Once upon a time, about 17 years ago, I joined the Plaza. Not too terribly long after that, someone made a post in OOME about an event known as National Novel Writing Month. And thus, I can say that the Plaza literally changed my life.
It took me a few tries to 'win' NaNoWriMo, but in 2009 on my third attempt I finally hit the elusive 50k in 30 days milestone, and I haven't looked back since. In 2010, I also signed on to be a regional chapter head (Municipal Liaison) for my local NaNo region, and I volunteered in that position with another wonderful writer (bless co-MLs they are wonderful sanity-saving people) through the end of the 2019 NaNo season. This is my first year in a decade to merely be a participant and not a person in charge.
Which might explain why I jumped on the chance to put together a NaNo support group, of sorts, on the Plaza. Apparently I need some amount of coordination going on for it to actually feel like NaNo season, hah!
What is NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month is a 30 day literary challenge to write 50,000 words between 12 am Nov 1 (local time) and 11:59 pm Nov 30 (local time). This is a personal challenge, not a contest. There is no 'prize' for winning other than personal satisfaction (although NaNo usually has some pretty sweet sponsors who offer wonderful discounts and freebies for both NaNo participants and NaNo winners, which is one excellent reason to sign up to officially participate on their website.)
How is this going to work?
Honestly, I'm not completely sure yet. For now, there's going to be this thread for pre-NaNo discussion/planning. There's going to be a Discord server for running word sprints. There's gonna be a group challenge on Pacemaker.Press to track your word count against everyone else's word count. Once Nov 1 rolls around, there will be a separate writing accountability thread for daily updates/sharing short excerpts (like... 2-3 sentences, tops.)
How to Participate
1. Sign up on the NaNoWriMo site. Don't bother with creating a project for this November yet, though. That function isn't live yet.
2. Post in this thread! Here's a handy form that is completely optional:
NaNo Username/Profile Link:
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional):
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time?
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)?
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it!
3. If you want to track your progress against the whole group with a handy graph, create a free plan and join the challenge at Pacemaker.Press. This is also optional.
I think that's all for now, folks! I'll try and toss up some handy resources, etc., over the next couple of months. Please share anything you find helpful for drafting and NaNo survival as well!
*If you include your Discord username in your post, I'll send you a direct invite for the server. Otherwise, I'll toss up a server link in a day or two, and continue to do so sporadically through September/October.
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NaNoWriMo Plaza Style - We Survived!
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Elven Enchanter
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: nanowrimo(dot)org / participants / marjorief (remove spaces)
Discord Username (including the numbers) (optional): Dimcairien Luiniel#8640
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I attempted it in 2012 and in 2013, but dropped out very quickly both times - it was not a good idea to do this during college. Hopefully this time around I have both the time and writing skills.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? A bit of both. I like to have a general direction to go in, but I'm also happy to let the characters hijack the story and go along for the ride.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I have an idea that I've been kicking around for a few years and have a handful of notes on. It's in the "sentient house" genre and basically would be a house more or less telling its "life story". At times the house has been passed down over multiple generations, it as been abandoned, it's likely been partly burned down or remodeled at various points, etc. It would most likely be written as a bunch of short stories snapshotting the different families that have called it home. No idea whether this house is somewhere in the US or the UK. I'll need to see what the muse tells me. I'm also slightly worried about the amount of research that this project might require, and doing that and trying to write 50k words might be very difficult.
Discord Username (including the numbers) (optional): Dimcairien Luiniel#8640
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I attempted it in 2012 and in 2013, but dropped out very quickly both times - it was not a good idea to do this during college. Hopefully this time around I have both the time and writing skills.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? A bit of both. I like to have a general direction to go in, but I'm also happy to let the characters hijack the story and go along for the ride.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I have an idea that I've been kicking around for a few years and have a handful of notes on. It's in the "sentient house" genre and basically would be a house more or less telling its "life story". At times the house has been passed down over multiple generations, it as been abandoned, it's likely been partly burned down or remodeled at various points, etc. It would most likely be written as a bunch of short stories snapshotting the different families that have called it home. No idea whether this house is somewhere in the US or the UK. I'll need to see what the muse tells me. I'm also slightly worried about the amount of research that this project might require, and doing that and trying to write 50k words might be very difficult.
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Balrog
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: https://nanowrimo (dot) org (slash) participants (slash) bjorn-svartalfson
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Bear and Dark Elf#3045
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I've done it several times, completed it twice
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? a bit of both, I have vague-ish outlines
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! First, a 20k (estimated) novella called "Mr. Bright", a 10k novelette called "The Lind-Worm of Las Cruces", and short stories of various length: "Devilman of Vuleda, Texas", "A Song on the Mesa", "Those Who Walk These Lonely Roads", and "Through the Loki Glass" Obviously, all of these are horror stories and I suppose I'll call the collection Mr. Bright and other Disturbing Personalities
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Bear and Dark Elf#3045
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I've done it several times, completed it twice
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? a bit of both, I have vague-ish outlines
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! First, a 20k (estimated) novella called "Mr. Bright", a 10k novelette called "The Lind-Worm of Las Cruces", and short stories of various length: "Devilman of Vuleda, Texas", "A Song on the Mesa", "Those Who Walk These Lonely Roads", and "Through the Loki Glass" Obviously, all of these are horror stories and I suppose I'll call the collection Mr. Bright and other Disturbing Personalities
"We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood. Our eyes have yet to open... Fear the Old Blood..."
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Bard of Imladris
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Well Shire, I managed to remember my log-in info after all. I know I used to have Plaza folks friended on there but there isn't anyone under buddies. Did that all get lost in the site revamp? It looks so different!
NaNo Username/Profile Link: Aerlinn
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Aerlinn#8608
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? According to this account I made five projects but I think only really got anywhere with it once, back in 2011. That was 50,000 words but mostly just scattered scenes rather than anything resembling a coherent story.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? We'll see.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! Erm, we'll see about that too. But I think the one thing I want to force myself to do is to write whatever I write in order. No skipping from A to F or writing interesting scenes I know are coming up because that's why I never have any finished work to my name!
I would like to do NaNo again, especially now that the Plaza is back and I can do it with y'all. But we'll see how things are looking in November.
NaNo Username/Profile Link: Aerlinn
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Aerlinn#8608
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? According to this account I made five projects but I think only really got anywhere with it once, back in 2011. That was 50,000 words but mostly just scattered scenes rather than anything resembling a coherent story.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? We'll see.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! Erm, we'll see about that too. But I think the one thing I want to force myself to do is to write whatever I write in order. No skipping from A to F or writing interesting scenes I know are coming up because that's why I never have any finished work to my name!
I would like to do NaNo again, especially now that the Plaza is back and I can do it with y'all. But we'll see how things are looking in November.
"What filled me with a barbaric joy...it was that I had been able to read the anger of the desert in the beating wings of a dragonfly."
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Thain of The Mark
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@Dimcairien Luiniel Yeah, I never finished NaNo during a time I was actively taking college courses. It's just too much!
@Frostbite THROUGH THE LOKI GLASS
I love a good pun.
@Aerlinn They changed some of the privacy settings/options on personal profiles when they redid the site and the best way to accommodate that was to wipe everyone's buddy lists clean. However, you can log in to your old account at archive.nanowrimo.org and still access your old buddy list. You will have to re-add everyone individually (provided they've transferred their account over, otherwise you won't be able to find them), but the good news is that it's not lost forever.
@Frostbite THROUGH THE LOKI GLASS
I love a good pun.@Aerlinn They changed some of the privacy settings/options on personal profiles when they redid the site and the best way to accommodate that was to wipe everyone's buddy lists clean. However, you can log in to your old account at archive.nanowrimo.org and still access your old buddy list. You will have to re-add everyone individually (provided they've transferred their account over, otherwise you won't be able to find them), but the good news is that it's not lost forever.
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Chef
Posts: 406
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: harperhobbit
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): harperhobbit#5468
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? Done it to some degree almost every year since 2008, won I think 3 times
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Some of both! I like to have a good starting point and general beats of what will happen, but my characters have pretty free reign in between hitting those very broad plot points. As a corollary, I am terrible at endings because who knows what my characters are going to do in the meantime.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! *whispers* I have ZERO ideas and I'm trying not to stress out about it because this is a fun thing.
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): harperhobbit#5468
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? Done it to some degree almost every year since 2008, won I think 3 times
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Some of both! I like to have a good starting point and general beats of what will happen, but my characters have pretty free reign in between hitting those very broad plot points. As a corollary, I am terrible at endings because who knows what my characters are going to do in the meantime.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! *whispers* I have ZERO ideas and I'm trying not to stress out about it because this is a fun thing.
they/them/actual hobbit in search of a merrier world
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Black Númenórean
Posts: 1875
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: It me
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Moriel#5135
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time?: I've attempted it a few times sort of vaguely but it always comes up during a busy season so I have yet to really commit and win
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Both of the potential projects I'm considering his time are adaptations so it's kinda already done for me
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! Thou shalt never get such a secret from me but by a parable
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Moriel#5135
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time?: I've attempted it a few times sort of vaguely but it always comes up during a busy season so I have yet to really commit and win
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Both of the potential projects I'm considering his time are adaptations so it's kinda already done for me
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! Thou shalt never get such a secret from me but by a parable
Evil is a lifestyle | she/her
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Thain of The Mark
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I'll be sending out the Discord server invites later today. Just need to tweak a couple more things over there. 
@Menolly You got this! Also, people should be starting up dares soon on the NaNo forums (usually found either in the genre-specific forums, or the writing challenges forum). Might check those places for inspiration!
@Moriel I've found adaptations to sometimes be the hardest, especially when the characters try to take over. Good luck!
NaNo Username/Profile Link: https://nanowrimo.org/participants/rebekah-loper/
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I have participated in NaNo 13 times, and have won 11 consecutive times. This year will, hopefully, be my 12th win.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? I am a plotter.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I'm picking up a project I've worked on before (in NaNo 2017 and 2018) whose plot has been finicky for me, but I think it's finally starting to come together, though I do need to start over from scratch because my pacing was definitely off and I did not know the characters well enough. True to form for me, it is fantasy.
Tentative title is Of Sage & Shadows, and the current blurb is:
Five years ago, Eira was found unconscious at the side of a road, miles from home. She woke with no memories of the past week, a newfound fear of shadows, and an unexpected life growing inside her.
Four years later, in spite of the mysterious circumstances surrounding his conception and with no concern for his strangely dark looks, Eira loves her son. He is her son, even if he talks to the shadows, and plays with all things 'in-between.' It wasn't like she didn't have secrets of her own, after all. It was just difficult for a toddler to understand there were certain things that should not be done in public.
Four years, however, was apparently the extent of the village council's patience. Frightened by what they did not want to understand, the council notified the Jusa that Eira's son might be one of their coveted 'Prophesied Ones.' She is expected to surrender him to their care. Alone.
As if.
But the Jusa knights sent to retrieve him were not informed they were escorting a toddler. To their relief, Eira will be accompanying them. Appearing before the Jusa in her son's stead will compromise her own secrets, though. If the village council thought her son frightening, she doesn't know what they will think of her now.
Matters only become more complicated during her interrogation period when a strange being contacts her in her dreams. He claims to be her son's grandfather, and begs for her help to find his own son, who went missing five years ago.
Then the Jusa decree that her four-year-old son must lead a quest to cleanse the forgotten fortresses, and Eira is ordered not to interfere.
As if.
@Menolly You got this! Also, people should be starting up dares soon on the NaNo forums (usually found either in the genre-specific forums, or the writing challenges forum). Might check those places for inspiration!
@Moriel I've found adaptations to sometimes be the hardest, especially when the characters try to take over. Good luck!
NaNo Username/Profile Link: https://nanowrimo.org/participants/rebekah-loper/
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I have participated in NaNo 13 times, and have won 11 consecutive times. This year will, hopefully, be my 12th win.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? I am a plotter.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I'm picking up a project I've worked on before (in NaNo 2017 and 2018) whose plot has been finicky for me, but I think it's finally starting to come together, though I do need to start over from scratch because my pacing was definitely off and I did not know the characters well enough. True to form for me, it is fantasy.
Tentative title is Of Sage & Shadows, and the current blurb is:
Five years ago, Eira was found unconscious at the side of a road, miles from home. She woke with no memories of the past week, a newfound fear of shadows, and an unexpected life growing inside her.
Four years later, in spite of the mysterious circumstances surrounding his conception and with no concern for his strangely dark looks, Eira loves her son. He is her son, even if he talks to the shadows, and plays with all things 'in-between.' It wasn't like she didn't have secrets of her own, after all. It was just difficult for a toddler to understand there were certain things that should not be done in public.
Four years, however, was apparently the extent of the village council's patience. Frightened by what they did not want to understand, the council notified the Jusa that Eira's son might be one of their coveted 'Prophesied Ones.' She is expected to surrender him to their care. Alone.
As if.
But the Jusa knights sent to retrieve him were not informed they were escorting a toddler. To their relief, Eira will be accompanying them. Appearing before the Jusa in her son's stead will compromise her own secrets, though. If the village council thought her son frightening, she doesn't know what they will think of her now.
Matters only become more complicated during her interrogation period when a strange being contacts her in her dreams. He claims to be her son's grandfather, and begs for her help to find his own son, who went missing five years ago.
Then the Jusa decree that her four-year-old son must lead a quest to cleanse the forgotten fortresses, and Eira is ordered not to interfere.
As if.
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New Soul
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: https://nanowrimo.org/participants/kerowinkeluski
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): KerowinKeluski#9828
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? Won NaNo in 2009 and 1010.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Plotter, usually, although there is inevitably some improvising thrown in...
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I don't know, actually. Have a few ideas but haven't settled on one.
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): KerowinKeluski#9828
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? Won NaNo in 2009 and 1010.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Plotter, usually, although there is inevitably some improvising thrown in...
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I don't know, actually. Have a few ideas but haven't settled on one.
She/her. Almarëa - Rivendell / Jaena - Lone Lands (T.A.) and Gondor (F.A.) / Layna - Mordor
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Thain of The Mark
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@Dimcairien Luiniel @Aerlinn @Menolly @Moriel @Almarëa Mordollwen - You all should have direct invites or an invite link to the Plaza NaNo discord in your DM's.
@Hoarfrost thanks for helping me test things in there beforehand.
@Hoarfrost thanks for helping me test things in there beforehand.
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Thain of The Mark
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The ability to announce your 2020 NaNoWriMo project is now LIVE on the NaNoWriMo site! 
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Istari Savant
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Two months seems like awful early to be rearing up. I suppose that means I can kill that voice in the back of my mind that sometimes pipes up and asks 'but aren't you just a wee bit of plotter, though?'
Might pin down what story I'll be working with when October rolls around. Got a few options.
Might pin down what story I'll be working with when October rolls around. Got a few options.
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Thain of The Mark
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@Elenhir I usually start plotting for NaNo in like... February. Two months is pretty much when I start to panic, LOL. But I figured September would be we figure out how we want to work the logistics of NaNo for Plaza-ites who want to participate as a group, more than actual story stuff.
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Istari Savant
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Nah, February's for finally looking back at last year's NaNo, reading it, hating it, and drowning your misery in cheap booze.
I'll take a discord invite if you're dealing them out. Alc#4024
I'll take a discord invite if you're dealing them out. Alc#4024
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Thain of The Mark
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@Elenhir I write year-round at an attempt to be an Actual Author so even when stuff is sitting waiting to be edited I have new projects that I'm starting or old ones that I'm revising, LOL. NaNo's just an extra. Fortunately I have advanced in my writing skills enough that I don't usually hate my NaNo drafts anymore. Though they are often... amusing.
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Warrior of Imladris
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I would like to do this, but feel I won't have the time/mental space to give to it ... I might give myself a mini NaNo challenge with daily drabbles or something. I feel maybe I could manage 3-400 words a day. I'll see how I feel when this term gears up.
The Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon, but loved best the stars.
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Thain of The Mark
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@Lirimaer any words written are progress! Even if you don't do NaNo officially but give yourself that little daily challenge, you're doing just fine! If you want an invite to the Discord server, let me know!
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New Soul
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: 1wolf3 https://nanowrimo.org/participants/1wolf3/projects
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Steven / Aig / Beren
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I have consistently participated in NaNoWriMo for eight years. I was unable to finish Fairralon: The Gold Annals IV - Margrave in 2018 because I was distracted by something which should never have had my attention but we won't discuss that. I intend to complete Margrave though; that story is too important not to finish because the events, like the Hoiyan invasion, are referenced often in Ann Fairblade.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? I have always been a plotter. I make storylines, character bios, an extensive worldbuilding document / notebooks, and maps.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it!
I'm going to work on chapters 13 - 16 for the second draft of my book, Fairralon - The Twelve Thorns: Ann Fairblade. The synopsis for this year's writing is below; I've noted what chapters I'm focusing on in the title. Anyone can read summaries for my other Fairralon material on my Projects page. There are only three excerpts I provided for two novellas and the first draft of The Fairralon Compendium; I need to choose which others to display. The image for this year's project is the best art online which I have found to convey what my protagonist, Annabelle Walker, looks like (I still haven't found a suitable artist on Deviantart yet to commission). She has undergone many physical descriptions over the years but I am finally resolved for her to be a tall blonde with deep blue eyes (sorry, @Veowyn
). Thank you, @Dimcairien Luiniel, for changing the picture's eye color from green to blue for me .
"Tales of Ann's valorous deeds - including the peace she's forged between Meadowdale and its barbarian enemies - eventually are taken by scroll and word of mouth to the furthest reaches of the continent. News of the Venturer's exploits come to the Owl Throne of the Sorabel Empire and the jungle citadel of the Swift Wind assassins in Jandeen...
Separated from Ann, her lover and family and friends are divided from one another as they embark on a dangerous quest beyond Ruach's Faerie Door to locate her in Fairralon. Their pursuit inevitably leads to a change of power in the arctic realm of Delmyran which threatens the conquest of Aura Corvo, the Witchlord of Del'sadra and the doppelgänger of Ann's mother..."
Fairralon is a high fantasy saga for YA audiences and inspired by many of my favorite stories. The ones which have the most impact on its creation is The Chronicles of Narnia, The Oz Chronicles, Alice in Wonderland, and Tolkien's Middle-earth stories. A girl crossing from Earth to another realm and has to find a way back. Intricate world history and plenty of interweaving subplots. @Veowyn just became my editor yesterday.
It's my endeavor to combine legends or creatures of many cultures to exist in one place as Lewis did for Narnia by tying our world to that of Fairralon. For nine months now I've tried reestablishing the primeval lore of Fairralon to make it a Christian allegory. For instance, I've used the myth that Faeries have an angelic origin; I've kept that intact but with my own spin which will be addressed in the lore excerpt thread I'll make for Fairralon in the Cottage soon.
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Steven / Aig / Beren
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I have consistently participated in NaNoWriMo for eight years. I was unable to finish Fairralon: The Gold Annals IV - Margrave in 2018 because I was distracted by something which should never have had my attention but we won't discuss that. I intend to complete Margrave though; that story is too important not to finish because the events, like the Hoiyan invasion, are referenced often in Ann Fairblade.
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? I have always been a plotter. I make storylines, character bios, an extensive worldbuilding document / notebooks, and maps.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it!
I'm going to work on chapters 13 - 16 for the second draft of my book, Fairralon - The Twelve Thorns: Ann Fairblade. The synopsis for this year's writing is below; I've noted what chapters I'm focusing on in the title. Anyone can read summaries for my other Fairralon material on my Projects page. There are only three excerpts I provided for two novellas and the first draft of The Fairralon Compendium; I need to choose which others to display. The image for this year's project is the best art online which I have found to convey what my protagonist, Annabelle Walker, looks like (I still haven't found a suitable artist on Deviantart yet to commission). She has undergone many physical descriptions over the years but I am finally resolved for her to be a tall blonde with deep blue eyes (sorry, @Veowyn
). Thank you, @Dimcairien Luiniel, for changing the picture's eye color from green to blue for me ."Tales of Ann's valorous deeds - including the peace she's forged between Meadowdale and its barbarian enemies - eventually are taken by scroll and word of mouth to the furthest reaches of the continent. News of the Venturer's exploits come to the Owl Throne of the Sorabel Empire and the jungle citadel of the Swift Wind assassins in Jandeen...
Separated from Ann, her lover and family and friends are divided from one another as they embark on a dangerous quest beyond Ruach's Faerie Door to locate her in Fairralon. Their pursuit inevitably leads to a change of power in the arctic realm of Delmyran which threatens the conquest of Aura Corvo, the Witchlord of Del'sadra and the doppelgänger of Ann's mother..."
Fairralon is a high fantasy saga for YA audiences and inspired by many of my favorite stories. The ones which have the most impact on its creation is The Chronicles of Narnia, The Oz Chronicles, Alice in Wonderland, and Tolkien's Middle-earth stories. A girl crossing from Earth to another realm and has to find a way back. Intricate world history and plenty of interweaving subplots. @Veowyn just became my editor yesterday.
It's my endeavor to combine legends or creatures of many cultures to exist in one place as Lewis did for Narnia by tying our world to that of Fairralon. For nine months now I've tried reestablishing the primeval lore of Fairralon to make it a Christian allegory. For instance, I've used the myth that Faeries have an angelic origin; I've kept that intact but with my own spin which will be addressed in the lore excerpt thread I'll make for Fairralon in the Cottage soon.
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"Eriol... 'One who dreams alone.' ” - Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales I
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Thain of The Mark
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@Aigronding Mordagnir Glad to see you finally made it here! You seem to have a handle on your writing process and what works best for you, which is fantastic! Good luck this year!
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We are a month and a half out from the start of NaNoWriMo! Tell me, folks, what would you like to see happen in this thread (if anything) during that time? Discussions about plot/story structure/character development? Links to resources? Or nothing at all?
Tagging you all just so that you see this post: @Dimcairien Luiniel, @Mama's Murder Muffin, @Aerlinn, @Menolly, @Moriel, @Almarëa Mordollwen, @Elenhir, @Lirimaer, @Aigronding Mordagnir
Tagging you all just so that you see this post: @Dimcairien Luiniel, @Mama's Murder Muffin, @Aerlinn, @Menolly, @Moriel, @Almarëa Mordollwen, @Elenhir, @Lirimaer, @Aigronding Mordagnir
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Discussion about plot, planning, and resources! 
"Eriol... 'One who dreams alone.' ” - Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales I
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High Lord of Imladris
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: https://nanowrimo.org/participants/fuin_elda
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): It's in the main group chat get it from there
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? Yes at least 4 times but only the last two seem to be on the new design. Have not done it since 2011...
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Both? I tend to have a few ideas floating around in my head and then whichever one comes out comes out. 2011 ended up not having any coherent plot it was just a bunch of short smut stories that will never see the light of day.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! Not a first flipping clue. Maybe a werewolf thing? Or a space battle scifi sorta thing. Dunno.
I'd love to see a possible contest? So something like top word count on the plaza (confirmed via Nanowrimo) gets bragging rights or something not sure what we could do prize wise. I tend to do better with contests on top of contests.
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Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? Yes at least 4 times but only the last two seem to be on the new design. Have not done it since 2011...
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Both? I tend to have a few ideas floating around in my head and then whichever one comes out comes out. 2011 ended up not having any coherent plot it was just a bunch of short smut stories that will never see the light of day.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! Not a first flipping clue. Maybe a werewolf thing? Or a space battle scifi sorta thing. Dunno.
I'd love to see a possible contest? So something like top word count on the plaza (confirmed via Nanowrimo) gets bragging rights or something not sure what we could do prize wise. I tend to do better with contests on top of contests.
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Elven Enchanter
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I second Aig's comment!
And at the moment, I'm reconsidering my current NaNoWriMo idea as it will take way too much research on different time periods to pull of writing 50k in a month. I still want to do it, but not when pressed for time as I tend to do the bulk of my research while I write. I have a few other ideas up my sleeve, so once I've figured out which one is likely to be the most manageable, I'll post here.
And at the moment, I'm reconsidering my current NaNoWriMo idea as it will take way too much research on different time periods to pull of writing 50k in a month. I still want to do it, but not when pressed for time as I tend to do the bulk of my research while I write. I have a few other ideas up my sleeve, so once I've figured out which one is likely to be the most manageable, I'll post here.
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This! I'm not really very good at following through with things just for the intrinsic enjoyment of it. Prompts, meaningless contests, arbitrary deadlines, etc. all help to hold me accountable.
That's probably why I've gotten absolutely nowhere with NaNo since I was active here on the Plaza.Otherwise, I'm interested in whatever discussion and resources you have up your sleeve! Maybe something research related if people are starting to look stuff up?
"What filled me with a barbaric joy...it was that I had been able to read the anger of the desert in the beating wings of a dragonfly."
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Warrior of Imladris
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: hannahberry
Discord Username*: Lirimaer/Hannah/Berry#8039
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? First time.
Are you a plotter or a pantser? I plot the major arc and some particular events, and leave some small things for flying by the seat of my pants. I like the freedom to do that!
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it!
Technically, it'll be a miniNano. I have no intention of writing 50k words in a month. I intend to write 10k words (300-400 a day) and if it ends up being more, then so be it. I am going to write some headcanon for a character in the MCU who I love more than reason, trying to fill in the gaps in the actual canon.
I have given myself 30 prompt words which I shall fulfil on each day of the month, Deo volente. I am currently making myself an OP for a thread to prepare.
Discord Username*: Lirimaer/Hannah/Berry#8039
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? First time.
Are you a plotter or a pantser? I plot the major arc and some particular events, and leave some small things for flying by the seat of my pants. I like the freedom to do that!
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it!
Technically, it'll be a miniNano. I have no intention of writing 50k words in a month. I intend to write 10k words (300-400 a day) and if it ends up being more, then so be it. I am going to write some headcanon for a character in the MCU who I love more than reason, trying to fill in the gaps in the actual canon.
I have given myself 30 prompt words which I shall fulfil on each day of the month, Deo volente. I am currently making myself an OP for a thread to prepare.The Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon, but loved best the stars.
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NaNo Username/Profile Link: TheCooperlings
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Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I've done it a few times before!
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Somewhere in-between? Usually on the pantsier side, though.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I'm hoping to finally get a draft hammered out of a bronze-age fantasy novel I've been working on for a while, called "The Sunset Prince"
Discord Username* (including the numbers) (optional): Helm#5507.
Have you done and/or won NaNo before or is this your first time? I've done it a few times before!
Are you a plotter (outlining ftw!) or a pantser (no plan, just winging it)? Somewhere in-between? Usually on the pantsier side, though.
If you know what your 2020 project is going to be, tell us a bit about it! I'm hoping to finally get a draft hammered out of a bronze-age fantasy novel I've been working on for a while, called "The Sunset Prince"
In the deeps of Time, amidst the Innumerable Stars
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Thain of The Mark
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Heya folks! Just dropping in to say I have *not* forgotten you, life's just been a bit hectic and I've been dealing with some mental health stuff. Everyone who's asked so far should have an invite to the NaNo discord now.
So the consensus seems to be discussion on plot/planning/research/resources for pre-NaNo. Along that line, what questions do you have about those subjects? Do you want to know about different plot arcs? Character arcs? What type of research do you need help with? What types of resources are you looking for--blogs, podcasts, books, etc.?
Do make sure to check out the sponsor offers at NaNoWriMo. The 2020 sponsor offers are already up!
@Fuin Elda re: Plaza NaNo top word count, the best I can think of at the moment is a nifty signature banner and maybe an ebook or two, lol. Also, when NaNo rebuilt their website last year, they took away the word count validation, so it's all completely honor system now. Kinda takes away a little of the fun if you ask me, but despite all our ML-pleading last year (on behalf of our wrimos), they decided bringing it back was unnecessary.
So the consensus seems to be discussion on plot/planning/research/resources for pre-NaNo. Along that line, what questions do you have about those subjects? Do you want to know about different plot arcs? Character arcs? What type of research do you need help with? What types of resources are you looking for--blogs, podcasts, books, etc.?
Do make sure to check out the sponsor offers at NaNoWriMo. The 2020 sponsor offers are already up!
@Fuin Elda re: Plaza NaNo top word count, the best I can think of at the moment is a nifty signature banner and maybe an ebook or two, lol. Also, when NaNo rebuilt their website last year, they took away the word count validation, so it's all completely honor system now. Kinda takes away a little of the fun if you ask me, but despite all our ML-pleading last year (on behalf of our wrimos), they decided bringing it back was unnecessary.
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High Lord of Imladris
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Well that is highly disappointing honestly was one of my favourite things. Perhaps we could have verified word count for on Plaza? We could use Wordcounter out it through there and screen cap it to share on here?
And honestly the Nanowrimo page is sort of disappointing looking after being away from it for almost 7 years, but a few of the sponsor offers do look really good so may check those out.
And honestly the Nanowrimo page is sort of disappointing looking after being away from it for almost 7 years, but a few of the sponsor offers do look really good so may check those out.
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Thain of The Mark
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@Fuin Elda I think a 'verified' word count for Plaza NaNo could be fun!
If I had not already been planning to retire as ML after last year, the new website would have been the straw that broke the camel's back. The new site was so disappointing when they launched it (especially as they hyped it for so long, and then actually delayed the launch a year--yes, it was supposed to go up in 2018--to 'finish smoothing out the bugs' and it was soooooo buggy when it went up). Honestly the only real reason I'm sticking around there is for the local community.
If I had not already been planning to retire as ML after last year, the new website would have been the straw that broke the camel's back. The new site was so disappointing when they launched it (especially as they hyped it for so long, and then actually delayed the launch a year--yes, it was supposed to go up in 2018--to 'finish smoothing out the bugs' and it was soooooo buggy when it went up). Honestly the only real reason I'm sticking around there is for the local community.
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High Lord of Imladris
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The local community where I am on there kinda went to pot after the MLs that we had retired, it was the MLs that we had that made it really fun the first three years the 4th year I didn't participate in any local events because wasn't a fan of the new local MLs, and it went down hill. So it's why I haven't actually participated in Nano for 7 years.
I'm only joining this year because I know that I will enjoy to company of the PlazaWriMoers
I'm only joining this year because I know that I will enjoy to company of the PlazaWriMoers
Sereg a Dîn
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Elven Enchanter
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While I've been on the NaNoWriMo site for years (and tried to participate 2-3 times) I never got involved with any of the community groups, mainly because I was underage at the time. And now the community of the Plaza is making me at least want to try and write something this year, though we'll see what ends up actually happening.
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New Soul
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I never participated in any community since none were close near me, just kept in touch with Plaza folks involved in it. I'm still incensed about the word validator gone. I just monitored my word count on Google Docs.
"Eriol... 'One who dreams alone.' ” - Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales I
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Thain of The Mark
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Okay. Here's a few plotting/story structure resources I've found invaluable over the years, though I don't necessarily use any specific one on a regular basis. When it comes to good old fashioned outlining I tend to prefer index cards that I can physically handle and move around until the story starts to feel right (though sometimes with an extremely massive story I have to use the computer.)
Well-Storied.com - Story Structure/Plotting
This is one of my favorite resources for writing craft stuff in general, but there's a wealth of easy-to-digest information about different story structures and how they're used within different genres.
The Snowflake Method
This is not really my favorite way of outlining/developing a story, but I know many fellow writers/authors who swear by it. And it is an excellent way for getting a succinct snapshot of your story laid down, and it is probably one of the best ways for practicing writing a story pitch/blurb.
Jami Gold's Worksheets for Writers
There's a worksheet here for just about anything you might imagine you would want, story-creation-wise.
The Hero's Journey vs. The Heroine's Journey by Robin LaFevers
When LaFevers posted this on her Instagram account some almost two years ago, a lightbulb went off in my head. I'd been struggling at that time with my first draft of this year's (yes, I'm working on a story I've already written before) NaNo project. I'd outlined it using the Hero's Journey, and while it was close it just... wasn't quite right. With this one, everything nearly fell into place naturally.
Well-Storied.com - Story Structure/Plotting
This is one of my favorite resources for writing craft stuff in general, but there's a wealth of easy-to-digest information about different story structures and how they're used within different genres.
The Snowflake Method
This is not really my favorite way of outlining/developing a story, but I know many fellow writers/authors who swear by it. And it is an excellent way for getting a succinct snapshot of your story laid down, and it is probably one of the best ways for practicing writing a story pitch/blurb.
Jami Gold's Worksheets for Writers
There's a worksheet here for just about anything you might imagine you would want, story-creation-wise.
The Hero's Journey vs. The Heroine's Journey by Robin LaFevers
When LaFevers posted this on her Instagram account some almost two years ago, a lightbulb went off in my head. I'd been struggling at that time with my first draft of this year's (yes, I'm working on a story I've already written before) NaNo project. I'd outlined it using the Hero's Journey, and while it was close it just... wasn't quite right. With this one, everything nearly fell into place naturally.
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High Lord of Imladris
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We are less than 2 weeks away WHO IS STOKED?
Who is panicking?
I now have 2 different possible plots. I have no idea which one I'll use. MAy end up on random choice via dice throw
Who is panicking?
I now have 2 different possible plots. I have no idea which one I'll use. MAy end up on random choice via dice throw
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Chef
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I am stoked and also panicking and this is why I shamelessly took over my ringwraith review turn to have other people jumpstart my novel for me. I have the general beats in my head but not a ton of details, and really, any apocalypse will do to kick the whole thing off (although I do have a couple of top options in mind).
This is the time when I always think "gee, I wish I was more of a plotter." And yet apparently I'm not.
This is the time when I always think "gee, I wish I was more of a plotter." And yet apparently I'm not.
they/them/actual hobbit in search of a merrier world
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Warrior of Imladris
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Thought I was ready, then another plot bunny bit me and so am now a little shaky and trying not to panic.
Sort of stoked ... Mostly feeling overwhelmed. May dice roll on which one I do too.
Sort of stoked ... Mostly feeling overwhelmed. May dice roll on which one I do too.
The Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon, but loved best the stars.
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Bard of Imladris
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I've been so distracted by Plazaween I've hardly thought about NaNo in weeks! Now it's nearly here and oooooh noooooooooo. One half of my likely project has actually been building up quite nicely in my head, I think it might work out. The other half/set of characters is...dead on arrival, so far. I've got absolutely nothing, not even a single name.
"What filled me with a barbaric joy...it was that I had been able to read the anger of the desert in the beating wings of a dragonfly."
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Elven Enchanter
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I haven't even had the motivation to do plaza posts lately, let alone try to figure out storyline for NaNo. At this rate, I might just use the time to challenge myself to finish the fanfic story revision I thought would be complete by May. I think I have too many different projects going on (between writing and real life craziness) and my brain is simply overtaxed.
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New Soul
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I will be looking at the outline of the middle part of my book on Saturday to see if I'm keeping with what I've planned all this time or if I want to change anything! Since Plaza has had my focus since it returned, I haven't been writing for Fairralon: The Twelve Thorns - Anne Fairblade so I need to November to push through the middle, a rough draft of it, that I can edit in December onward.
"Eriol... 'One who dreams alone.' ” - Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales I
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My fall back plan may just be 'all of them' as I found a scribbled note of an idea yesterday so up to 3 plots. If I get stuck may switch to another. I may also see about retconning the ending of my first nano and continuing it.
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Thain of The Mark
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THREE DAYS! That's all we have left before NaNo starts (at least in my time zone!) Are you all ready for the insanity?
I think this year, for a change, I'm going to give myself permission to 'lose'. It's been a rough year, my outline is nowhere near ready, and I've been struggling with a fair amount of depression. My goal is mostly going to be to write regularly, and if I hit 50k, I hit 50k. If I don't, I wrote more words.
And as I told my local wrimos every year for a decade, if you wrote words in November, you won.
I think this year, for a change, I'm going to give myself permission to 'lose'. It's been a rough year, my outline is nowhere near ready, and I've been struggling with a fair amount of depression. My goal is mostly going to be to write regularly, and if I hit 50k, I hit 50k. If I don't, I wrote more words.
And as I told my local wrimos every year for a decade, if you wrote words in November, you won.
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New Soul
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I hope your depression will end soon, @Taethowen ! You'll be in my prayers.
I'm all set for NaNoWriMo 2020! Well almost...and by that I mean I need more coffee . Will take care of that tomorrow.
! You'll be in my prayers.I'm all set for NaNoWriMo 2020! Well almost...and by that I mean I need more coffee
. Will take care of that tomorrow."Eriol... 'One who dreams alone.' ” - Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales I
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New Soul
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To all of you who are doing NaNo this year, I'm sending a huge support hug (covid approved, ofc :D ) 
I hope all goes well for you, and if you need a cheerleader or just a mean cup of Turkish coffee or instant coffee or whathave you I'm here for you. Good luck!
I hope all goes well for you, and if you need a cheerleader or just a mean cup of Turkish coffee or instant coffee or whathave you I'm here for you. Good luck!She/her.
Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant
Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant
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High Lord of Imladris
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Okay I officially signed up for the pacemaker thinger and the challenge still no idea which plot I'm going to use in the end.
I have tea and I just about have my October tasks in house done so I don't feel bad about writing and not doing some of the tasks I figured I'd do around the house... (Almost have a November one done as well so that's a bonus)
I have tea and I just about have my October tasks in house done so I don't feel bad about writing and not doing some of the tasks I figured I'd do around the house... (Almost have a November one done as well so that's a bonus)
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So found this resource in case anyone else is doing anything space themed - This is a list of official space terms from NASA and their meanings
https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/SFTerms.html
https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/SFTerms.html
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Thain of The Mark
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@Tharmáras Thanks. It's just been a rough year.
@Nessa Saelind Sounds like a plan! You shall be the official Plaza NaNo cheerleader!
@Fuin Elda YAY! At least it'll be more than just me and Aerlinn (@Yávië) on the Pacemaker challenge!
@Lirimaer haha, excellent!
Okay, a couple of things:
Since we're at less than 50 posts on this thread so far, I think we'll just do any word count and excerpt sharing we want to here, and not start a second thread for it. I'll change the thread title on November 1 to reflect that.
Other suggestion - Over in the Decorating Committee, I shared a picture of the Character Graveyard that has become a bit of a tradition in my NaNo region. You should hop over there real quick and read the brief description, and then tell me here if it's something you'd be interested in for our little group here. Somehow adapted to be totally virtual of course.
@Nessa Saelind Sounds like a plan! You shall be the official Plaza NaNo cheerleader!
@Fuin Elda YAY! At least it'll be more than just me and Aerlinn (@Yávië) on the Pacemaker challenge!
@Lirimaer haha, excellent!
Okay, a couple of things:
Since we're at less than 50 posts on this thread so far, I think we'll just do any word count and excerpt sharing we want to here, and not start a second thread for it. I'll change the thread title on November 1 to reflect that.
Other suggestion - Over in the Decorating Committee, I shared a picture of the Character Graveyard that has become a bit of a tradition in my NaNo region. You should hop over there real quick and read the brief description, and then tell me here if it's something you'd be interested in for our little group here. Somehow adapted to be totally virtual of course.
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High Lord of Imladris
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HOnestly reading all the 'humans are space orcs' stuff on tumbler is making me think I'll use that plot line (It was humans vs space elves)
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New Soul
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I got your Space Orcs right here, the Yuuzhan Vong of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Brutal buggers killed Chewbacca, annihilated many of Luke's Jedi, decimated or terraformed hundreds of worlds, and used fearome organic technology. I highly recommend studying them online if you need any inspiration.
"The theory behind the Character Graveyard was that you had to kill a named character in your story 'on the page' during the course of National Novel Writing Month. The exception was that if you killed an entire town/race/planet, etc, you could include them in the graveyard on a single headstone. These are all last year's gravestones, except the dark gray ones in the back."
I'm down for that! I'll be killing quite a few characters for my Ann Fairblade chapter writing this NaNoWriMo season. Probably even a whole tribe of a barbarian clan. It might become entirely incinerated by a red dragon.
"The theory behind the Character Graveyard was that you had to kill a named character in your story 'on the page' during the course of National Novel Writing Month. The exception was that if you killed an entire town/race/planet, etc, you could include them in the graveyard on a single headstone. These are all last year's gravestones, except the dark gray ones in the back."
I'm down for that! I'll be killing quite a few characters for my Ann Fairblade chapter writing this NaNoWriMo season. Probably even a whole tribe of a barbarian clan. It might become entirely incinerated by a red dragon.
"Eriol... 'One who dreams alone.' ” - Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales I
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Warrior of Imladris
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I love that idea, Fuin! I have to say I didn't know there was so MUCH of it though!
The Wood-elves lingered in the twilight of our Sun and Moon, but loved best the stars.
