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Day Three of November...
Nov. 3rd, 2008 07:27 pmMy word count?
*drumroll*
0.
But if the layoff thing happens, I should have plenty of time to make up for it once this project is done.
Q. How many archaeologists does it take to jump a dead car battery?
A. Seven, plus the aid of both vehicle's owner's manuals, and it didn't work. One of them couldn't even figure out how to turn the wipers off, and two others kept attaching and re-attaching the leads while the car was running. *facepalm* I love these people, I really do.
IDEA: Kyle the Kick-Ass Hunchback, saving the world from zombies and cryptids in his black 1970 Chevy Chevelle, with his electrowhip at the ready.
EDIT: Once again my magic phone overfloweth with free minutes! It just gave me an extra 720 minutes. I hope it never, ever dies!
EDIT: Once again my magic phone overfloweth with free minutes! It just gave me an extra 720 minutes. I hope it never, ever dies!
NaNoWriMo Notions
Oct. 25th, 2008 11:23 pmI'm torn. I feel like NaNo should probably be spent on original fic, but some of my most developed (and not already half-written) material happens to be fanfic. Dilemma.
The most promising fanfic idea I've got right now is an epic Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover where Klingons capture the TARDIS. Fun, but derivative.
I have an original idea stewing, but there just isn't much to it yet. Seems more crummy-SciFi-Original-Movie than 50,000-word-novel. Must concoct subplots. This whole experience is going to be odd. I'm not used to launching into a novel after so little development time. But perhaps it's a good thing, as most of my ideas have yet to make it out of Development Hell.
Once more, I am here, if anyone wants a NaNo buddy.
The most promising fanfic idea I've got right now is an epic Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover where Klingons capture the TARDIS. Fun, but derivative.
I have an original idea stewing, but there just isn't much to it yet. Seems more crummy-SciFi-Original-Movie than 50,000-word-novel. Must concoct subplots. This whole experience is going to be odd. I'm not used to launching into a novel after so little development time. But perhaps it's a good thing, as most of my ideas have yet to make it out of Development Hell.
Once more, I am here, if anyone wants a NaNo buddy.
I'm doing NaNoWriMo
Oct. 13th, 2008 10:01 amBecause, well, why the hell not?
I've actually never even attempted it before, but given my difficulty with finishing things unless I have a deadline smack in my face, maybe it'll be the motivation I need to Just Do It, yanno? Seems pretty low-risk. The worst that'll happen is I won't finish it, which is exactly what happens most of the rest of the time. I'm probably crazy for trying it this year, since most of November is going to be me busting my hump on ten-hour days in the field and living in hotels without a computer, but this is my first November in 16 years where I don't have school obligations sapping my time and creative energy, which makes me think such a venture may be compossible. Carpe diem, right?
The real tricky part is going to be coming up with a story. I have so many projects started that part of me is reluctant to scrape together something new, but it's only fair to do so.
So, here I am in NaNo's database. Make me feel obligated, people!
I've actually never even attempted it before, but given my difficulty with finishing things unless I have a deadline smack in my face, maybe it'll be the motivation I need to Just Do It, yanno? Seems pretty low-risk. The worst that'll happen is I won't finish it, which is exactly what happens most of the rest of the time. I'm probably crazy for trying it this year, since most of November is going to be me busting my hump on ten-hour days in the field and living in hotels without a computer, but this is my first November in 16 years where I don't have school obligations sapping my time and creative energy, which makes me think such a venture may be compossible. Carpe diem, right?
The real tricky part is going to be coming up with a story. I have so many projects started that part of me is reluctant to scrape together something new, but it's only fair to do so.
So, here I am in NaNo's database. Make me feel obligated, people!
