Hey guys, thought I'd open this up since we're probably all in the planning stage of NaNoWriMo. For those that don't know, November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) for short. Some see it as an attempt to do a novel that they wouldn't otherwise do and some see it as just a fun time waster. I see it as a way to temper my writing by practicing writing a significant amount in a relatively short period of time. I always outline beforehand so it's not a complete mess.
As a promise to myself not to write any more "novels" until my WIP is finished, I've decided to do a framed novella, in a way, which is composed of several short stories within. I did this in one of my earlier NaNos to mixed results, but I think it'll be better this time. Here's my synopsis from NaNoWriMo's site. It's called "The Dragon's Tonsil: Tales of a Necrocryptozoologist"(yes, it's a mouthful )
So the basis of the story is that one story will weave throughout a series of many short stories. Some may be really short, some may be longer, but at the end of the day I think I'll have a completed project at around 50K.
What are your plans for NaNo? Like to share them here? By the way, I'm PhilipOverby on the NaNoWriMo site.
As a promise to myself not to write any more "novels" until my WIP is finished, I've decided to do a framed novella, in a way, which is composed of several short stories within. I did this in one of my earlier NaNos to mixed results, but I think it'll be better this time. Here's my synopsis from NaNoWriMo's site. It's called "The Dragon's Tonsil: Tales of a Necrocryptozoologist"(yes, it's a mouthful )
Ziegfried "Ziggy" Zapatta, a down on his luck cryptozoologist, has run out of money after spending his life savings on trying to create a failed museum that would feature pieces of legendary monsters from all over the world. In his journeys, he has gathered a manticore's tail, a giant crab's pincher, harpy wings, and a myriad of other gruesome and bizarre "souvenirs" but the one treasure that always eluded him and left his collection incomplete was the priceless Dragon's Tonsil. Ziggy travels across the world, trying to sell his stories, or even pieces of the creatures he hunted, to fund one last hunt. He must find a dragon and extract its tonsils, the rarest of the rare, the priceless prize that would be able to rekindle his dream to open his museum. But while telling his stories of past hunts to pawn brokers, merchants, innkeeps, and pan-handlers, he runs into old friends and nemeses, including an albino goblin dentist, a treasure hunting wig-maker, and other various poachers, bounty hunters, and monster slayers. He soon finds that he's not the only one trying to get a Dragon's Tonsil. Namely, an ex-lover who will stop at nothing to make sure Ziggy remains penniless.
So the basis of the story is that one story will weave throughout a series of many short stories. Some may be really short, some may be longer, but at the end of the day I think I'll have a completed project at around 50K.
What are your plans for NaNo? Like to share them here? By the way, I'm PhilipOverby on the NaNoWriMo site.
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