To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the Devil his due.
7 yrs ago
And when you said hi, I forgot my dang name.
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9 yrs ago
Everything beautiful is math! Everything beautiful is a problem.
9 yrs ago
But whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!
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9 yrs ago
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Hi! I'm Naril. I write, build things, and I'm incredibly busy, all the time. I'm probably older than you. I'm not interested in isekai, school settings, sandboxes, excessively grimdark settings, or invitation-only threads; I'm very picky about militaria, I don't care for A Song of Ice and Fire, Nation roleplay bores me to tears, most fandom doesn't really catch my attention, and though I prefer Advanced-level writing, I'm not going to help you write your book (Unless you feel like paying my day rate) - which almost certainly means I'm not here. Some day, maybe. Probably not, though!
I am interested in science fiction, cyberpunk, space operas, and stories of working together, uplift, and progress. You'll catch my attention with fantasy adventures in an interesting world, or with almost any modern fantasy. I have a soft spot for superhero stories, and you might find me in the occasional Star Wars or Star Trek fandom.
My standards are high for myself and mild for everyone else; I love writing dialogue and making you feel like you can taste the place I'm creating. I write in the style I like to read, which is the part I find fun. If you want an example of the authors I enjoy, look at Ann Leckie, Tamsyn Muir, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.
I made it to the halfway point last night, but then my better half decided she'd had enough of watching me at the laptop and made sure I didn't have time to post any updates. :3 25,100 words! Officially halfway to the goal. I still have the feeling that I'm about 5k away from the start of Part II, but I'm also still really looking forward to it.
Provided all goes well, I'm hoping to keep writing this story after November ends. I might not get to 1667 words every day, but I'm going to at least try and write daily until the story is finished. Now, as for what happens after that, well. This story has at least two more drafts (one of which may be a complete restructure and rewrite) and beta reading before I decide if I want to hand it to an editor. I know a very good one who always has time for me, but her time is (as it should be) very much not free.
Remember, that's one of the most uncomfortable truths about NaNo, too - finishing the first draft is an amazing feeling, and finishing a project like this is an incredible rush. But first drafts, (and you might say especially NaNo first drafts) are rough, unpublishable, and sometimes even unreadable. Refinement, polishing, revision, and having your friends tell you that you wrote a pile of hot garbage isn't nearly as fun as raising whole worlds with nothing but a pen, but that is how you find the gleaming, beautiful gem that your story was always supposed to be.
I love seeing collaborative posts. :3 I'll be working on another "GM flavoured" post tomorrow! But in the meantime, you all can go in pursuit of Morgan, if you want to. You don't need my permission to go get in a car and follow Emma's magic seeking spell. I'll just tell you what you find when you get to where she is. ;)
@WilsonTurner - I'm flattered you'd want to! I do have a small flock of beta readers already, but if you'd really like to, we'll talk. :3
@RomanAria - We're getting pretty deep into the event by now - you'd need to do more than 3300 words a day, if you started fresh today, to finish by the November 30 date. There's certainly nothing stopping anyone from doing that, of course! The point of National Novel Writing Month is to be almost purely generative, so any word count that gets you toward your goal is valuable.
However, at least for me, another big, big part of NaNo has always been to simply get into the habit of writing every day, and it's useful to have the (ephemeral, unofficial, self-imposed) structure of the event to help with that. Charging toward the finish line so you can see the "50,000 word" banner on your NaNo username but getting there in a shamble of ruined nights, hair-pulling stress, and self-recrimination about not starting sooner, not outlining, outlining too much, or whatever, helps nobody. That kind of thing certainly doesn't help you feel like this was any fun, and we're supposed to be doing this both as a challenge (with nearly zero stakes) and to have fun with ourselves, each other, and our ideas. There is no award for "Most Miserable National Novel Writing Month Participant," after all.
What I'm saying is that if you want to try to get to the 50,000-word goal, by all means, do. But if you're looking for the spirit of what NaNo is meant to inspire, just start writing. Just open up a word processor, a notebook, pick up a tattoo needle or start arranging dead beetles in a language only you understand and start writing. Write a little every day, unconstrained by NaNo or anything else. If you write ten words in a day or ten thousand, they're all equally valid.
I'm at 23,600 words for today! A little less than I expected, but I spent a lot of time with friends, shopping, and having naps, and I'm still ahead of the word count requirement for today. :3
My story is still going very well - I'm entirely certain it's going to run past 50,000 words, which I have to admit is a comfort. I always planned for this story to be broken into three very different pieces, and I'm closing in on where the second one is going to start - I'm thinking that might be around the 30k mark. The plot threads are braiding together to kick off the next part of the narrative, and that's a lot of fun.
Mmm. I'm very sleepy tonight, but as I close in on midnight I'm leaving the story at 22,300 words. I'm thinking I'll hit 25,000 tomorrow, depending on how much time I spend petting cats or, gasp, shopping. Fall is here in earnest and I think I need some sexy boots. :3 And probably some new slacks.
Remember everyone, National Back Up Your Novel Day might officially be "Mondays in November," but it really should be every day. :3 We're all deep enough in that losing all that work would be heartbreaking!
I think I can count past 20,000 as the second big milestone. :3 Almost 20,500 words, but I need to go refresh my tea and I think I'll just do a little more outline refinement for now. Things are still going entirely swimmingly - for me as the author, anyway. Our heroines are in less dire straits, and they have a few more answers, but those answers are only leading to more questions.
@mdk That's awful! I hope you didn't lose too much. If you like, I can offer some suggestions - but my feelings won't be hurt if you don't. :3
I'm going to go hang out with a fellow writer this evening. I expect we'll be talking a lot about cats and having tea, and I also expect we'll get our words done for today. She's considerably ahead of me toward the 50,000-word goal, but while we both write professionally, she's an actual, has-an-agent author, so I'm hardly surprised. :3
Best of luck for Day 11, everyone! 18,337 words for today. We're a third of the way through!
Hi! I'm Naril. I write, build things, and I'm incredibly busy, all the time. I'm probably older than you. I'm not interested in isekai, school settings, sandboxes, excessively grimdark settings, or invitation-only threads; I'm very picky about militaria, I don't care for A Song of Ice and Fire, Nation roleplay bores me to tears, most fandom doesn't really catch my attention, and though I prefer Advanced-level writing, I'm not going to help you write your book (Unless you feel like paying my day rate) - which almost certainly means I'm not here. Some day, maybe. Probably not, though!
I[i] am [/i]interested in science fiction, cyberpunk, space operas, and stories of working together, uplift, and progress. You'll catch my attention with fantasy adventures in an interesting world, or with almost any modern fantasy. I have a soft spot for superhero stories, and you might find me in the occasional Star Wars or Star Trek fandom.
My standards are high for myself and mild for everyone else; I love writing dialogue and making you feel like you can taste the place I'm creating. I write in the style I like to read, which is the part I find fun. If you want an example of the authors I enjoy, look at Ann Leckie, Tamsyn Muir, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hi! I'm Naril. I write, build things, and I'm incredibly busy, all the time. I'm probably older than you. I'm not interested in isekai, school settings, sandboxes, excessively grimdark settings, or invitation-only threads; I'm very picky about militaria, I don't care for A Song of Ice and Fire, Nation roleplay bores me to tears, most fandom doesn't really catch my attention, and though I prefer Advanced-level writing, I'm not going to help you write your book (Unless you feel like paying my day rate) - which almost certainly means I'm not here. Some day, maybe. Probably not, though! <br><br>I<span class="bb-i"> am </span>interested in science fiction, cyberpunk, space operas, and stories of working together, uplift, and progress. You'll catch my attention with fantasy adventures in an interesting world, or with almost any modern fantasy. I have a soft spot for superhero stories, and you might find me in the occasional Star Wars or Star Trek fandom.<br><br>My standards are high for myself and mild for everyone else; I love writing dialogue and making you feel like you can taste the place I'm creating. I write in the style I like to read, which is the part I find fun. If you want an example of the authors I enjoy, look at Ann Leckie, Tamsyn Muir, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.</div>
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