 And omg a contemporary spin-off?!? I LOVE IT!! I've never yet written one of those but it's kind of on my writing-bucket-list (is it weird to have a writing bucket list?? omg I'm such an odd fish😂) Also HUZZAH for epic sisters who blackmail you into writing things. So nice. So lovely. I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU ALL VOTE ON MY NANO, REMEMBER. JUST SIT TIGHT, THAT POST IS COMING.😂
I’m usually kind of closed off about my stories. I love talking about them but at the same time sometimes I feel like I may invoke the I-hate-my-novel-I-don’t-know-how-I-ever-thought-this-was-good phase faster XD But I think I have so much faith on this one that I couldn’t help sharing. Thanks for the amazing feature! Answering the questions was so much fun!
I’m glad you like the questions!! I totally get the fear of sharing too much, hehe, but sometimes when we’re all busting with excitement over our novels, it IS fun to shout at people about our glorious ideas, right?!😂
Aaah I’m so under-prepared. I only decided on my project a few days ago, but basically it’s a retelling of The Juniper Tree because super dark fairy tales are fuuun.
I’m totally underprepared too. I haven’t even DECIDED MINE YET.😭😂 But omg I haven’t heard of the Juniper Tree? But if it’s super dark then I’M ALL HERE GIVING YOU COOKIES FROM THE DARK SIDE. *goes off to google this*
Oh gosh, good luck!
Yesss it’s very dark. There’s beheading little boys and eating said boys and dead boys turning into birds to get revenge.
Sadly, I will not be able to do NaNoWriMo this year 🙁 (Curse you school!!) but I do have a WIP!! SO currently I am working on my book called the Shadow King. It is a dark fantasy with some morally questionable protagonists (The best kind of protagonists) Anyways, I am super excited for it!!!!!!! Amazing post!!
– Sarah 🌙
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AGh, that is SADNESS but good luck with school!! BUT OMG THE SHADOW KING IS A FANTASTIC TITLE I LOVE IT ALREADY. The only kind of protagonists are the morally grey questionable ones. 😉 This is fact. Good luck with this awesomeness!!
Hmm… I’m debating doing NaNo just for fun with a fanfiction idea I’ve had for the past week, but I’m not sure if that counts. XD
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Pfft, BREAK THE RULES!! The world is built on glorious rebels, after all. :’) (I mean, idek if that’s true, but it sounds awesome to say. REBELS FTW.)
To do his or not to do this is truly a question. Hmm.
*whispers* do it do it do it do it
I am not doing NaNo, for multiple reasons, the top three being, 1) school is really busy 2) I’M SCARED 3) I need to finish my other writing projects before I even think of starting another one.
I’m currently scrambling to finish Gearbound, so I can finally start on cleaning it up and then starting the second draft. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE SECOND DRAFT.
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I GET THAT!! November isn’t a great time for a lot of people *nods* And it’s probably a good idea to finish stuff up before starting new projects, right?! RESPONSIBLE. I think it’s awesome you’re excited for second drafts though!! I always dread them.😂 It means I have to write sensibly hahahaa. #dead
I am literally STOKED for NaNoWriMo! Last year was my first year, and I DOMINATED. Ahem. This year, I will further a half-done draft of an epic fantasy I started a year ago (THE SHAME) but I am DETERMINED TO FINISH IT. IT HAS NO CHOICE.
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WOOOOOO THIS IS AWESOME. *flings confetti* And I’m so glad you ruled NaNo last year! THIS YEAR YOU WILL BE EMPRESS OF NANO. < -- definitely legit title.
I am so totally participating in NaNoWriMo!!! I discovered it last year, failed spectacularly, and then came back strong in April for Camp, and spewed out a tiny bit over 50k. (I am not even going to mention July, because #fail)
As for a sneak peek of my book, I did link up, so I now have an entire post related to my book!! (Yay!!!) However, in short, it is a sci-five, fantasy, dystopian thing that is set off on an island world, with government conspiracies, possible death, experimentation… You know, all the good stuff.
That being said, this is honestly like nothing I’ve ever read or heard of before, so I’m really eager to see where it leads me!!!
As this is my second time doing NaNo in November, I’m not exactly sure what I like to do before November actually hits, other than plan my novel and get ready to die, but I’d have to say I’ve been knitting a LOT. I’m debating making a NaNo hat tradition, where I knit a hat as a reward for hitting my daily word goals… Not sure if that will become a reality, though.
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AHHH I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE DOING IT TOO, KENZIE!! *flings confetti* And I shall go read your magnificent post ASAP but before I do that…omg, that sounds amazing.😱😍 Nothing like a good book of possible death and destruction. #GoodTimesForAll (And isn’t it fun to write stuff out of what you generally do?!? I always get super excited when I do that, because you never know if it’ll become a new favourite genre!!)
A NaNo hat sounds like the most awesome of traditions though. *nods* I APPROVE.
Oh my word, thank you!!! That really means a lot! And YES!!! Gotta love destroying everyone in explosions and chemical reactions gone wrong!!! *sigh* This books will be the best. (Except I wasn’t planning on having bombs, so where that cam from I have no clue…)
And I totally agree! New genres are SO much fun!
Yay!! I shall see if I cannot do the NaNo hat! Maybe it’ll be something I keep up with on my NaNo blog updates during November…
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Ahhhh I’m so excited!! This is my first “beautiful” link up to participate in and IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. Thank you so much for co-hosting this! <3 *whispers* and dude, you should totally answer the questions so we can read about your lovely book *puppy eyes*
AHHH I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE JOINING IN!! *flails wildly* 🎉 I can’t wait to read your post! 🙂 And also yesss I will be doing the questions. Just as soon as I … choose… my project.😂😝
I’m just now getting around to commenting…woops!
Anyhow, thanks so much for doing this, Cait! The questions were super fun and really helpful to my story. 🙂 Good luck with NaNoWriMo! 😀
Yayy I’m glad you enjoyed it, Grace!🎉
Who’s ready for Nano Wrimo? I’M READY FOR NANO WRIMO! Finally went and put together this post for my Nano project. So exciting to see the vast array of stories other people are working on. Let’s get ready to write, people!
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WOOOOOO!! I shall come read it directly! 😀
Sooo ready for Nano!! I am actually really excited to start! Words must come out!!! 🙂
Oh oh that’s so great!! I hope it’s a really fun story for you to write. 😀
I just did my post on my novel
http://furiouseverafters.blogspot.com/2016/10/nanowrimo-is-best-and-worst-thing-ever.html?m=1
I need a lot of cake to prep for this…….
especially since I’m like only 2% done with plotting :p
YES YES ALL THE CAKE. Cake is like scientifically proven to make writing better. *nods*
I would totally love to do the NaNo thingy. (am too lazy to scroll up to look at what it’s actually called). But work takes up sooooo much of my time and when I’m not working, I’m grinding out Destiny. lol. The struggle is real.
I did doodle out an outline of a possible story. A teenager with special powers trying to escape her hellish life. It’s not that original but I’m just gonna see where it takes me. 🙂
But thank you, Cait, for inspiring me to write. Your blog and reviews on Goodreads made me wanna write all sorts of stuff! 😀
Ah, NaNo isn’t for everyone, so don’t worry too much! hehe. And any story can become more original with plotting and refining and tons of work right?! *gives you motivational cake* BUT AWW, I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKE MY BLOG AND REVIEWS. <3 That means so much! Thank you!
I’ve never participated in this link-up before (this is the first year I’m doing NaNoWriMo after all). But I’m glad I found it *excited clapping* seeing others’ posts made me more excited for November and I’m ready to hit that 50,000 🙂 I haven’t finished outlining and with only 7 days left to go, it’s driving me CRAZY. Also I’m kinda worried about the first day like what if I end up sitting in front of a blank page, with no idea what to write? If I don’t hit the word count for tht first day I’m afraid of being unmotivated for the rest…..
Nonetheless, good luck with your novel 🙂
Beautiful books 2016: My NaNoWriMo Novel
Eeep, I hope you have fun with NaNo! And I hope that outline behaves itself for you! Mine is giving me a headache right now too, argh. hehe. WE HAVE TIME! WE CAN GET THIS READY!!
(I try and have the scene I want to start with planned out ahead of time, so I don’t have a “omg what shall I write!” blank when I finally start. I hope that helps?)
Hello :0 newbie here and newbie to nano- will answer the questions and link soon 🙂 looking forward to getting to know everyone xxx
Oh good luck with NaNo, Jenny! I HOPE YOU HAVE TONS OF FUN!
I finally did the linkup today! 😀 And these questions actually really helped me with my plotting, so THANK YOU! <3
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YAYYYY. I CAN’T WAIT TO READ THIS!!
I like your list but I’m not quite sure what’s meant by book’s aesthetic.
Ahhhh I’m so excited for NaNo 2k16!!! Even though I will probably be getting a total of five hours of sleep this month, my novel is off to a good start!! Also, I need honest opinions on a title idea: The Trials of Thorned Hopes??? Yes or no or maybe?? I will give cake for someone to help me 🙂 *looks around with tea mug*
WHO NEEDS SLEEP ANYWAY, RIGHT?! *flings sleep away and just flails wildly and writes* GOOD LUCK TO YOU!🎉 And honestly, I’m the worst at titling.😂 My only comment would be that “trials” is something I see a lot of in titles? Just from doing a lot of reading. So you could shorten it to The Thorned Hopes? BUT SERIOUSlY I HAVE NO IDEA.😂 Do what feels right for you!!
We have reached mid-month already and I am failing miserably at Nano! In all honesty though, I did not prepare for Nano. I will blame that on ignorance (#noob) But I am enjoying the experience. And no you can’t peek…. I will say that I have included A LOT of food. So yeah, my characters will be eating a lot.. hahaha chocolate may have been involved,
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Ooh, lots of food? MY KINDA BOOK.😂 Good luck with it!! Planning is really helpful, I find, but it doesn’t matter if it’s a really messy rough first draft…so long as it’s written, right?! *nods* 😀