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Uh, three projects here. Characters deeply developed, right down to the quirks that make them loveable or hateable (is that even a word?). Outlines very long and pointing out all the little stuff I forget about. And the third project is for NaNo R...
Setting up to start my fifth NaNo competition. Already have ideas spinning through my head. Working on characters now and will plot the the outlines within the next month then go over them so I know every nuance before November 1 gets here.
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- At 7:06pm on September 22, 2009,
Jack Adams said…
- Take a moment to imagine a craggy path, holding a multitude of scars and cracks from its many neglected years. This path, many times walked upon and observed, allows the growth of weeds. They start small, as all new things do, but soon they grow and take hold, become strong and ambitious. Viciously they spread across the whole of the path until it is all but used up. This is the setting of my story.
Lettuce is a weed that derails civilization from its path of progress, or so say its few dissenters. Few, as Lettuce controls all, Ores, Oil, Water, Food, Life, and more. Well, not all, but that is no solace to the billions under heel, or even to the hundreds who scrape by without.
With this new world comes a new hierarchy. Suits hold the money, Clinks sell their souls in an attempt at a better life, Scrapes get by, and Dirts just try to survive. One such Dirt in his unorthodox survival came in possession of a terrible thing by ignorant coincidence. This coincidence causes him and several friends to risk their lives in attempt to reveal the truth about the object as Lettuce's reclusive leader does everything he can to stop them.
Just a short summary of my plot, I've got all the characters in mind from a chain-smoking bus driver veteran to a Feminist Novelist, to a robotic bounty hunter who despises puns known fondly as, The Punnisher (misspelled to avoid Marvel's wrath) I'd love to hear a bit more about your working
- At 3:42pm on July 23, 2009,
Jack Adams said…
- That's spectacular. My YA novel is a bit more long ended involving many twisting relationships all surrounded by a global powerhouse known simply as Lettuce. I'd get into detail but i must go now. If your interested I'll give you a feel for the plot later.
- At 1:53pm on July 23, 2009,
Jack Adams said…
- Indeed, so how did you find me?
- At 2:57pm on July 22, 2009,
Jack Adams said…
- Thanks for befriending me, I began to assume this site was simply inactive.
- At 7:56pm on July 19, 2009,
Michelle said… - Ain't that the truth. That's really kewl that you have some short sotires published, at least that gives you a small edge over the rest in the slush pile.
- At 11:38am on July 19, 2009,
Michelle said…
- Hi! Thanks for adding me as your firend.Wow, so you are already published?Short story,article or novel?
- At 3:45pm on February 1, 2009,
KC Sprayberry said…
- I've read several so I wasn't unfamiliar with the usage but darned if I can remember what they are right now. Kind of threw my new project onto the back burner the last couple of days. Now intensely editing the stuff I'll take to the conference at the end of the month. Also refining my 2-3 sentence pitch. Gotta have it right. Can't stumble a bit. Can you tell I'm a bit over the top about this? It's just too darned important to score a hit there. I know the odds are against me but I've always fought those. My mom used to say I picked the hardest projects and had to go against the mainstream. It's more fun that way.
- At 7:53pm on January 26, 2009,
Jan L. said… - Your plot sounds interesting. I'm familiar with stories that jump back and forth between the present and some point in the past. I think the first time I read a story like that was du Maurier's The House on the Strand. I really liked it. In my own writing, I'm more interested in the idea of 'falling through' the barrier that separates one world from another. Kind of like the kids in C. S. Lewis' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader fell into a painting, and ended up in Narnia. I don't copy him in my work, though; that's just a good example of what I find most intriguing.
- At 6:33pm on January 21, 2009,
Jan L. said…
- Your to-do list is interesting; you're the only person I know who's working on a contemporary historical fiction. Most of them take place in bygone times. I'm just trying very hard to finish my WIP--almost impossible, it seems, with the spate of interruptions I've been having lately--and after that revise, edit and polish a YA and an Adult Fantasy. It's enough to keep me busy for a while. Lets hope we both have a very productive late winter and early spring!
- At 8:51pm on January 18, 2009,
Jan L. said…
- Titles are a world of their own, imho. I usually come up with a good one right away, or else I struggle for a long time to get it right. I think a good title does make a difference. It's the first part of a book you see, and I often choose to explore a novel further or not based on the title alone.
I'm not considering the conference you mentioned. I actually have a very good marketing plan worked out; I'm just very behind with it (~4-5 months). I hope the spring is more productive than the fall and winter turned out to be. I also hope the conference goes great for you, though; happy writing in the meantime!
Profile Information
- Your writer's blog or website:
- http://outofcontrolcharacters.blogspot.com/
- What is your genre?
- Young adult and middle grade
- What do you write?
- novels
- Are you a pantser, a plotter, or a hybrid?
- pantser
- What is your current project?
- She has a family but they always call her the wrong one. Wishes they weren't her family but resigns herself to their abuse because it's dumb to think they don't belong with her, even though she doesn't look like anyone of them. Chance meeting with a cute guy sets off a series of nightmares where she begins to wonder. Is she this girl? So many strangers have used the girl's name about her when they see her.
- What stage is your current project in?
- Very rough first draft. Project 1 from NaNo 2008
- I'm looking for a CP who
- wants to swap full drafts just for critique
- How long have you been writing?
- 10 years
- Published or Aspiring?
- published
- What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?
- The ability to write the story and move from one chapter to the next while keeping focused on the overlying plot and adding elements that make it real.
- What do you feel is your greatest weakness as a writer?
- Can't quit once I get started. Also keep thinking I can make it better.
- Do you have any specialized knowledge in some field?
- Research. A lot of people have said I can do this better than anyone they know.
- Age
- 51
- Looking for a CP or Taken?
- looking
- Where did you hear about Crit Partner Match? (we want to say thank you to them!)
- Through one of my discussion groups
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