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Post by naynish on Oct 3, 2017 22:47:33 GMT
So everyone seems to be in high spirits, anticipating the NaNo that is to come! I think we can all agree that Prep Month, AKA October, is when the positive emotions for upcoming novels run high. But there's every chance that we each hit our own, personal doldrums...days where we're up against it and not even sure why we're doing this in the first place. In my experience, one of the best ways to conquer enemies like Off Days and the dreaded Week 2 Blues is to look ahead to what I was first excited about...bits of the story that I got hyped to write in the beginning. So this is the purpose of the anticipation thread: Name off a few scenes you just can't wait to write, and feel free to reference back here for a pick-me-up all throughout NaNo! I guess I'll start I'm so excited to write:
- The introduction scene for my Dragon, Bresnyar
- Thorne and Cistine break out of prison together
- Tatiana's father is introduced/Thorne drives a freaking CAR
- Maleck vs. Salvotor face-off
- Cistine drinks from the Dreamwater chalice, trips balls, reunites with Baba Kallah and Julian, and fully realizes her place as a queen.
All right, guys, take it away!
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Post by Chiefy on Oct 3, 2017 23:18:45 GMT
ohh I've got so much I want to write. - ALL THOSE CHARACTERS MAN. I've got so many new guys I want to write about.
- PTSD Val. Because who doesn't.
- Shade aka Hades, who has to be the best villain I've come up with in a while.
- Callbacks to all those original characters. I love them to bits.
- And the ending. I have the perfect ending idea.
UGH I'm getting even more hyped now <3
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Post by hollyash85 on Oct 3, 2017 23:44:02 GMT
So here's what I got so far, but I'm just started my prep so I'm sure I'll add to it. - Show Earth and the contrast it is to Neophia (going to have a very similar scene to the first book when Desi and Justin first arrived on Neophia with Grady and Crys getting out of the space shuttle)
- Crystal meeting Justin's parents
- Show down between Justin and Ryan
- Crystal interacting with a child and showing a maternal/soft side
- Crystal putting a "voodoo curse" on the guards at the jail by speaking gibberish Neophian Common Tongue at them and waving her hands
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Post by Jendora on Oct 4, 2017 2:32:43 GMT
I love this thread idea! So hyped for November! What I'm excited to write this month: - Adam and Lydia (I've missed their snark and playful banter!)
- Trey (need I say more?)
- The breakup of Adam and Lydia
- Lydia kinda-sorta dating Trey and Adam getting jealous
- Veronica's realization that The Shadow Army is manipulating her (which causes her to, in turn, manipulate Adam)
- The three teaming up (building up to the final battle in Book 3)...and I guess Trey kinda helps too. Haha.
- The end of the story (won't spoil it too much, but it will involve prom and high school graduation for our three protagonists!)
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Post by naynish on Oct 4, 2017 11:26:59 GMT
You guys, I am getting so stoked to see all your NaNo novels play out. Callbacks/PTSD Val, Crystal casting the "voodoo curse" on the guard (sseriously LOL'd), the Big Three teaming up with Trey tagging along....ughhhhh I love all these characters so much. I can't WAIT.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2017 14:04:45 GMT
Okay, seriously....as a pantser, my planning for October is minimal. I'm curious to see where things go with the start of the story that I have in mind, but as for planning? I got nothin'. I'm HOPING to come up with an end-goal for the overall story, but I'm not going to hold my breath for it.
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Post by Athaia on Oct 4, 2017 19:58:33 GMT
Argh, if I was writing the Apes for November, there'd be heaps of scenes I'd be excited about! But I'm still too early in the planning stage for Stellar to have any scenes fixed in my mind, and right now, I have to remind myself that too detailed notes (both for worldbuilding and for characters) are stifling my creativity instead of inspiring it. It seems I'm falling more on the pantser side of the spectrum, except for plot...
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Post by joyrachsis6 on Oct 5, 2017 16:18:32 GMT
Sorry to be late to the party (as always... ), but I've definitely got some stuff I'm excited for! Here's my list so far: - Finally turning the kingdom into an empire
- Cohen actually getting to sword fight
- Mattathias and Jendrome going full berserker rage mode (it is terrifying)
- Elaine getting suggested as a successor as the Archmage (leader of the Gray Mages)
- Cam getting to be more of a bad***
- Entire Sextet getting into a huge battle at the end (like huge)
- Camryn making the "Ultimate Sacrifice" (allowing himself to be stabbed to save his friends/family/country, ends up surviving b/c the sword gets lodged a bit above his heart, counts as "Ultimate Sacrifice" as he was willing to die to save everyone)
- Elaine showing her true power and blasting through the Coven's leaders
Should be a super fun (and stressful) book! <3
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Post by naynish on Oct 10, 2017 11:31:25 GMT
CAMRYN
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Post by naynish on Nov 25, 2017 13:39:33 GMT
Okay guys, so I know that like, half of us bowed out of NaNo early. But I decided to peek at this thread and I'm laughing my ass off.
I have literally not yet written a single one of the scenes I was looking forward to. And i am 400+ pages in.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME xD
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Post by Athaia on Nov 26, 2017 11:27:56 GMT
I think my instincts told me early on that Stellar's time hadn't come yet, but would I listen? No, I bowed to the "should's," like "you shouldn't waste your time with fanfiction when you could write something original that will earn you money."
Nope. I'm much happier since I returned to the Apes and I'm thinking, maybe that's what I should be writing now, since it's apparently the story that sets my soul on fire...
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