That was exhausting. Thirty whole days of getting up early and writing for two hours (or more) straight... every day... all month. I admit it was indeed enjoyable, despite plot errors and holes, but now...
I'm done! That's 60,936 words on the nose. Nearly twice as much as I did last year.
Will I do even more next year? Maybe. Maybe not. I might just keep doing 50,000 words every year like sane people do... heehee. But who knows? I might find myself with enough time to do a whopping 100,000 words!
Well, anyway, congratulations to all who met their goals! And to those who did not, better luck next time, and you did try hard, I hope, so you get a prize for that... which... is likely a congratulations nonetheless from friends and or family!
But you know what? Tomorrow, it'll be December. Allow me to say it again. DECEMBER!!! Why, time flies way too fast sometimes when you're having fun.
...Well, even if I'm a really, really, REALLY old woman years from now, I'll still be writing. ;D
So... again...
CUN-GRAT-YEW-LAY-SHUNS!
If you understood that, then I shall be off.
Mary
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
NaNoWriMo is near conclusion...
...In only four days! For those of you who are cutting it close or just don't think you'll make it all, I say: Don't give up! Just keep writing, whether it makes sense or not! Don't correct spelling errors along the way, unless its tying two words together on accident and making only one!
My novel had ended at least three or four times before I restarted it over and over during this month, and events are arranged perfectly to make no sense whatsoever, but that's where editing and revising comes in later; after this month, of course.
As much as you might think your novel is a useless piece of junk after an exhausting month of writing like mad, with some time, patience and organization, it can be made into something nice and tidy. I, myself, am a bit of a hasty person sometimes, so I don't normally have the patience to edit my novels before I suddenly get the grand idea of rewriting it.
Yes, well, you should really learn to cope with what's already there, but sometimes you do have to rewrite EVERYTHING.
And if it still looks bad when you finish, do it again and again and again until you're satisfied. Then go and publish it, or share it to friends only, or just keep it to yourself or, maybe, your family.
My novel, Feng Song, is a huge mess of spelling errors and a surprisingly low amount of grammar errors! It's, as is said, a big mishmash of strange events, though most are actually quite interesting, like when Cheng the panda makes Kiang look like a fool, or when a boy washes up on the beach after drifting for more than a day, or when Feng herself finds out she... spoiler alert! ERROR, RRRRRRNT, stopping. :D I will say no more. My novel has a lot of surprises, twists and turns, an odd plot, some terribly awkward situations, some confusions that are figured out later, unexpected betrayals...
Well, actually my summary shows none of that. The novel itself, what it is turning out to be, is way more than a summary can ever explain! So much is going on, so you can imagine editing and revising will make it even better!
I used rough translations for names and words, the characters act like a bunch of crazy modern-day people (especially one particular character named Tao), the "Chinese" and "Japanese" feel is totally not there, and the animals act unrealistic, but that can be changed.
So, why not make your novel that awesome? Not by copying, of course; that will only bring one thumb down into two thumbs down. ;D
However, don't be discouraged; this is only what should happen AFTER NaNoWriMo! For now, just focus on reaching that word count! While doing a good job, if you can! XD
I've got many years of writing experience, and if you're new to this, just keep it up. If you're hearts in it, you'll blossom, bud. XD
So that concludes the novel ramble for today! Ah, yes, and I'm 52,ooo words or so closer to 6o,ooo!
Mary
My novel had ended at least three or four times before I restarted it over and over during this month, and events are arranged perfectly to make no sense whatsoever, but that's where editing and revising comes in later; after this month, of course.
As much as you might think your novel is a useless piece of junk after an exhausting month of writing like mad, with some time, patience and organization, it can be made into something nice and tidy. I, myself, am a bit of a hasty person sometimes, so I don't normally have the patience to edit my novels before I suddenly get the grand idea of rewriting it.
Yes, well, you should really learn to cope with what's already there, but sometimes you do have to rewrite EVERYTHING.
And if it still looks bad when you finish, do it again and again and again until you're satisfied. Then go and publish it, or share it to friends only, or just keep it to yourself or, maybe, your family.
My novel, Feng Song, is a huge mess of spelling errors and a surprisingly low amount of grammar errors! It's, as is said, a big mishmash of strange events, though most are actually quite interesting, like when Cheng the panda makes Kiang look like a fool, or when a boy washes up on the beach after drifting for more than a day, or when Feng herself finds out she... spoiler alert! ERROR, RRRRRRNT, stopping. :D I will say no more. My novel has a lot of surprises, twists and turns, an odd plot, some terribly awkward situations, some confusions that are figured out later, unexpected betrayals...
Well, actually my summary shows none of that. The novel itself, what it is turning out to be, is way more than a summary can ever explain! So much is going on, so you can imagine editing and revising will make it even better!
I used rough translations for names and words, the characters act like a bunch of crazy modern-day people (especially one particular character named Tao), the "Chinese" and "Japanese" feel is totally not there, and the animals act unrealistic, but that can be changed.
So, why not make your novel that awesome? Not by copying, of course; that will only bring one thumb down into two thumbs down. ;D
However, don't be discouraged; this is only what should happen AFTER NaNoWriMo! For now, just focus on reaching that word count! While doing a good job, if you can! XD
I've got many years of writing experience, and if you're new to this, just keep it up. If you're hearts in it, you'll blossom, bud. XD
So that concludes the novel ramble for today! Ah, yes, and I'm 52,ooo words or so closer to 6o,ooo!
Mary
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Is Feng Song Changing?
It is.
Upon looking at was a horrid mess the plot has become, I thought if over, and got an even better idea. With NaNoWriMo ending soon, though, I will just have to keep thinking of things to happen until it's over, and then I'll go for it.
I was basically thinking I would set in Japanese couture (and names, etc.) instead, and change up the main characters a bit (including their names).
It's too soon to say for sure, but this just might make the story take a turn for the better.
For an example, I was thinking of making Feng just a wolf (with a different name; it wouldn't make sense to put in Chinese names) instead and make Kiba her brother, and if I decide to pursue it, I will launch into full detail.
Until next time!
Wolf
Upon looking at was a horrid mess the plot has become, I thought if over, and got an even better idea. With NaNoWriMo ending soon, though, I will just have to keep thinking of things to happen until it's over, and then I'll go for it.
I was basically thinking I would set in Japanese couture (and names, etc.) instead, and change up the main characters a bit (including their names).
It's too soon to say for sure, but this just might make the story take a turn for the better.
For an example, I was thinking of making Feng just a wolf (with a different name; it wouldn't make sense to put in Chinese names) instead and make Kiba her brother, and if I decide to pursue it, I will launch into full detail.
Until next time!
Wolf
Monday, November 15, 2010
Well, NOW there's going to be more...
"And there will be more where that came from soon!"
... Haha, soon, my foot. XD
Anyway, the course of "Feng Song's story is taking an extremely unexpected turn! It's an expected messy draft, but nonetheless, I suppose you colud call it interesting, but I need to add subplots because i'm focusing so much on the plot that there's no time for the characters to develope, or interact!
But when come editing time, that will be fixed...
So, earlier, I got stuck. Kiang and Feng had succeeded in finding both dragons, but now what? Turn out, Kiang gets captured by H... eerrr, one of the dragons and they have to go save him. But they have to go to Kiang's horrible hometown village and see the elder, who is the only one who knows how to get through the confusing storm that the evil dragon put up to prevent them.
It's a lot of work, but they manage to rescue him, and lalalalala...!
Wait a minute. Upon saving them, I've hit 19,000 words. HELLO!? W.T.P., man!?
But it turns out that when they think they defeated the bad dragon, it's not actually dead and they can kill it with weapon s alone.
They must set off and go through temple filled with traps and free the guardians from statue form, the guardians who protect different powers that are required to defeat the... bad dragon. The guardians are; Zhong, the mighty beast deity, Lin, the nine-tailed fox, Yun, the regal phoenix and Yingzi, a creature that will be discovered later. XD
There's a lot more to the story, now, but once it's polished, it might be cool to publish it! I'm not entirely concerned if the editors change thigns around in this one, but needless to say, the novel is certainly not junk!
...Well, right NOW it is, but later, it wont be.
Note: Some of the names may change over time. I didn't feel like looking up a suiting name, so I used Google Translate to translate their elements into the Chinese language. so, I don't know if these words are, in fact, correct!
And also, W.T.P. stands for "What the pickles", JSYK. XP
Until next time!
Wolf
... Haha, soon, my foot. XD
Anyway, the course of "Feng Song's story is taking an extremely unexpected turn! It's an expected messy draft, but nonetheless, I suppose you colud call it interesting, but I need to add subplots because i'm focusing so much on the plot that there's no time for the characters to develope, or interact!
But when come editing time, that will be fixed...
So, earlier, I got stuck. Kiang and Feng had succeeded in finding both dragons, but now what? Turn out, Kiang gets captured by H... eerrr, one of the dragons and they have to go save him. But they have to go to Kiang's horrible hometown village and see the elder, who is the only one who knows how to get through the confusing storm that the evil dragon put up to prevent them.
It's a lot of work, but they manage to rescue him, and lalalalala...!
Wait a minute. Upon saving them, I've hit 19,000 words. HELLO!? W.T.P., man!?
But it turns out that when they think they defeated the bad dragon, it's not actually dead and they can kill it with weapon s alone.
They must set off and go through temple filled with traps and free the guardians from statue form, the guardians who protect different powers that are required to defeat the... bad dragon. The guardians are; Zhong, the mighty beast deity, Lin, the nine-tailed fox, Yun, the regal phoenix and Yingzi, a creature that will be discovered later. XD
There's a lot more to the story, now, but once it's polished, it might be cool to publish it! I'm not entirely concerned if the editors change thigns around in this one, but needless to say, the novel is certainly not junk!
...Well, right NOW it is, but later, it wont be.
Note: Some of the names may change over time. I didn't feel like looking up a suiting name, so I used Google Translate to translate their elements into the Chinese language. so, I don't know if these words are, in fact, correct!
And also, W.T.P. stands for "What the pickles", JSYK. XP
Until next time!
Wolf
Monday, November 1, 2010
Finally, NaNoWriMo!
Yes! I have a word count goal of 60,000 words. That's means I have to do 2,000 words a day. I'm done for the day right now, but you'll be hearing a lot more where that came from soon.
I can't wait until I start getting into the storyline! All Feng did so far was talk, do chores, and go to the market... in a more interesting fashion than that, of course.
Oh, yeah, and now that I've learned how to display banners on NaNoWriMo, I'm thinking up setting up a shop... but only after NaNoWriMo.
Wolf
I can't wait until I start getting into the storyline! All Feng did so far was talk, do chores, and go to the market... in a more interesting fashion than that, of course.
Oh, yeah, and now that I've learned how to display banners on NaNoWriMo, I'm thinking up setting up a shop... but only after NaNoWriMo.
Wolf
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