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RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

I just got a quick archaeology lesson from the NaNo forums. Now my characters know what the hell they're supposed to be carrying, and that's gonna add like a whole chapter to each of the resupply runs they have to make (and because I'm a bastard, they have to make several, because they keep losing everything).

21k on the nose. I've got a major, major scene coming up (Poor Benevici -- I made it much, much worse), and I think I'm gonna save it for tomorrow.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

I'm doing a few new things with the villain, and some more character exploration than before, but the general plot doesn't have a whole lot of room to grow. I kinda exactly know what I want the plot to look like when I'm finished. Still -- the words must flow. Maybe Captain Pembroke can have an adventure.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

I'm catching up, but definitely counting on a Sunday write-in to reach that 25k tier. Everything I'm writing on my laptop feels wrong, but that's fine I guess -- motherboard should get here next week and I'm confident I'll get my mojo back. Just crossed over 20k this morning and going strong... though, I'm concerned that I might run out of story before 50k. If that happens, everybody involved keeps a journal, so I can always rehash the story with a little more personal flavor. If I wind up cutting it from the final version, at least it'll give me a chance to explore the character emotions that everyone should be feeling along the way.

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George W. Bush

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

I'm gonna try to find a better way/place to work tomorrow. I cannot get a *thing* done just now. Settled in for kind of a minor turning-point in the book and all I could do was outline it instead.... the good news, though, is it's a 700-word outline and I dug up a bunch of killer research items that'll turn it into gold later. So the day's not wasted, but my wordcount came in a fairly disappointing number. Oh well. 17,380 (estimating, because I can't get at the bulk of my NaNo until the new motherboard arrives)

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

Got my daily target done. Close to 17k. I've discovered how much I hate my laptop keyboard.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

It's the motherboard, which means I haven't *LOST* anything, other than I guess the ability to compute until the replacement comes in. It's just sapping my motivation. I'll get back up soon enough.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

annnnnnd my computer has crashed. Fantastic.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

Uh. I might toss in a surprise entry into this. Sure I'm entering with 20 days left of NaNoWriMo, BUT I am in the midst of an outline and things are coming together. Epic Sci-Fi with Mechs anyone?

@Dark Wind

DO IT.

I need more mechs in my life.

RPGC #6: The NaNo One!

I gave myself permission to slack off today, because I did 3000 yesterday and there's a local write-in tomorrow. Then the write-in got cancelled. So now I'm just trying to get a few hundred words in, just so I don't lose too much ground, and wouldn't you know.... surprise character development pops up. This is going so well.