The End of Camp

Camp NaNoWriMo June... has ended!

But my novel hasn't. 72,000 words into it, and the main villain still needs to at least come close to completing his quest, the Captain still has to face off with the General, my warriors need to regroup, and above all, the huge amazing plot twist has to take effect!
Then, of course, the big battle at the end.

It seems there's so much left to do... but at least I know it'll be as big as its prequel

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Speaking of camps... how about August 'WriMo? I've planned my novel called 'The Truth' over at the site, and although it's not my usual cup of tea (genre-wise) I'm going to experiment with it a little. And I'll be experimenting again in April when I attempt a sci-fi comedy... wow.

Still! The Truth is probably going to be the deepest, thickest, most meaningful book I've ever written, and although it's a newbie cast, I still can't wait to dive it... so much to anticipate! x_x

~Silvermist

Music for Writin'

Music. It's essential for writing, undeniably. My brain in particular feeds of music from Evanescence, the most epic band I've ever heard. (Especially with a new album out last week). Luckily for me, their style is right, the vocals are right, and it clicks in my head when I'm doing scenes. Plus, they have a lot of songs to choose from. I also listen to instrumental OSTs from animes, instrumental versions of regular songs, and some Linkin Park, Within Temptation, Three Day's Grace, and the like.

But I kinda want to expand a little. So followers, tell me what music you listen to when you write, and when you use certain songs for certain scenes. I'm completely open to the internet so I can look up pretty much all songs.
You can also mention why you listen to the music you do.

Have fun,
Silvermist

NaNoWriMo prep tips

Bienvenue, fellow writers!

Today is October 11th (new Evanescence album release date!) but it's also a good indicator that November is right around the corner. As we all know (or most of us, I hope), NaNoWriMo starts on November 1st, and there's nothing stopping us from charging out and galloping through the novel nonstop until the 31st. So who's going to jump with me?

Prep tips:

• Start brainstorming now. If you don't have a plot on November 1st, you're going to flounder.


• Listen to what they say - write what you know! Whether it's modern fantasy or stylish scifi, adding elements you are comfortable with always makes it fun and easier to write.


• Get into it! If you can, draw pictures of your characters, prepare cover art, design monsters, anything! Or if you can't draw, then write up character profiles. List the name, age, gender, clothes, personality, etc... Do this for the setting too, if you're not comfortable with it.


• Get a partner. If there's someone you know who likes to write, challenge them to join you! It doesn't have to be a competition, but support is always the best prompt when writing a novel. There's always someone to push you along. If you can't find a partner you know, look online, preferably at nanowrimo.org and head to the forums. (Much fun there).


• Let the characters write. This may be my personal form of writing novels, but I find if I just give them the basic outline, they will take the story and just fly with it. I don't even have to do anything - I just write it down as it goes. [i. e. don't outline every word before November 1st].