NaNo Fun
Sometimes my NaNoWriMo projects crash and burn. This is fine. I put such projects away and move on.
This specific project seems to be proof I can't be a plotter. I started out with a full outline for the main plot line. I thought this would be a good thing since it would minimize the PANIC of running out of plot. But having a complete outline appears to have prevented my brain from coming up with on-the-spot plot twists I depend on to fill out my stories. I wrote every single scene I'd planned, and then I wrote "the end." The story never took off, never came to life. It's not even a novel; I finished at 30k. I might be able to do something with it later on, but for now it's going in the FAIL folder.
Obviously 30k isn't enough to "win" NaNo. I'm currently scrambling to invent a new story on the spot.
I'm about 5k in. So far it's the story of a man-eating mermaid who makes friend with a human instead of eating him. I have no idea where it's going, but maybe that's not such a bad thing. We'll see!
This specific project seems to be proof I can't be a plotter. I started out with a full outline for the main plot line. I thought this would be a good thing since it would minimize the PANIC of running out of plot. But having a complete outline appears to have prevented my brain from coming up with on-the-spot plot twists I depend on to fill out my stories. I wrote every single scene I'd planned, and then I wrote "the end." The story never took off, never came to life. It's not even a novel; I finished at 30k. I might be able to do something with it later on, but for now it's going in the FAIL folder.
Obviously 30k isn't enough to "win" NaNo. I'm currently scrambling to invent a new story on the spot.
I'm about 5k in. So far it's the story of a man-eating mermaid who makes friend with a human instead of eating him. I have no idea where it's going, but maybe that's not such a bad thing. We'll see!
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