edonil Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Oooo. Pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 And at 3 foot high, it's really pretty ---------- Post added at 10:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:51 PM ---------- One day I might paint a whole wall as a copy of it, when I live in my own place again of course, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Oh, that sounds like a sweet idea, would love to see that given a go. So, found the dance club for the night yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Well, I think I know where I'm supposed to go, but no idea how to find the right room/building/entrance when I get there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Ah, that's problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Wouldn't be the first time I've just wandered until I saw a likely looking person, and followed them into the place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 That sounds like a plan! Holy crap I'm distractable tonight...this isn't good. Not getting anything really accomplished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Heh, I love evenings like that. Always busy, but somehow nothing seems to get done because its all spread over lots of things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osoi Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I had to cancel my gaming plans last night because at the moment I am coughing up all sorts of lovely things. Yamizako and my 10T archers should start seeing some love this weekend if all goes to plan after I get some supplies on Saturday. Still have a few things left to do with a tournament that I am running in 2.5 weeks time. Best in Faction awards will be completed over the weekend and everyone (technically the first 30) is getting a a nice acylic melee template. Will be getting special paper for the certificates next weekend so everything should look really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Oo, I saw that template, very shiny! Bad news about the lung ejection thing though. Ed, just so you can be even more distracted, I've sent you a massive stream of text! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 No kidding you did! Heh, might as well distract myself with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Cheers for that Ed, it's been very handy! And found a new weakness in my writing that I can specially focus on *grin* Dancing was ok. But I couldn't be bothered to stick around for a lot of the social after the class, I'm pretty tired and I really wasn't feeling like it. Still, at least I went for a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Good to hear! and always glad to help people out with writing. What's the rest of the night for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 my keyboard broke after 3 computers of service. on screen keyboard for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Ew! That's no good. I'm sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Just a quiet little bit of sculpting for me, then maybe bed before midnight for once! Just finished up the troffin for zippy, all that needs now is a quick check that the two parts fit smoothly, and the rope (which goes on at the end). How goes work? Also, I signed my soul away to NaNo earlier, so I'm trapped into it now! I guess I can't become a winner if I go from the chapter I already have, even if I do another 50k to make it close to 54k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Yes you can, lol. You're just a Nano Rebel. You still get to validate and sign up, just make sure you write 50,000 words in the month of November and use those words to validate you winning. ---------- Post added at 11:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:03 PM ---------- Oh, work shouldn't be too bad tonight. Not wonderful, but not too bad. Trying to look up some ideas on planning...I realized that, with the way I write, I'm looking at doing about two scenes a day (each scene tends to clock in somewhere between 700-1.5k words) so I'm looking for advice on how to plan out how to do that. Last year I got stuck because I lost track of the plot horribly! ---------- Post added at 11:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:04 PM ---------- Hey Mako, I think you and I should be joining in on this thread, lol. Dear Muse, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Oh bonus! I assumed that my prior stuff would make my count a bit dubious. But all I have to do is only upload chapter 2 onward for my count? Sweet. I'm quite looking forward to this, a few weeks to think of the rough plan and such, and then out of the blocks at full tilt come the 1st November! Also vaguely terrifying, trying to get all the bits of chaos out of my head into the keyboard in such a short time... ---------- Post added at 04:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:07 AM ---------- That thread is priceless! I suspect mine would be a long passionate plea to leave the squirrels alone, yes I know they're black and British ones aren't, but put it down, and try to focus for five seconds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 How do you go about planning? You a full outline person, hundreds of notes, or just go with it? The topic's become one of interest this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Kind of both, I have a broad sweep I want to achieve, and various more detailed bits that I want to fit in. Most of it stays in my head and bounces around so Sophie can wave the most useful bit at me as I go. Characters get a mental state and personality, then any relevant history, and then I try to make the situations work out so they do what I want them to! Really, I have very little control over it. Although IQ has had me focusing a bit more on things, with four or five sentences that outline the plot and then get replaced and filled out as I go. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 I tend to plan a scene or two ahead of time. Which is fine for a short story, where I might have ten or twelve scenes...but not so much with a novel. So, I'm going to take the rest of October while I'm writing to revise how I plan. Working on a plot synopsis with no concerns for spoilers right now, so I have a paragraph or two to refer to when I get lost. Last year I tried to do it a scene at a time, the result was that I didn't have a villain until about 20,000 words in, and didn't know what their plan was for another 30,000 words! Proof that momentum can take you a fair distance, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Hmmm, good point. If I don't plan enough ahead, I'll go all over the place and never make it to the end I want! Maybe I should draft out some chapters and their vague contents. Either that or just a timeline that I can wander along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 A timeline might be a good idea. Read a neat bit about putting down major scene ideas on post it notes and sticking them to a wall, so that you can shift stuff around and add to it as much as you want to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 That's an awesome idea, especially with the giant space of white above my desk, I may have to pinch a pile of post its from work and start scribbling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 ...(looking through internet history)... Aha! Found it! 25 Ways to Plot, Plan and Prep Your Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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