On day eighteen of our challenge, the entire gang is here with updates, word counts, and coconuts. Word Count: Dan: 1745 Kitty: 1165 Dede: 25 Tori: 124 Ben: 0 Cumulative Word Count: Dan: 24060 Dede: 11025 Tori: 4172 Kitty: 5591 Ben: 1148 Subscribe Here!
Subscribe Here! Today listener Ed joins the competition from a distance, while Gail Carriger offers a corrective over Twitter. Dan’s back in the game, DD blows the doors off, and Kitty finds her feet. Resources mentioned: Gail Carriger’s Post on Flow Word Count: Dan: 1739 Kitty: 391 Dede: 5000 Tori: …
Subscribe here! DD and Kitty and Dan discuss the problem of too-smart characters, and Dan finally busts his slump. Word Count: Dan: 552 Kitty: 0 Dede: 0 Tori: 0 Ben: 0 Cumulative Word Count: Dan: 21128 Dede: 6432 Tori: 4048 Kitty: 4035 Ben: 1148
Today, Kitty’s the only one who manage to write anything, and the gang discuss goose chases, writing to market, and deciding what not to write. Resources Mentioned The Picture of Dorian Gray Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes, by Jacques Ellul Goebbell’s Diaries Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book The Wrong …
Subscribe Here! Today we catch up after a looong day of travelling and discuss the decisions some of us are facing on choosing which viewpoint character to use and whether to write in first or third person. Word counts: Dan 2881 Tori: 100 Ben: 43 Dede: 0 Kitty: 0 …
Subscribe Here! Travel days do terrible things to word counts–AND we have feedback from Melisa about evil protagonists and who she thinks writes them best. Word counts: Dan 1681 Dede: 710 Kitty: 0 Ben: 0 Tori: 0 Cumulative: Dan: 17697 Dede: 5432 Tori: 3798 Kitty: 3679 Ben: 1105 Resources Mentioned: …
Subscribe Here! Today the NanoGang discusses what it’s like when stories open up, and we have feedback from Ed on anonymity and the mob. Word counts: Dan 1681 Dede: 710 Kitty: 0 Ben: 0 Tori: 0 Cumulative: Dan: 17697 Dede: 5432 Tori: 3798 Kitty: 3679 Ben: 1105
Today we have a brief update from our participants, and Melissa asks about the etymology of contractions. Resources Mentioned: Inkheart (film and book) The Never-Ending Story (film) Word Counts Dan: 4116 Kitty: 718 Ben: 300 Dede: 0 Tori: 0 Cumulative: Dan: 16020 Kitty: 3679 Tori: 3798 Ben: 1105 Dede: 4722 …
On the ninth day of our challenge, a writer has a breakthrough and our gang talks about history in our lifetimes. Resources Mentioned: 117BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Eric H Cline Word Count: Dan: 2300 Kitty: 1003 Tori: 200 Ben: 136 Dede: 0 Cumulative: Dan: 11904 Kitty: 2961 Tori: 3798 …
On the eighth day of Nanowrimo, we discuss story development, taking risks, and writing from character vs. writing from the mystery box. Resources Mentioned: Se7en JJ Abrams Mystery Box TED Talk SNL D*** in a Box sketch Beyond Good and Evil by Neitzche Monsters, Inc. Word Count: Dan: 1702 Tori: …
