October 1st approaches, and at that time, I can sign up for my second attempt at Nanowrimo.
However, I'm still at a quandry as to what to cover. The Tremere one seems to flow well, and with the Romeo and Juliet plot template, the Fast Food one may come together as well. The Vampire trucking firm, it still has its merits. I think I will eliminate the Mage one out of hand, so now we're down to only three. But which of the three? I suppose attempting to outline them may prove revealing...
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Process of Elimination
So an informal and unscientific poll (three people responding) got me the
following:
Roll a die (I do actually have a 4 sider somewhere) as they all sounded good
Love, War and Fast Food
Go with the Vampire, but make it non WOD Canon.
So, I've been playing the main character of Cards of Change for over a year in the PbEM (Play by Email) game Sodium Noir. While it may be coming to an end, I'm not sure if I want to take the Mara/Christine story any further. So I think I'll eliminate that one.
I also am not real keen on the commuting idea (though I have a few funny stories), and don't think it really is good novel material, so that's out.
Which leaves three.
The Vampire story is not without merit. I won with it last time, so why not? And if this is my choice, an extra 10K should be added to the goal.
The Jade story could be interesting. I never really explored it much.
I do like the idea of Love, War and Fast Food, and maybe my limited Shadowrun experience can come to play in this. Been a while since I've read any sci-fi, but as I recall, I have a Star Wars novel sitting in my bookshelf waiting for me. I actually thought of this while at a food court, watching a young couple having lunch together. One worked for Panda Express, and the other worked for a Japanese place. Or something like that, I don't exactly remember anymore.
Maybe I should ask the Nanoers...
following:
Roll a die (I do actually have a 4 sider somewhere) as they all sounded good
Love, War and Fast Food
Go with the Vampire, but make it non WOD Canon.
So, I've been playing the main character of Cards of Change for over a year in the PbEM (Play by Email) game Sodium Noir. While it may be coming to an end, I'm not sure if I want to take the Mara/Christine story any further. So I think I'll eliminate that one.
I also am not real keen on the commuting idea (though I have a few funny stories), and don't think it really is good novel material, so that's out.
Which leaves three.
The Vampire story is not without merit. I won with it last time, so why not? And if this is my choice, an extra 10K should be added to the goal.
The Jade story could be interesting. I never really explored it much.
I do like the idea of Love, War and Fast Food, and maybe my limited Shadowrun experience can come to play in this. Been a while since I've read any sci-fi, but as I recall, I have a Star Wars novel sitting in my bookshelf waiting for me. I actually thought of this while at a food court, watching a young couple having lunch together. One worked for Panda Express, and the other worked for a Japanese place. Or something like that, I don't exactly remember anymore.
Maybe I should ask the Nanoers...
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Decisions, decisions
So, the start of this year's Nanowrimo http://www.nanowrimo.org/
is a couple months away, and I'm still facing a bit of a quandry as to
what to write. But at least the creative spark is there. It could be
because the RP's starting to run dry. The ST of Sodium Noir's going quiet, the Blackrose game got derailed by illness and relocation, and while there's the game of last resort (Dark Shadows), it's just not that fun when the few players that stay on late aren't really very good rpers. Worse yet, the LARP I'm in is coming to an end. One bright note, I may have more players for my OWN Tabletop game.
So a few of the things I'm kicking around for my entry this year:
1) Bringing back the title character of Cards of Change (though where to
take it, I'm not sure)
2) Rework an old story of mine about my oldest character, Vampire character, a Tremere. This is legal, I'm told, and I could revamp it with shifting viewpoints. this time writing it from third person, or a shifting viewpoint (third and first) I can see that working, actually. Then I'd just need a title...
3) Stay in the World of Darkness genre and write up a background for my 2nd oldest Mage character. A dark tale involving death, love and magick and vampires. Problem there is where to really begin. Her backstoryhas always been rather vague. Should I start when she leaves home, or whenshe gets to San Fran? That's what makes it a challenge, I guess.
4) Shift away from it entirely and go in a different direction. Like "Love, War and Fast Food". It would be a tale of two people working for opposing fast food chains, set in the future so that it really could have a tragic turn. So, I've got time to decide.
4a) Get off the Vampire tangent and instead go for something...different.
Like a series of vignettes about my commute. (Thank god I carpool)
That's too depressing.
4b)Or maybe "Love, War and Fast Food." A Romeo and Juliet like tale of two fast food workers (with a sci-fi sort of twist so that it really could be a tragic tale.) Hmm...it's not without possibility either.
5) The one my husband suggested to me last year on one of our many road trips. A tale of a trucker that works transporting the undead across the country and the perils it can bring. I think I have the first part, but it's getting the rest...
In any case, we bought a laptop this year, so I plan to use it. Maybe I'll even attend a couple of meetings, because I can now type the work directly instead of writing them once and typing later. Should also come in real handy during Turkey time, when I had to write stuff by hand and transcribe it when I got home, causing me a lot of extra work that I could have spent writing.
Now, since I won last year, I could certainly consider the additional
challenge of adding another 10,000 words to the goal, or meeting halfway
and going 5,000. Well, I've got a couple months to decide...
So, the start of this year's Nanowrimo http://www.nanowrimo.org/
is a couple months away, and I'm still facing a bit of a quandry as to
what to write. But at least the creative spark is there. It could be
because the RP's starting to run dry. The ST of Sodium Noir's going quiet, the Blackrose game got derailed by illness and relocation, and while there's the game of last resort (Dark Shadows), it's just not that fun when the few players that stay on late aren't really very good rpers. Worse yet, the LARP I'm in is coming to an end. One bright note, I may have more players for my OWN Tabletop game.
So a few of the things I'm kicking around for my entry this year:
1) Bringing back the title character of Cards of Change (though where to
take it, I'm not sure)
2) Rework an old story of mine about my oldest character, Vampire character, a Tremere. This is legal, I'm told, and I could revamp it with shifting viewpoints. this time writing it from third person, or a shifting viewpoint (third and first) I can see that working, actually. Then I'd just need a title...
3) Stay in the World of Darkness genre and write up a background for my 2nd oldest Mage character. A dark tale involving death, love and magick and vampires. Problem there is where to really begin. Her backstoryhas always been rather vague. Should I start when she leaves home, or whenshe gets to San Fran? That's what makes it a challenge, I guess.
4) Shift away from it entirely and go in a different direction. Like "Love, War and Fast Food". It would be a tale of two people working for opposing fast food chains, set in the future so that it really could have a tragic turn. So, I've got time to decide.
4a) Get off the Vampire tangent and instead go for something...different.
Like a series of vignettes about my commute. (Thank god I carpool)
That's too depressing.
4b)Or maybe "Love, War and Fast Food." A Romeo and Juliet like tale of two fast food workers (with a sci-fi sort of twist so that it really could be a tragic tale.) Hmm...it's not without possibility either.
5) The one my husband suggested to me last year on one of our many road trips. A tale of a trucker that works transporting the undead across the country and the perils it can bring. I think I have the first part, but it's getting the rest...
In any case, we bought a laptop this year, so I plan to use it. Maybe I'll even attend a couple of meetings, because I can now type the work directly instead of writing them once and typing later. Should also come in real handy during Turkey time, when I had to write stuff by hand and transcribe it when I got home, causing me a lot of extra work that I could have spent writing.
Now, since I won last year, I could certainly consider the additional
challenge of adding another 10,000 words to the goal, or meeting halfway
and going 5,000. Well, I've got a couple months to decide...
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