A Strange Thing...

[lostcarpark]

Got about 100m from my house this morning to find the Gardaí and Customs had set up a road block and seemed to be looking in boots of a lots of cars and vans.

I suspect they were looking for fireworks, but I wouldn't have thought of our road as a busy smuggling route.

Jabba's through with you. He has no use for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser.

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[dougs.livejournal.com]

They're running late -- Diwali was last weekend.

[siraka.livejournal.com]

Greetings,

Faced with my first NaNo November I took a moment to track down a few other LJers of a similar age who've lived through the experience. Your name was one that popped up and I'm pleased to find that we have other interests in common therefore I've opted to take us for a test run to learn if we mesh. You are welcome to friend me in return should you reciprocate an interest, or not if not and I will say farewell when next weeding my list. Either way is fine.

Many thanks for your time and attention. ^_^

Ah, my 06 NaNo project will be run here: artifice_rising

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

Hi,

You're more than welcome.

I don't really fell qualified to give tips, but if there's one thing that has worked for me in the past, it's that I never seem to finish anything unless I know how it will end before I start. I generally start with a page with my start and end points at the top and bottom, and write a one sentence of the main thing to happen in each chapter. I then take a page for each chapter and flesh it out in more or less the same way. I generally try to have reasonably detailed plans for the next two or three chapters after where I'm writing. I find that the plan often changes as I write, but the important thing is to always have a plan.

But I stress that's just what works for me, and I know there are people that write totally unplanned and wonderful things emerge. If that works for you, that's fantastic, and don't change it. But if you're more like me and need to know where you're going, I hope you find these tips helpful.

Best of luck, and I hope you enjoy the experience.

[siraka.livejournal.com]

Great advice!
Sadly though yes, I'm wired differently.
I have dozens of outlines and premises sketched that I have abandoned because the mystery was gone.
Isn't that silly?
I recall in classes, way back when, we were taught to make that outline, add those comments, and expand from there. No question it's a great way to organize the thoughts and I love doing it, seriously love love love it.
But how come since doing so none of my stories make even half mark? How terribly frustrating it's been.
NaNo for me will be about writing off the cuff because I chafe at doing so; it'll be a real challenge but maybe and hopefully with this new tactic I'll actually finish something.
Still thank you for sharing, I can certainly understand the appeal of your method.