NaNo2016: Word of the Day 25-30

[meltintall3]

Nov. 25  wordcount: 40,121
Merriam Webster word of the day: genteel

Comments

[valiantarcher]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! :D YOU MADE IT!!!! WAY TO GO! *throws pom-poms in the air*

Awww. ;)) Who's Sisi, though?

[meltintall3]

Another year, another manuscript. ;)) Interestingly, the most difficult one yet even though I had a solid outline. On the other hand, I didn't do warm-up getting-to-know-the-character exercises this year, so...

Sisi is the Adorable Child character. ;))

[valiantarcher]

:D Huh. Interesting that it was a tough one, though. Hmmm.... I wonder if the lack of warm-ups actually did cause problems? Or if it's a coincidence?

;)) Is that TM? ;)

[meltintall3]

I'm leaning toward it actually being more of a problem than I expected. I have evidence that I'd a grasp on who my characters were supposed to be for the past, oh, six years anyway... Ah, well. Lesson noted. ;))

Well, I don't know if I'd go so far as to say that the Adorable Child is a stock character in my works, but it certainly is a Type. ;))

[valiantarcher]

So, you've known who the characters are for years, and you thought you had a good grasp on them and so skipped the warmups? But when you went to write, all sorts of characteristics popped up that you hadn't accounted for? Is that about the measure of it? I guess you know for next time now. ;))

;)) Okay, Type but not TM yet makes sense.