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”
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#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”
#NaNoWriMo Day 2: The Antagonist’s Ordinary World
Day 2 Word count: 2,259 words Word count goal: 4,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Ordinary World – Antagonist Save The Cat: Theme stated / Set-up I love this painting by Alex Rubio (first image on left). If you would like to learn more about his work, here’s a video on YouTube where heContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 2: The Antagonist’s Ordinary World”
National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) Day 1: The Ordinary World
Day 1 Word count: 0 words Word count goal: 2,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Ordinary World Save The Cat: Opening image / Theme stated Welcome to the first day of your new novel. Today is all about that opening scene. What is your protagonist up to when first introduced? What is her dailyContinue reading “National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo) Day 1: The Ordinary World”
Planning For #NaNoWriMo: Plotting with Tarot
This will be my third adventure into National Novel Writing Month. My first two were “wins” as in I wrote 50,000 words in 30 days, however, they have stayed in their not-quite-fully-realized draft state since their conception and that is not what I hope for this year’s novel. Like my very first novel, this ideaContinue reading “Planning For #NaNoWriMo: Plotting with Tarot”
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