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The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
Lanodantheon:
--- Quote from: gatordave96 on September 16, 2012, 10:06:59 PM ---So can anyone tell me how they plan to celebrate when they finally finish their next book? Fireworks? Champagne? A nice nap? ;D
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Naps are always good whether in celebration or not.
Me personally? Something like that I would celebrate by getting some luxury food like Pagliacci's Pizza(I live in Seattle) or a nice Porterhouse Steak from the local Butcher.
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: gatordave96 on September 16, 2012, 10:06:59 PM ---Made it to 168k today. Working on the climax of the novel, at least for one character. Wish I had more time in the average week to work on it, but you know how that goes.
So can anyone tell me how they plan to celebrate when they finally finish their next book? Fireworks? Champagne? A nice nap? ;D
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Well it doesn't exactly count but I just finished my last one on the 11th. My response was to raise my victory hands and pass out unconscious, waking up just in time to get to the day job!
The Deposed King
Lanodantheon:
On my own front, revisiting a project I had shelved a while ago. Going back to school this coming week, I still want to write everyday.
Current writing problems I need to solve:
1. How to write a "First Book" without falling into the traps that lead to readers telling their friends, "You have to slog through the first book" because I hate when I hear that and when I have to tell people that. The only solution I can think of is, "Don't save the dinosaur riding for book 7. Give to me in Book 1!"
2. Avoiding #1 while the only plot that makes sense for the beginning of the epic narrative is, "The Main Character stumbles around for a while and has to learn the tools...blah blah blah...because heroes can never find their own A** with both hands and a map at the beginning of their journey." I wish I were a fan of the gritty fantasy like Joe Ambercrombie and George Martin that throws that kind of narrative out the window...but I'm not. >_<
3. Whether or not to roll with the idea of Obi-Wan Kenobi as my main character instead of Luke Skywalker(Metaphorically speaking). It fits and I find great humor & drama in the moment of "These are the kids I have to train to opposed the Empire and take the Death Star? We are so f****ed..."
The Deposed King:
14.5k
back in the saddle
15.5k
and on a roll!
16.0k
back on the even steven!
18k
Winner hands!
into Book 3: Admiral In Spite of Himself
The Deposed King
gatordave96:
--- Quote from: Lanodantheon on September 16, 2012, 11:47:57 PM ---On my own front, revisiting a project I had shelved a while ago. Going back to school this coming week, I still want to write everyday.
Current writing problems I need to solve:
1. How to write a "First Book" without falling into the traps that lead to readers telling their friends, "You have to slog through the first book" because I hate when I hear that and when I have to tell people that. The only solution I can think of is, "Don't save the dinosaur riding for book 7. Give to me in Book 1!"
2. Avoiding #1 while the only plot that makes sense for the beginning of the epic narrative is, "The Main Character stumbles around for a while and has to learn the tools...blah blah blah...because heroes can never find their own A** with both hands and a map at the beginning of their journey." I wish I were a fan of the gritty fantasy like Joe Ambercrombie and George Martin that throws that kind of narrative out the window...but I'm not. >_<
3. Whether or not to roll with the idea of Obi-Wan Kenobi as my main character instead of Luke Skywalker(Metaphorically speaking). It fits and I find great humor & drama in the moment of "These are the kids I have to train to opposed the Empire and take the Death Star? We are so f****ed..."
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I had a similar problem when I started the outline for my first book that I am working on. Started a plot arc and was halfway through charting the arc when I blinked and said, "Dammit . . . this is the plot for X-Men." Tore the paper off the tablet, wadded it up, threw it in the trash can.
Tried it again. Started writing another plot arc and realized it was "Excalibur" or "Star Wars." Tore the paper off the tablet, wadded it up, threw it in the trash can.
It's hard coming up with something totally original. The reasons why the "ugly duckling" story works so often is because people like to think that through a little hard work and challenges through adversity they will come through the process changed for the better.
The only thing I can recommend is plotting out several arcs. Then, later on, you can decide which is the main plot arc and which ones are the sub-plots. Same thing with your characters. Figure out who they are, write down all the characteristics, traits, etc. And then figure out how they will develop during your story. And during that exercise maybe you come up with something different and original.
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