NaNoWriMo has been an exhilarating experience for me. I took up the challenge just to test myself. On the 29th day, I wrote the last words, exported a plain text version of the novel and uploaded it for validation. This is what I got. It is just a dumb image that I could have downloaded otherwise. … [Read more…]
At this point in time I have almost completed half of my novel. This constitutes the first and the third acts in the 3-act structure of storytelling. From a length point of view, it is recommended that the first act is about 25% of the novel, the middle act is 50% of the novel and … [Read more…]
I knew this was coming and I would rather tackle it sooner than later. I have sprinted through the easiest part of my novel – the first one third. It was fun to write. The scenes did not carry much burden, plot point or tension and thus, words flowed like a less viscous liquid. I … [Read more…]
Something really bad happened. I fell sick. I wasn’t able to get out of my house this weekend. This also meant that I had more time to write my novel on the first day. I understood a two things. Firstly, planning scenes is like the biggest saviour. Once that scene plays in my head, writing becomes … [Read more…]
About 10 days ago, I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo 2015. I planned to re-use some interesting characters from my serialisation and weave an entirely new plot. I have made a list of the things I will be re-using: The name of most of the main characters The motivation and the ultimate quest of the … [Read more…]
The challenge statement of NaNoWriMo is simple. Write a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days. I will have the time between November 1st 0000 hrs to November 30th 2359 hrs to accomplish this task. I will also be attempting this marathon for the first time. This makes me a bit nervous. I have put up … [Read more…]
