my little talks: nano 2013

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11/30/13

An empty hand is wondering where to go.

Current word count as of 11/30/13

All shadows whisper of the sun.

~ Emanuel Carnevali

How to reach fifty thousand words: take a few hours off and write roughly seven thousand words. All the while getting distracted from the nanowrimo forums and avoid tumblr all together during this time. And eat lots of tootsie rolls along the way. However, that only works if you’re me. If you’re someone else than the conditions will most likely not apply and you will probably end up losing or winning. It all depends on how many words you have left to write.

Also, try to not get distracted on day eighteen to yesterday. All because of schoolwork, plain laziness, and a guy with great hair who takes you out on a date to go see the Ender’s Game movie. But, do have the determination and courage to finish your novel. After all there are over a billion stories, but at least one of them is uniquely yours.

And feel sad because nanowrimo is over, but at the same time feel relieved because it’s finally over.

Music:

Beginning of the End by Steve Moakler

~ Stacy N.

... what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?

Current word count as of 11/9/13

I’m exhilarated at how well I’ve been doing so far in NaNoWriMo. This has actually been my best year out of the three. And as you can tell, I’ve been pretty much over the required word count goal. My characters are very interesting to work with and there have been a few unexpected scenes and plot revelations along the way. And this is coming from a girl who forgot the things she even outlined about till a few days before Nanowrimo started.

I also just wanted to pop by to say that I won’t be posting much. Though you probably noticed that by now. Between schoolwork, writing, and sleep, it will be hard trying to come up with new posts. But, don’t think I am abandoning you. As usual every Wednesday (or technically most Wednesday s) there will be a new lifescouts post. And by Friday, I shall try to come up with another post. Granted, it will most likely be another Nanowrimo post.

Have a great day or night. And if you’re doing Nanowrimo, write!

~ Stacy N.

Full quote used in the title:

“What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?”

― Mikhail Bulgakov

The Shadow & her Lover (nanowrimo 2013)

Nanowrimo checklist:

Come up with a plot

[x]

Character sketches.

[More or less, I still need to work on it]

Conflict

[Still working on it but I get the basics of it]

Villain who actually has a good reason to be “evil”

[More or less]

Main characters who end up being annoying in a lovable way.

[I don’t know them well enough to know if they’re annoying]

Interesting background stories.

[More or less there]

Everything else?

[I’ll improvise if I need to]

Do I feel ready for it at all?

[…]

How it all started:

I had a dream. It was a riveting dream, one that I had no control over as I was sucked into the world right along with my characters. It lasted a long time. And, once I was done, I didn't want to let it go because a little part of me would be gone, washed away by reality and replaced with other dreams. So doing what any writer should be doing, I wrote it down, determined to turn it into my next nanowrimo novel.

That was from the summer, and it evolved from there. But the basic plot of the dream is still the same. A girl runs off with a guy and avoid getting captured by her mom (who’s also the villain), and then in the end the girl is forced to come back to get back what’s hers. This involves shadows, twins, lies, outer space, books, falling in love, and a past involving piracy.

Not the usual romantic story that involves saving the world, overcoming rivalry, finding out that the other person might die soon because their cancer came back, immortality, or any of the other stuff that you would normally find in romance plots nowadays. Instead, it’s almost a combination of all of them; some elements are tarnished and unrecognizable, while others are polished, eagerly awaiting their turn in the spotlight. The whole book is about falling in love with an alien (literally), which as far as I've seen is rare.

Music:

America by Imagine Dragons

Monster by Imagine Dragons

Bars & Mixed Drinks by Emma Shepard

Paris by Yael Naim

A playlist for my two main characters

~ Stacy N.