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NaNoWriMo 2012 : -9 Days
We’re down to single-digit days left in the countdown and I’m still scrambling to get my outline together. (And a cover image drawn!) I’ve got index cards for every character, every group, every location, every item, and at least half of the plot-points made. I’ve got a rough idea of what the theme of the […]
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Using Murphy’s Law to Plot a NaNoWriMo Novel
I’m starting to hash out the plot of Paper Wolves and am using the time-honored technique of ‘What’s The Worst That Can Happen?’ or ‘Apply Murphy’s Law to Plots.’ Murphy’s Law boils down to the claim that: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. Using it for plotting consists of taking a starting situation, […]
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Paper Wolves : NaNoWriMo 2012 Planning
Goal for this year’s November National Novel Wiriting Month: one urban fantasy novel without any murder, warfare, apocalypse, or other horrible things happening to good people. Every UF book I’ve picked up recently has had either a Buffy plot (defeat the Big Bad) or a CSI plot (murder most foul). I’m tired of it– and […]