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wameron in wrimobuddies

Friendly Advice?

Jul 09, 2012 11:55

Usually I'm lucky if I get a good idea for November. I happened to luck out this year and had a fantastic novel idea for June ( Read more... )

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small_chicken July 10 2012, 09:11:22 UTC

I'm waiting for November, when I'll be practically bed-bound from the Little It. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it before It's born.

storywriter84 July 10 2012, 12:43:17 UTC

Last November was my first time reaching the 50,000 word goal. I was awfully busy last month, so I skipped it. I'm definitely going for it in August. There's an idea I've been working with, off and on, for a while now. Time to put it to paper (or screen).

It can't hurt to try for August. Good luck!

subtlemagic July 13 2012, 22:48:17 UTC

It depends on whether the story is giving you a bad feeling or whether it was just the wrong time ( ... )

wameron July 14 2012, 03:22:40 UTC

I fell in love with the idea of my novel. It just seemed so interesting, still does. But honestly I stopped writing more because of both of those reasons. I was working a little bit more because it was a busy month. But I also was getting tired of trying to make my characters talk. Trying to make them interact and get somewhere in the plot. It was so frustrating!
I hope that I can someday finish this novel, but I also have about three other novels I've started and have not finished that I want to one day finish. It's all just a bunch of "somedays" and "eventuallys" for me. I never finish anything. I just love starting them! hahaha!!

Thanks for what you said, though. It helped me establish how I feel about this one novel in particular :)

subtlemagic July 14 2012, 10:52:33 UTC

If you still love the idea, try coming back to it at a later date and perhaps draw out one of the other characters to look at their story. I did that last nano, I had thought that one of my characters would be an evil means to an end, but eventually I discovered that he was really integral and I actually preferred writing him and his motivations to that of some of the characters I originally thought would be critical to the continuation of the story. It may just be a case that it is not that story's time. (Look at me trying to sound all philosophical)

Anyway, glad I could help.