NaNoWriMo Update
November 16th, 2011 § 1 Comment
Well we’re at the halfway mark and I have to say this is way more difficult than I anticipated. Don’t get me wrong, I knew that it was going to be hard, but this…this is hard.
So far, I have managed to scrape together about 6,000 words, which puts me pretty dang far behind. I’m having a couple of problems:
1) Turning off the internal editor/critic.
2) Finding time to write.
3) Staying motivated.
Writing Exercise #5
November 16th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Writing prompt:
There’s a pill out there that gives you godlike powers.
“I don’t understand…so this pill turns you into God?”
“Well, sorta. I mean, you get to be god-like for an hour or so, but it wears off. Look man, you said you wanted to experience something crazy and wild your last night out. This is the cream of the crop right here.”
Writing Exercise #4
October 25th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
The idea behind this exercise is to write a scene without any dialogue tags or external descriptions. Everything must be told through dialogue. The goal is to make it so that the reader can always tell who is speaking and follow the story. If you feel like commenting, I would love to know if you’re able to tell how many characters are in the scene, where they are, and if you can follow who is speaking.
“Can’t we talk somewhere more…private?”
“Oh relax Suul, sit down, have a drink! Enjoy yourself! Hey, sweet cheeks! Let’s have a round for me and my friend here!”
“Good Gods Trean, are you trying to get caught?”
“You need to relax more. Look, we’ve got a new girl performing tonight. I can arrange a private party for you later if you like.”
“If you’re not interested in doing business, I’m leaving.”
Chapter 1
October 24th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Chapter 1
Only thirty yards stood between Corr and freedom. The tall reeds whipped at his unexposed skin as he ran towards the forest edge. He did his best to protect his face with his hands, but every step he took was more painful than the last. He knew that once he passed the edge of the Riverlands and entered the lowland forests of Endrin he would be beyond the outer edge of any patrolmen of the Rhen Alliance.
Writing Exercise #3
October 20th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Writing Exercise: Develop a religion where people worship something that no one would ever worship in our world. And it can’t be silly.
These people worship Rhythm and Vibration. They believe that their deity manifests itself through vibration. It’s not all sound that’s sacred–it’s specific rhythmic vibrations. The longer, louder, and slower, the better. They believe that the chaotic noises of nature (e.g. wind, thunder, quakes, etc) are their God fighting the Silence. The Silence seeks to still everything, and stop all life. These people believe that the human heartbeat was given to mankind as a reminder and connection to God. They believe that the Silence seeks to quiet their rhythm by causing chaos in man’s soul. Sin causes the harmony of their own rhythm to fall out of sync with their God’s rhythm.
