Day 12 (2017) The Antagonist’s Tests, Allies & Enemies The antagonist is on his or her own hero’s journey. Thus, he or she would also have people who help and hinder along the way. Today, I’ll be taking a closer look at how my antagonist(s) are seeing and responding to the story events. #vss365: crankContinue reading “The Antagonist’s Tests, Allies & Enemies on #NaNoWriMo Day 12”
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Tests, Allies and Enemies on #NaNoWriMo Day 11
Image inspiration: This morning I continued my search for things that could be found on an abandoned property that make me say: What is that doing there? And what is it for? How’s everyone’s writing going? I hope you’re enjoying your story and getting to know your characters no matter what your word count. IContinue reading “Tests, Allies and Enemies on #NaNoWriMo Day 11”
Crossing The Threshold on #NaNoWriMo Day 8
I woke up to a beautiful site. When I ran out with my camera, the neighbor’s cat ran in, but as I took pictures I heard him coming to join me. I love that he follows me around outside. Photography can be about planning and technique, but it can also be all about lucky timing.Continue reading “Crossing The Threshold on #NaNoWriMo Day 8”
The Mentor of #NaNoWriMo Day 7
I woke up this morning and went straight to my manuscript. I had a bad dream, but it made me think of a scene for my story and I didn’t want to miss it. It has been foggy and cold the last few days, so I decided to have a fire in the fireplace. TheContinue reading “The Mentor of #NaNoWriMo Day 7”
How to write the point of no return #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 6
Day 6 (2017) is The Point of No Return My protagonist definitely wants to refuse his call to adventure. How will he try to wriggle his way out of a request from the police? I highly recommend working through today’s prompts. They inspired me to explore new areas of character development. #vss365: trim He had fearedContinue reading “How to write the point of no return #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 6”
#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 5 – The Refusal
Continuing yesterday’s exploration of things that make me say, “What is that and what is it for?” I’m going to go with part of a lampshade? There’s gotta be a story as to why it’s in the lake, right? I hadn’t thought much about stagnant water on my abandoned property, but in this area, IContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 5 – The Refusal”
#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 4: Exploring the antagonist
This morning, because my story is about an abandoned property, I had some fun taking pictures of settings and things that make me say: What is that and what is that for? Like above: What is that pan for and what is that shiny liquid and what is that random hose for? If these objectsContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 4: Exploring the antagonist”
#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 3: Playing with my prompts
Day 3 2017 is the call to adventure. Set-up, catalyst, debate. My main character has to decide if he’s going to run and hide, or head back to his childhood home. #vss365: grate Kirk saw something sparkle under the grate. He got down on his knees and pulled aside the rusted metal. He recognized theContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 3: Playing with my prompts”
#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 2: Playing with all my prompts
Happy National Novel Writing Month! How did your first day go? Unlike last year, I’m healthy, relaxed and in a quiet state for writing. Until this morning, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do here at Experience Writing during this NaNoWriMo. I took a look back at what I’ve done over the years andContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 2: Playing with all my prompts”
#Writober Day 31: Happy Halloween!
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Finding peace. There were a couple of new-to-me forms this OctPoWriMo that I really enjoyed. On this final day and with the theme Finding Peace, I decided to revisit the Clarity Pyramid. PEACE at rest no conflict uncomplicated not searching anymore no need or want while writing “Stay in theContinue reading “#Writober Day 31: Happy Halloween!”
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