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#NaNoWriMo Day 12: Character Comparisons and Sunday Summary 2

Day 12 Word count: 23,791 words Word count goal: 24,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Test/Allies & Enemies Save The Cat: Fun & Games #vss very short story Harold couldn’t make the pieces fit. All he could do was listen to his heart. His heart kept singing, “Go beat the crap out of that idiot.”Continue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 12: Character Comparisons and Sunday Summary 2”

#NaNoWriMo Day 11: Tests, Allies and Enemies

Day 11 Word count: 19,569 words Word count goal: 22,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Tests, Allies + Enemies Save The Cat: Fun & Games Happy Veteran’s Day. It is a nice coincidence that our theme today, for The Hero’s Journey, is: Tests, Allies and Enemies. To observe the day, I took the time toContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 11: Tests, Allies and Enemies”

#NaNoWriMo Day 10: All About Having Fun

Day 10 Word count: 18,450 words Word count goal: 20,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Crossing The Threshold Save The Cat: Fun & Games Today’s focus is on fun! As you can see from the images I chose for inspiration, fun makes me think of childhood and being child-like. Try doing something fun today-dressingContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 10: All About Having Fun”

#NaNoWriMo Day 9: Sub-plots and Secondary Characters

Day 9 Word count: 15,847 words Word count goal: 18,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Crossing the Threshold Save The Cat: B-story #vss very short story Business trademarks finally reached right into Brenda’s life. She could no longer see the colors gold or black or say the words “Brenda”, “food” or “happy”. Plotting with TarotContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 9: Sub-plots and Secondary Characters”

#NaNoWriMo Day 8: Crossing The Threshold

Day 8 Word count: 14,783 words Word count goal: 16,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Crossing The Threshold Save The Cat: Fun & Games These images from different excursions I’ve taken, make me think of leaving the ordinary world, having to cross the threshold and embark on a physical and existential adventure. Where will yourContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 8: Crossing The Threshold”

#NaNoWriMo Day 7: The Mentor

Day 7 Word count: 13,308 words Word count goal: 14,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Mentor Save The Cat: Act II #vss very short story After digging for hours, it dawned on Brandon that even his best friend was lying to him. Plotting with Tarot Mentor card: Magician upside-down – the creator dictatingContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 7: The Mentor”

#NaNoWriMo Day 6: The Point Of No Return

Day 6 Word count: 11,446 words Word count goal: 12,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Refusal Save The Cat: Point of No Return Plotting with Tarot I did a reading a bit off the book. Today, I focused on The Inciting Incident: The Inciting Incident: The Empress Upside-down – the emotional world, the sensual world,Continue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 6: The Point Of No Return”

#NaNoWriMo Day 5: The Refusal and the First Week Sunday Summary

Day 5 Word count: 9,270 words Word count goal: 10,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Refusal Save The Cat: Debate Today, I dove into my surreal images folder on Pinterest. Today my character will be convincing himself that his ordinary life is better than the call to adventure. He’ll be considering the structure heContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 5: The Refusal and the First Week Sunday Summary”

#NaNoWriMo Day 4: Antagonist’s Call to Adventure

Day 4 Word count: 6,350 words Word count goal: 8,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Call To Adventure Save The Cat: Debate I’m really enjoying meditating on the works of Akiya Kageichi for this project. They are so full of story inspiration. The second top image by Andrew Ferez made me think of the Chekov’sContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 4: Antagonist’s Call to Adventure”

#NaNoWriMo Day 3: Call To Adventure

Day 3 Word count: 4,393 words Word count goal: 6,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Call To Adventure Save The Cat: Set-up, Catalyst, Debate I love these images. The one on the left makes me think of the fool card from the tarot, jumping into his new adventure without worry of what’s ahead. The otherContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 3: Call To Adventure”