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More Writing Prompts...Really!
Thought I'd go ahead and post these before I try to put a dent in the 5000 words I need to reach the half-way mark. ::deep breath:: I'm still having some trouble wrapping my brain around that one, but I digress. Here are three prompts for you:
Skeletons in the Closet--This card starts by pointing out that many of the things we take for granted everyday in our lives are actually the result "of a bitter struggle between two opposing forces." It goes on to recount the tale of Alexander Graham Bell's displeasure over the fact that the customary "hello" when answering a phone (suggested by Thomas Edison) became popular over the greeting he thought more fitting--"ahoy, ahoy". It then challenges you to delve into a fact about your protagonist life or personality and show one of these kind of surprising struggles that brought him/her to his/her current state.
The Plot Thickens--This card begins by warning that we have now reached the point in the month where things begin to get more "interesting", or week two. Here we begin to delve into the glorious part of writing known as plot development. It also warns that this will be most exhausting of the four weeks. (Personally? Not too sure on that last part--nearly twenty thousand words in the first week alone was pretty dang exhausting...) It goes on to repeat a very familiar theme found all over NaNo's website: The more you write, the more inspired you will feel. If you're feeling slow and uninspired at this point, it's because you aren't writing enough. It suggests that you make yourself write every single day, even going so far as to add something--anything--to your word count every single time you're within reach of your keyboard.
No Frogs In This Pond--This card begins by proclaiming that today we are going to make Zsa Zsa Gabor as our literary role model. She was so enthusiastic about marriage that she did it nine times. What does that have to do with your novel? It explains that as you write today, any number of possible plot directions will likely arise. Don't wait for "The One" to come along. In the world of NaNo, there are no frogs, only princes. So take inspiration from the Hungarian actress and hook yourself up with any likely plot-suitor. You can always come back and grab a different one on the next go-round.
Okay, I think that's enough food for writing-thought for one post. I'll try to get a couple more out there tomorrow. :)
If you'd like your own set, the cards and the kit that they come in can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
Now it's time for dinner before I tackle that daily word count. ::grins::
Skeletons in the Closet--This card starts by pointing out that many of the things we take for granted everyday in our lives are actually the result "of a bitter struggle between two opposing forces." It goes on to recount the tale of Alexander Graham Bell's displeasure over the fact that the customary "hello" when answering a phone (suggested by Thomas Edison) became popular over the greeting he thought more fitting--"ahoy, ahoy". It then challenges you to delve into a fact about your protagonist life or personality and show one of these kind of surprising struggles that brought him/her to his/her current state.
The Plot Thickens--This card begins by warning that we have now reached the point in the month where things begin to get more "interesting", or week two. Here we begin to delve into the glorious part of writing known as plot development. It also warns that this will be most exhausting of the four weeks. (Personally? Not too sure on that last part--nearly twenty thousand words in the first week alone was pretty dang exhausting...) It goes on to repeat a very familiar theme found all over NaNo's website: The more you write, the more inspired you will feel. If you're feeling slow and uninspired at this point, it's because you aren't writing enough. It suggests that you make yourself write every single day, even going so far as to add something--anything--to your word count every single time you're within reach of your keyboard.
No Frogs In This Pond--This card begins by proclaiming that today we are going to make Zsa Zsa Gabor as our literary role model. She was so enthusiastic about marriage that she did it nine times. What does that have to do with your novel? It explains that as you write today, any number of possible plot directions will likely arise. Don't wait for "The One" to come along. In the world of NaNo, there are no frogs, only princes. So take inspiration from the Hungarian actress and hook yourself up with any likely plot-suitor. You can always come back and grab a different one on the next go-round.
Okay, I think that's enough food for writing-thought for one post. I'll try to get a couple more out there tomorrow. :)
If you'd like your own set, the cards and the kit that they come in can be found here:
No Plot? No Problem! The Kit!
Now it's time for dinner before I tackle that daily word count. ::grins::
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I'm definitely going to be participating again. In fact, I'm planning on doing it every year from now on. :) So if you do it next year and want to be writing buddies, that would be waaaay cool!
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And whumpers are even better!!
::grins::
Write on, Alasse!
--kat, borrowing NaNo group leader's bad pun ::giggles
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*grin*
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I got the prompt from a kit published by Chris Baty (founder of NaNoWriMo) called "The No Plot? No Problem! Novel Writing Kit". I think it cost me about $20 at Borders. In addition to the cards, there are a number of other little things to help you. There is contract that you sign (with yourself, no one else ever needs to see it), coupons that you can fill out and give to people (family/friends agree to do something for you, such as laundry, dishes, shopping, etc. in exchange for a specified number of words), a calendar designed to help you keep track of your progress, a button that says "Novelist" for when you win, and things like that. There is also a booklet, which is pretty much a Reader's Digest version of his larger book "No Plot? No Problem!" (which runs $15). I've got both the kit and the book, and recommend both of them. (There were a few people in our local group that were loaning out their copies of the book, so if you rather not buy it and can find a local group, you might see if they do the same thing.)
Now I'm off to do battle with the words!
--kat ::grins::