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”
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#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 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”
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”
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