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jaebility(Cross-posted to my Ij.)
Ok, I'm ready. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna put on my big-girl shoes. I'm gonna try NaNoWriMo this year! Anyone else here participating? I'm going as Jaeness over there.
I really need to learn to finish something I've started. My FF.net account is cluttered with incomplete stories, my LJ is a awash with fragments, and my notebooks are just pages of unrelated drabbles. I have to be more dedicated, more determined.
At the moment, I'm looking through the plots I've developed over the years to decide which one has the greatest potential to stretch over 50,000 words.
Fine Art - A Digimon fanfiction about Daisuke and his maturation.
Pros: I've already written the first few chapters and have a clear outline for its progression. Also, I really, really, REALLY want to finish this bad boy; I started it high school, for the love of cheese. Also also, I've been doing a lot of research into life in Japan as well as homosexuality in youths, so I have all the academic stuff completed already.
Cons: It's fanfiction and therefore not a "real" story. ..I'm a snob like that.
Lotus - Five angels try to bring peace back to the world.
Pros: I'm really happy with the characters of this thing. They're pretty much complete: full, round, convincing people. I've also laid down the outline.
Cons: It's obvious that the plot was inspired by Sailor Moon. It would probably work better as a comic than a story, too. The point-of-view would have to change often as the story follows each character... The large number of characters would also be a set-back: five angels, one fallen angel, three demons, two half-demons, three humans...
Romance novel - A romance set in the Old West
Pros: Another thing I've outlined. The two main characters are almost complete, too. If I finish this baby, it's something that I could possibly attempt to publish. This is a huge motivational aspect... And maybe, just maybe, possible. Not plausible, for sure. But I maybe have a chance to sell it. Maybe.
Cons: I'm not as in love with these characters as I am with my other stories, which would make it less fun to write. I also need to do a lot more research into the time period. Not tons, since romance novels generally have a lot of leeway and I already know a fair amount about the time period, but I will definitely need to lean more about the location and history.
U - A noiry detective novel set in 1930s Hollywood
Pros: I've almost finished a story set in this universe; a few more paragraphs and stick a fork in it and serve it for dinner. I also really like the characters: the detective is an old actress who's occasionally helped by her Yuffie-inspired younger daughter. The plot is a The Murder of Roger Ackroyd type: unreliable narrator who (here comes a spoiler, in case anyone's interested in reading Christie's awesome book) is actually the murderer.
Cons: Obviously, the narrator-as-killer has already been done and been done better than I could ever write. Also, I don't know if I could get 50,000 words out of this plot. And I haven't outlined it. It might be better as a short story than a full novel.
3:10 to Yuma adventure-ma-jigger - Yup
Pros: It's 3:10 to Yuma! I love writing these characters and I love the setting. I've been diddling with a post-Yuma AU for a while and would really love to participate more in the Yuma fandom. I'm so so so envious of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
baggyeyes awesome epic fics! This also doesn't really need a plot since the storyline takes second fiddle to the character interaction. And I definitely excel at having half-assed plots!
Cons: While I have written a few short drabbly things, I haven't really thought out the progression of the story.
Anything else?
Supernatural historical romance thing's evil twin - A sort-of romance between an 1800's young woman and the sphinx
Pros: This plot bunny's been knocking my skull for years and it'd be great to finally be rid of it. Also, it'd be a half satire of, half homage to, and half straight-up to the supernatural romances that are oh so popular these days. ...That's not really a pro, is it.
Cons: No real plot to speak of, just characters.
Ok. So those are my options as of Sunday afternoon. I'm really excited and hopeful! The only problem is the Warcraft expansion comes out in November... God. How can I compete with that?
Ok, I'm ready. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna put on my big-girl shoes. I'm gonna try NaNoWriMo this year! Anyone else here participating? I'm going as Jaeness over there.
I really need to learn to finish something I've started. My FF.net account is cluttered with incomplete stories, my LJ is a awash with fragments, and my notebooks are just pages of unrelated drabbles. I have to be more dedicated, more determined.
At the moment, I'm looking through the plots I've developed over the years to decide which one has the greatest potential to stretch over 50,000 words.
Fine Art - A Digimon fanfiction about Daisuke and his maturation.
Pros: I've already written the first few chapters and have a clear outline for its progression. Also, I really, really, REALLY want to finish this bad boy; I started it high school, for the love of cheese. Also also, I've been doing a lot of research into life in Japan as well as homosexuality in youths, so I have all the academic stuff completed already.
Cons: It's fanfiction and therefore not a "real" story. ..I'm a snob like that.
Lotus - Five angels try to bring peace back to the world.
Pros: I'm really happy with the characters of this thing. They're pretty much complete: full, round, convincing people. I've also laid down the outline.
Cons: It's obvious that the plot was inspired by Sailor Moon. It would probably work better as a comic than a story, too. The point-of-view would have to change often as the story follows each character... The large number of characters would also be a set-back: five angels, one fallen angel, three demons, two half-demons, three humans...
Romance novel - A romance set in the Old West
Pros: Another thing I've outlined. The two main characters are almost complete, too. If I finish this baby, it's something that I could possibly attempt to publish. This is a huge motivational aspect... And maybe, just maybe, possible. Not plausible, for sure. But I maybe have a chance to sell it. Maybe.
Cons: I'm not as in love with these characters as I am with my other stories, which would make it less fun to write. I also need to do a lot more research into the time period. Not tons, since romance novels generally have a lot of leeway and I already know a fair amount about the time period, but I will definitely need to lean more about the location and history.
U - A noiry detective novel set in 1930s Hollywood
Pros: I've almost finished a story set in this universe; a few more paragraphs and stick a fork in it and serve it for dinner. I also really like the characters: the detective is an old actress who's occasionally helped by her Yuffie-inspired younger daughter. The plot is a The Murder of Roger Ackroyd type: unreliable narrator who (here comes a spoiler, in case anyone's interested in reading Christie's awesome book) is actually the murderer.
Cons: Obviously, the narrator-as-killer has already been done and been done better than I could ever write. Also, I don't know if I could get 50,000 words out of this plot. And I haven't outlined it. It might be better as a short story than a full novel.
3:10 to Yuma adventure-ma-jigger - Yup
Pros: It's 3:10 to Yuma! I love writing these characters and I love the setting. I've been diddling with a post-Yuma AU for a while and would really love to participate more in the Yuma fandom. I'm so so so envious of
baggyeyes awesome epic fics! This also doesn't really need a plot since the storyline takes second fiddle to the character interaction. And I definitely excel at having half-assed plots!Cons: While I have written a few short drabbly things, I haven't really thought out the progression of the story.
Anything else?
Supernatural historical romance thing's evil twin - A sort-of romance between an 1800's young woman and the sphinx
Pros: This plot bunny's been knocking my skull for years and it'd be great to finally be rid of it. Also, it'd be a half satire of, half homage to, and half straight-up to the supernatural romances that are oh so popular these days. ...That's not really a pro, is it.
Cons: No real plot to speak of, just characters.
Ok. So those are my options as of Sunday afternoon. I'm really excited and hopeful! The only problem is the Warcraft expansion comes out in November... God. How can I compete with that?
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Date: 2008-11-16 01:43 am (UTC)