Stories told on NaNoWriMo and Oisin
Oddly enough, this has a been a little strange in how all the literature I am craving now is bad romance novels. Like super bad. Where all the endings are some variation of "We'll never be apart now, my love," or "Yes, my love." The kind where the sex scenes are more vital and pivotal than the parent scenes and the lets-really-get-to-know-each-other scenes. It terrifies me. I don't want to sit down and read something heavy and deep like Blood Red Road (yes, dear Reader, the thing is still sitting on my shelf, unread). I want to read something FLUFFY.
And I have nothing. I have read all my romance novels at least twice. I have no more. :(
Although, I have to admit. Some of those bad romance (oh, they're Harlequin or Mills&Boon so you get the idea) are actually pretty well written. Some are funny and some should be burned. BURNED.
I can't even get through A Storm of Swords. I have picked up and put down the book at least ten times in the last week and I just want to get it done with. I get so frustrated with it sometimes. Dear Reader, I apologize for your having to put up with a distracted writer with the attention span of your average two year old. I literally have not read anything substantial in the past couple of weeks. Not good. I have nothing to review for you!
In other news, National Novel Writing Month is starting in two days! (well, three if you're in the States or anything further than England). I am, personally, psyched. Okay, I don't sound it but I am so scared that I am going to tank it as well. Oh, YEAH. I was going to share with you guys! Well, just so you know, Oisin and I are going to be writing a novel (splitting the wordcount in half) with the lovely QueenofLD (onNaNo)! Who is one of my critique partners and all around favourite people.
Oh yeah, Oisin is my laptop. It's his new name. His full name is Oisin the Songsinger. Please excuse the slight infatuation with all things Irish. It's beginning to seep into my life, this unhealthy obsession with the people from Erin go Bragh. SORRY, I actually Wiki-ed that. MOVINGON. I've got major exams in a couple of weeks (so major that, if I fail, I don't leave high school). So splitting the wordcount and co-writing a novel seemed like a smart and fun thing to do.
SO, I don't know if I have permission to share this but I will anyway! Let me tell you, we started out planning this novel to be something lighthearted and fluffy. Somehow, (as is always the case with me) it turned out to have horns, a pitchfork and a damn inkling of wanting to be related to George R.R. Martin's books. It became complex, replete with hard to pronounce names and odd names and two elements at war (no, really). It started out like a fun thing and somehow it escalated into probably one of the most detailed things I've ever written. AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
Synopsis:
One hundred generations have passed since the gods last walked the earth. One hundred eons since the disastrous war with an unnamed shadow and the death of Domhan, the earth goddess Now, blessed by the gods of fire and ice, dancers take to their sacred rituals to prevent the death of their world. Only now, someone is murdering them, starting with Azra Ja’ai’s family. As the of dancers numbers dwindle, so does their power over the earth.
After a disastorous Winter Solstice, and the day of her arranged marriage, Claire Aureal and Azra find themselves caught in between a political war and a battle with a monster everyone's thought to be dead. Now, it's either they find a way to save themselves and their kingdoms, or a thousand dancers die. And so will their world.
It feels RIGHT though. We planned it for about three weeks and it was a good three weeks. I know a lot of people just can't do NaNo, whether due to a different creative process or prejudices but I feel like NaNo is something everyone can do. It's not like skydiving or rockclimbing which (I guess) requires a certain amount of training.
Note: I started this on Saturday. It's Monday and I'm STILL not done.
So, the thing about NaNo is that it really pushes you. I'm the kind of person who is fiercely competitive and once challenged, you had best step back or someone will get hurt. I will not hesitate to crush you. :) With a smile like that one. Anyway, I love NaNo because of the atmosphere it gives me - that I'm an actual writer, not a fake or imaginary one. I feel like a real writer. Plus, you know, I love me them web badges :)
To celebrate NaNoWriMo, I am going to post every week end (probably Friday) the stats and just how insane it has driven me so far and my picture will always be Wonderwoman. Gotta keep up the energy! So, good luck to whoever's joining the fray! Whoever isn't, it's okay! :) There's next year! Or even non-November WriMos!
KEEP ROLLING!
And most of all...
And I have nothing. I have read all my romance novels at least twice. I have no more. :(
Although, I have to admit. Some of those bad romance (oh, they're Harlequin or Mills&Boon so you get the idea) are actually pretty well written. Some are funny and some should be burned. BURNED.
I can't even get through A Storm of Swords. I have picked up and put down the book at least ten times in the last week and I just want to get it done with. I get so frustrated with it sometimes. Dear Reader, I apologize for your having to put up with a distracted writer with the attention span of your average two year old. I literally have not read anything substantial in the past couple of weeks. Not good. I have nothing to review for you!
In other news, National Novel Writing Month is starting in two days! (well, three if you're in the States or anything further than England). I am, personally, psyched. Okay, I don't sound it but I am so scared that I am going to tank it as well. Oh, YEAH. I was going to share with you guys! Well, just so you know, Oisin and I are going to be writing a novel (splitting the wordcount in half) with the lovely QueenofLD (onNaNo)! Who is one of my critique partners and all around favourite people.
Oh yeah, Oisin is my laptop. It's his new name. His full name is Oisin the Songsinger. Please excuse the slight infatuation with all things Irish. It's beginning to seep into my life, this unhealthy obsession with the people from Erin go Bragh. SORRY, I actually Wiki-ed that. MOVINGON. I've got major exams in a couple of weeks (so major that, if I fail, I don't leave high school). So splitting the wordcount and co-writing a novel seemed like a smart and fun thing to do.
SO, I don't know if I have permission to share this but I will anyway! Let me tell you, we started out planning this novel to be something lighthearted and fluffy. Somehow, (as is always the case with me) it turned out to have horns, a pitchfork and a damn inkling of wanting to be related to George R.R. Martin's books. It became complex, replete with hard to pronounce names and odd names and two elements at war (no, really). It started out like a fun thing and somehow it escalated into probably one of the most detailed things I've ever written. AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
Synopsis:
One hundred generations have passed since the gods last walked the earth. One hundred eons since the disastrous war with an unnamed shadow and the death of Domhan, the earth goddess Now, blessed by the gods of fire and ice, dancers take to their sacred rituals to prevent the death of their world. Only now, someone is murdering them, starting with Azra Ja’ai’s family. As the of dancers numbers dwindle, so does their power over the earth.
After a disastorous Winter Solstice, and the day of her arranged marriage, Claire Aureal and Azra find themselves caught in between a political war and a battle with a monster everyone's thought to be dead. Now, it's either they find a way to save themselves and their kingdoms, or a thousand dancers die. And so will their world.
It feels RIGHT though. We planned it for about three weeks and it was a good three weeks. I know a lot of people just can't do NaNo, whether due to a different creative process or prejudices but I feel like NaNo is something everyone can do. It's not like skydiving or rockclimbing which (I guess) requires a certain amount of training.
Note: I started this on Saturday. It's Monday and I'm STILL not done.
So, the thing about NaNo is that it really pushes you. I'm the kind of person who is fiercely competitive and once challenged, you had best step back or someone will get hurt. I will not hesitate to crush you. :) With a smile like that one. Anyway, I love NaNo because of the atmosphere it gives me - that I'm an actual writer, not a fake or imaginary one. I feel like a real writer. Plus, you know, I love me them web badges :)
To celebrate NaNoWriMo, I am going to post every week end (probably Friday) the stats and just how insane it has driven me so far and my picture will always be Wonderwoman. Gotta keep up the energy! So, good luck to whoever's joining the fray! Whoever isn't, it's okay! :) There's next year! Or even non-November WriMos!
KEEP ROLLING!
And most of all...