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butterflydreaming) wrote2004-10-29 04:52 pm
butterflydreaming) wrote2004-10-29 04:52 pm
NaNo Checklist
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To my non-NaNoWriMos: I solemnly promise not to abandon you totally during the next month. And when I post, I will keep my NaNo angsting to a minimum. ^_^ I'm depending on my flist to keep mesane functional!
I've ripped off the following checklist from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
telynmurali. You may not care about my answers, but you might like to fill this out yourself.
BASIC STATS:
NaNo ID:
NaNo since:
Working title:
WIP Genre:
AT THE START: DO YOU...
Have an Outline?
Scene-by-scene?
Know how it starts?
Know how it ends?
Have your climax in order?
Have a particular tone in mind?
Plan to Draw on your own experiences?
IS YOUR WORK GOING TO BE:
Funny?
Serious?
Sad?
Semi-Autobiographical?
Based on another story?
Influenced by any authors/current publications?
HOW HAVE MUCH YOU PLANNED? HAVE YOU USED:
A paper journal?
Pens?
Multicolored pens?
A computer?
Index cards?
Lists?
Bulleted lists?
Plot Charts?
Character Charts?
Character formulas?
Favorite writing resource:
ODDS AND ENDS
A line you would like to use:
A scene you would like to include:
A concept you would like to explore:
A cliche you would like to avoid:
A character you would like to use:
FORWARD THINKING
Do you expect to be able to complete it?
Do you intend to complete it?
Would you ever try to publish it?
What do you expect to get out of this month of frantic writing?
BASIC STATS:
NaNo ID: butterflydreaming
NaNo since: This is my 1st NaNo
Working title: They're all stupid. I won't tell you. I'm sure I'll get a better one while writing.
WIP Genre: vampire drama
AT THE START: DO YOU...
Have an Outline? no
Scene-by-scene? no
Know how it starts? Yes. I have the first line & first scene in my head.
Know how it ends? I have an ending scene... meaningless to the plot, though.
Have your climax in order? no
Have a particular tone in mind? I want it to be serious, neither dark nor humorous. Social commentary in the way that Saramango's Blindness is, so that it would give the reader things to contemplate beyond the narrative.
Plan to Draw on your own experiences? Yes, quite.
IS YOUR WORK GOING TO BE:
Funny? I can't do funny, unless it's accidental/serendipitous.
Serious? Yup.
Sad? I don't want it to be.
Semi-Autobiographical? No! Okay, just in tiny tiny character bits.
Based on another story? no
Influenced by any authors/current publications? Not directly. If anything, I want it to be nothing like other vampire stories. More like "Metamorphasis" or Breathing Lessons than my beloved Tanya Huff.
HOW HAVE MUCH YOU PLANNED? HAVE YOU USED:
A paper journal? Nyet
Pens? nope
Multicolored pens?no
A computer? no
Index cards?no
Lists? no
Bulleted lists? no
Plot Charts? no
Character Charts? no
Character formulas? no
Favorite writing resource: no
I'm writing this COLD. I have a feeling that it has to be this way for me, this one time.
ODDS AND ENDS
A line you would like to use: Yes, but it's an in-joke. If I can set it up so that the reader is in on it, it's supposed to be my ending line of dialog.
A scene you would like to include: I have 3 strong ones.
A concept you would like to explore: That's the whole point.
A cliche you would like to avoid: That the MCs become romantically involved.
A character you would like to use: I know 3 very well, and 2 or 3 more reasonably well.
FORWARD THINKING
Do you expect to be able to complete it? If I don't believe it, it won't be. So, yes. I can do this.
Do you intend to complete it? Yes. I'm going to give it my best.
Would you ever try to publish it? If it turns out readable, I think I will work on it until it's worth a try. If not, it will still be *mine*.
What do you expect to get out of this month of frantic writing? To say, "I have written, completed, a novel." And then use the experience to write Turning the Key, which has languished.
To my non-NaNoWriMos: I solemnly promise not to abandon you totally during the next month. And when I post, I will keep my NaNo angsting to a minimum. ^_^ I'm depending on my flist to keep me
I've ripped off the following checklist from
telynmurali. You may not care about my answers, but you might like to fill this out yourself.BASIC STATS:
NaNo ID:
NaNo since:
Working title:
WIP Genre:
AT THE START: DO YOU...
Have an Outline?
Scene-by-scene?
Know how it starts?
Know how it ends?
Have your climax in order?
Have a particular tone in mind?
Plan to Draw on your own experiences?
IS YOUR WORK GOING TO BE:
Funny?
Serious?
Sad?
Semi-Autobiographical?
Based on another story?
Influenced by any authors/current publications?
HOW HAVE MUCH YOU PLANNED? HAVE YOU USED:
A paper journal?
Pens?
Multicolored pens?
A computer?
Index cards?
Lists?
Bulleted lists?
Plot Charts?
Character Charts?
Character formulas?
Favorite writing resource:
ODDS AND ENDS
A line you would like to use:
A scene you would like to include:
A concept you would like to explore:
A cliche you would like to avoid:
A character you would like to use:
FORWARD THINKING
Do you expect to be able to complete it?
Do you intend to complete it?
Would you ever try to publish it?
What do you expect to get out of this month of frantic writing?
BASIC STATS:
NaNo ID: butterflydreaming
NaNo since: This is my 1st NaNo
Working title: They're all stupid. I won't tell you. I'm sure I'll get a better one while writing.
WIP Genre: vampire drama
AT THE START: DO YOU...
Have an Outline? no
Scene-by-scene? no
Know how it starts? Yes. I have the first line & first scene in my head.
Know how it ends? I have an ending scene... meaningless to the plot, though.
Have your climax in order? no
Have a particular tone in mind? I want it to be serious, neither dark nor humorous. Social commentary in the way that Saramango's Blindness is, so that it would give the reader things to contemplate beyond the narrative.
Plan to Draw on your own experiences? Yes, quite.
IS YOUR WORK GOING TO BE:
Funny? I can't do funny, unless it's accidental/serendipitous.
Serious? Yup.
Sad? I don't want it to be.
Semi-Autobiographical? No! Okay, just in tiny tiny character bits.
Based on another story? no
Influenced by any authors/current publications? Not directly. If anything, I want it to be nothing like other vampire stories. More like "Metamorphasis" or Breathing Lessons than my beloved Tanya Huff.
HOW HAVE MUCH YOU PLANNED? HAVE YOU USED:
A paper journal? Nyet
Pens? nope
Multicolored pens?no
A computer? no
Index cards?no
Lists? no
Bulleted lists? no
Plot Charts? no
Character Charts? no
Character formulas? no
Favorite writing resource: no
I'm writing this COLD. I have a feeling that it has to be this way for me, this one time.
ODDS AND ENDS
A line you would like to use: Yes, but it's an in-joke. If I can set it up so that the reader is in on it, it's supposed to be my ending line of dialog.
A scene you would like to include: I have 3 strong ones.
A concept you would like to explore: That's the whole point.
A cliche you would like to avoid: That the MCs become romantically involved.
A character you would like to use: I know 3 very well, and 2 or 3 more reasonably well.
FORWARD THINKING
Do you expect to be able to complete it? If I don't believe it, it won't be. So, yes. I can do this.
Do you intend to complete it? Yes. I'm going to give it my best.
Would you ever try to publish it? If it turns out readable, I think I will work on it until it's worth a try. If not, it will still be *mine*.
What do you expect to get out of this month of frantic writing? To say, "I have written, completed, a novel." And then use the experience to write Turning the Key, which has languished.