Second Week!!!

Alright so it's the second week of October

For those of you just tuning in, this month we are preping people for NaNoWriMo.  What is NaNoWriMo? Well its stands for National Novel Writing Month in which you write a 50,000 word novel in a month.  Sounds challenging.  

October 1 - 7 2012 is located here fav.me/d5gkb7s

Oct 8 2012

Keep all mistakes
     I know that this sounds weird but keep all mistakes. If you mess up just change the color size like this  SomtSometimes you are going to mess uo and uo up andand it is just easier it to change the color or size if you are DA but every word counts because you are going for Quanity than Quality.

Oct 9 2012

Character Development #2
      I thought that I would post how I develop characters.  I do a character sheet that helps me know every detail, hair, eyes, skin.  Physical details are important when you are describing your characters.  Now for personality...I tend create that as I go.  Sometimes I have a rough idea of the background and it gets clearer as I write but other times....the characters just do things that not even I would expect them to do.  By the way it is totally cool to kill off characters just keep in mind that when you do, have a box of kleenex near by...You are going to need it!

Oct 10 2012

Getting into your scenes
      Okay yesterday I mentioned that it is okay to kill characters off and that you may need some kleenex.  This is only because I take to heart what Charles Dickens said about writing "Having feelings with your characters and scenes as you write means that the reader will have the same feelings or something along those lines.  It is totally cool to be overjoyed in parts, to cry, to feel anger towards a character because if you feel it your readers will feel it.

Oct 11 2012

Poetry Break!
     Lets give your brain a break and do something completely different.  Sometimes taking your mind off of your story will relax you, give you a mental break, and do something that is different.  Lets write a poem Haiku to be exact.  Short and simple.  You all know what haiku is right?  Well if you do not, no worries.  A Haiku is a three lined poem with 5 syllables in the first line, Seven syllables in the next and five syllables in the last.  Haiku's are mainly about nature and natural things.

Oct 12 2012

Plot Bunnies
      Just so you do not get confused in the lingo, plot bunnies are sneaky little things.  They normally occur when you are stuck on the plot.  Which direction to go, what is going to happen next...  Inspiration for scenes and plots occur at the oddest times so to prepare yourself for that... Pen and Paper.  Let it be a a sheet of folded up notebook paper to jot down the idea before it leaves your head or a memo pad (cheap in some places) to get through a whole scene.  You can always type it up later!

Oct 13 2012

Read a book
     Some of the best ideas come when you are reading other stories or book.  It is a option to get ideas from current stories and not copy them but use them to help you through your story.  Sometimes you just need a little push in the right direction.

Oct 14 2012

Word Count: 900 words in three days
     Since our last word count was five hundred in five days, now write 900 words in three days.   The Theme is school.  It can be about school, being in school, what it is like in school, your school, a fantasy school...whatever!  But have fun.  The month of November is not supposed to add stress but be fun challenge.




Member News
has a class project she dares fellow writer to do.  It sounds pretty interesting. fav.me/d5gt2im



Thinking Backwards

I am hoping to have the voting done by 10/10



That is all for now!

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