It's not often that I post about contests (actually, if you want to get technical, I've never written a post about any contest) but this one is different. I've been following Shannon's blog for ages now and she just announced recently that she has a book deal. (YAY SHANNON!) And to celebrate that fact, she has put together the contest to shame all other contests.
http://ramblingsofawannabescribe.blogspot.com/2011/10/wishes-come-true-in-biggest-blog.html
Check it out! There are some seriously kick ass prizes! Tell her Angie sent you (not that she'll have any idea who the hell that is... I just thought it sounded cool. )
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Nanowrimo Prep
Well, it's almost that time of year again. Nanowrimo. 50,000 words in 30 days. Sounds like something only a crazy person would attempt, right? Right. That's why I've begun preparation for it now.
A few months ago I posted about a new world that I was creating and how it had all been inspired by a beer commercial (of all things). That's the world I am going to work on for this year's Nano. And right now I am working on the plot for it. I already have what I refer to as the bible for Hallow City (the working title). In the bible, I have detailed, but poorly drawn maps, character sketches, creatures, notes on the different groups of people and a few vague notes about the plot.
But the plot is the part that is being most difficult for me. I can see the world, I can almost hear the characters and I can envision the creatures, but I need a plot to propel the story forward. So the last few days I worked on figuring out the details.
I grabbed my bible of Hallow City and a pen and I sat down to figure things out. I had good intentions. Yet somehow, instead of working on the plot for Sophie, Em and Bea... I wrote out a fantastic plot for Ellie (Em's grandmother). That's right. I wrote 3 pages of backstory plot but nothing for the plot of this story. I still have a lot of work to do but you know what? I kinda love it. :)
A few months ago I posted about a new world that I was creating and how it had all been inspired by a beer commercial (of all things). That's the world I am going to work on for this year's Nano. And right now I am working on the plot for it. I already have what I refer to as the bible for Hallow City (the working title). In the bible, I have detailed, but poorly drawn maps, character sketches, creatures, notes on the different groups of people and a few vague notes about the plot.
But the plot is the part that is being most difficult for me. I can see the world, I can almost hear the characters and I can envision the creatures, but I need a plot to propel the story forward. So the last few days I worked on figuring out the details.
I grabbed my bible of Hallow City and a pen and I sat down to figure things out. I had good intentions. Yet somehow, instead of working on the plot for Sophie, Em and Bea... I wrote out a fantastic plot for Ellie (Em's grandmother). That's right. I wrote 3 pages of backstory plot but nothing for the plot of this story. I still have a lot of work to do but you know what? I kinda love it. :)
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