- Supplication (in which the Supplicant must beg something from an authority)
- Deliverance
- Crime pursued by vengeance
- Vengeance taken for kindred upon kindred
- Pursuit
- Disaster
- Falling prey to cruelty of misfortune
- Revolt
- Daring Enterprise
- Abduction
- The enigma (temptation or a riddle)
- Obtaining
- Enmity of kinsmen
- Rivalry of kinsmen
- Murderous Adultery
- Madness
- Fatal imprudence
- Involuntary crimes of love
- Slaying of a kinsmen unrecognized
- Self-sacrificing for an ideal
- Self-sacrificing for kindred
- All sacrificed for passion
- Necessity of sacrificing loved ones
- Rivalry of superior and inferior
- Adultery
- Voluntary crimes of love
- Discovery of the dishonor of a loved one
- Obstacles to love
- An enemy loved
- Ambition
- Conflict with a God
- Mistaken jealousy
- Erroneous judgement
- Remorse
- Recovery of a lost one
- Loss of loved ones
On the other hand, I read a fantastic article by Kristi Jenkins of The Editorial Department about plot being...well...not so important. So maybe I'm not in such bad shape after all.
Either way, I have lots of writer friends to support me along the way. I've even joined a Facebook group (nanowrimowarriors@groups.facebook.com) started by the amazing Lia Keyes. There are plenty of great links, information and inspiration to go around, so join us if you get the chance. And if you are participating in NaNo this year, buddy me!
I will try to keep the blog churning during the month of November, but I fear posts will be a bit sporadic (unless by some miracle I manage a 10,000 word day). I will also be running an awesome follower giveaway sometime in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye out!
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Yeah,I'm sure my blogging will be sporadic at best come november!
Those kind of lists make me want to punch a wall. It's almost as bad as character generators and other crap for lazy twits.
Good luck on the nano thingy.
Hey, Lisa--this will be my 3rd WriMo and I love the adrenaline. I usually have a basic idea, but never put it so formally as the above catchwords. Nathan Bransford posted a few days ago about what you needed and basically it boils down to:
Who is your protag?
What does she want?
What is stopping her?
There was more, but that sets up the critical piece. I would also assess yourself and what you can do for writing habits--I am good about daily writing, so I try to START at 2000 words a day to give myself leeway if I run into some blockage (which generally I do at about the 2/3 mark--I always fire off well and I know my ending, but there is a spot in there that pulling the pieces back together after scattering can be a problem.
This time I am doing a YA Mystery and for mysteries I like to storyboard, so that is how I will spend my weekend.
Melissa, sporadic may be an understatement.
RM, I know, although Scrivner 2.0 has a name generator that's pretty sweet because you can input your character's country of origin.
Hart, I've never been a planner. It just doesn't work for me, but your storyboarding sounds kind of fun.
I have been following Nathan's posts this week and they are very helpful.
One of my writer friends told me to breathe and simplify. Good advice for me!
Oy, I had these grand plans for outlining, and basically... I've got less than a page. I don't know why I thought I was going to be productive on holiday!
This weekend will determine whether I'm totally pantsing it or not. I'm in a similar position to you. I have protags I love, a beginning, an ending, a funny set piece in the middle... and nothing. Well, it'll be an adventure!
Best of luck in your NaNoing :)
That's a HUGE list of plotlines ;)
Rach
T-minus ...well, a few hours! I love the rush of doing Nano. I'm excited. I have, as of yesterday, a vague idea of what my main premise is going to be and my main character. That's it. No clue how it will end, or what her journey will be...just the MC and the inciting incident. That's more than I usually have, so I'm rather happy. :)
Good luck with your virgin run...it's a LOT of fun. Just remember to 'bank' some extra words early and often, in case something major comes up that stops you for a few days unexpectedly.
Happy Halloween!
Good luck with NaNo! Justr wanted to let you know i gave you an award on my blog.
Amie and Lola, Ah, we're only on day one, but I'm off to a good start on NaNo. Glad I'm not the only pantser!
Rachael, thanks for the luck.
Quinn, thanks for the luck and the blog award!
I have an extreme case of pantser can't plot and blive me I have tried cos it makes them plotters look so fancy and put together.
Im nanoing too but i write with pen and paper so I might not report a word count till the end if i get to type it.
Thanx for coming to my blog.
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