End of November.
It's already the end of November and the end of NaNoWriMo. For people who think the month went by quickly, I can't say the same thing. It seemed to drag forever in places, especially as I wrote around 2,000 words each day. It was a struggle to hammer out those words and I was really hating my novel. Now that I'm finished, I sort of like it. There are parts I think are interesting and some of the characters have potential, but as a whole, it's not...a novel. It's just a draft, as it should be. I added a character at the very end of the novel (last 10,000 words or so) and learned that I really, really liked him. I might have to introduce him sooner (even though it's sort of impossible) or write from his POV next time.
I learned there are two "plots" I love in television shows, movies, and books.
1. The main character is either an author or someone who lost someone. They talk to/see their characters/lost loved ones.
Ex. next to normal, an episode of House I loved.
2. A "new" character appears to the cast and admits he/she is from the future. They're all-knowing and just generally awesome as they ruin/preserve the timeline.
Ex. Misfits
(I recently found this show and this is what got me hooked.)
I need to write a story with those plots.
I've also learned that there's a type of character that I always fall in love with. It's usually a boy, shy and reserved, misunderstood to the people around him. He's picked on and vulnerable and yet, still manages to have AWESOME moments.
Ex. McGee from NCIS, Moritz from Spring Awakening, Simon from Misfits.
I feel like I learned a lot this month about where my writing's heading. I'm worried that I'll venture over to sci-fi though. I want to stay writing young adult lit.
Anyway, my life is still epically boring so I put everything into that novel this month. I don't need a social life. That's for losers...right?
Right?
I learned there are two "plots" I love in television shows, movies, and books.
1. The main character is either an author or someone who lost someone. They talk to/see their characters/lost loved ones.
Ex. next to normal, an episode of House I loved.
2. A "new" character appears to the cast and admits he/she is from the future. They're all-knowing and just generally awesome as they ruin/preserve the timeline.
Ex. Misfits
(I recently found this show and this is what got me hooked.)
I need to write a story with those plots.
I've also learned that there's a type of character that I always fall in love with. It's usually a boy, shy and reserved, misunderstood to the people around him. He's picked on and vulnerable and yet, still manages to have AWESOME moments.
Ex. McGee from NCIS, Moritz from Spring Awakening, Simon from Misfits.
I feel like I learned a lot this month about where my writing's heading. I'm worried that I'll venture over to sci-fi though. I want to stay writing young adult lit.
Anyway, my life is still epically boring so I put everything into that novel this month. I don't need a social life. That's for losers...right?
Right?