Sunday, April 21, 2013

Day 21 ~ Derail

I took a break yesterday. To be fair, I needed it. I wrote more today, but I'm not satisfied. Why? Well, to reach today's goal, I had to write five scenes. The first four went fine. When I reached the fifth, my day derailed. Why? I was supposed to get 750 words out of an ambush scene where the fight doesn't even begin yet. Here's the catch: If I'm even one little word short, my story will end before 50k. Ugh. So, I put it off until tomorrow. Yeah, I should stop doing that, but I have a good lead. Anyway, highlights:

  • Writing wasn't much fun, but...I found my perfect noveling music! It's actually a theme from Wizard101, and it suits Wardiloth perfectly. Really. It's perfect. Here it is: Avalon glorious theme.
Well...all the scenes include spoilers, since I'm really, really close to the climax. Sorry. (These posts just seem to get shorter, don't they? Sad.)

Happy writing!

~ Sophia-Rose
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1 comment:

  1. Second SparrowApril 21, 2013 at 9:32 PM

    Add a new scene that's completely random.

    Every description could use another sentence.

    Pick a character. They deserve a speech.

    Pick a villain. Give them a good book to read while the cast catches up.

    Pick an animal. Any animal. It's now in scene 17, 4, or 29.

    Put two sparrows in a tree, just for me.

    Thing is, you don't have to stay confined to your plot. The wonderful thing about NaNo is the way it gives you an excuse to improvise a little bit. If you can detach from the strict events already planned, then you can really enjoy writing.

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