November 2011 - Page 5 of 5

NaNoWriMo: My Plot

This month I am writing the first draft of Parallel Loves: a story across universes. It is a science-fiction romance told from four points of view. I’m still trying to get a blurb written. All my attempts focus too much on the characters and not enough on the plot, but here is my current attempt: When Talia sees a man who isn’t quite there, she worries about her sanity right before a big promotion. He keeps showing up, claiming to be from a parallel universe. According to him, she shouldn’t be able to see him. No one else in her world does. Trent is determined to prove that he’s real and to figure out why Talia can see him. He is fascinated by the impossible and the device he uses to travel between universes was stolen from a...

Posted by RuthMadison on Nov 2, 2011 in Updates on Ruth's Fiction | 0 comments

National Novel Writing Month

November is National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo. It began in 1999 and has grown wildly popular. Back in 1999 my friend Becky told me about it. We were seniors in high school at the time. I thought it sounded interesting, but didn’t act on it. The idea is that you can have plans and outlines ahead of November, but no writing until the first of the month. The goal is to get to 50,000 words by the end of the month. If you do that, you are a winner and can get a certificate. It’s just for fun and personal motivation. Now, I’m a writer and that means that there isn’t just one month of the year for writing. I’m always writing. Almost every day. So why should I do NaNo? Basically, it can be a nice kick in the pants to...