Is it seriously the 5th November?? Man. I was so convinced it was the 4th.
But still, I'm going pretty well, considering the fact I have literally no plot to work with at all.
I worked out my characters' histories, then totally ignored having to plot out the actual story. I was feeling quite confident, but then when I sat down on November 1st I suddenly realised I had no idea what I could write.
So, so far I've been winging it, but it's gone quite well. I hit the 10 000 mark last night!!
I'm completely unmotivated to write anything at all at the moment, but hopefully I'll get back into the groove a bit later.
My best tip so far is to just write about totally insane things. If it starts raining, don't just write that it's raining - write the characters' opinion on rain, whether they like or hate it, and possibly have it remind them of something that happened in the rain in their past. It sounds silly, but it's really topped up my count. I had about 1-200 words about rain yesterday, and its lovely habit of turning up whenever you've not got an umbrella, then buggering off if you're completely prepared.
My biggest problem at the moment, though, is how awkward my characters are with each other. It's not such a bad thing because it's how they're meant to be, but halfway through my third chapter and I have no idea how I'm going to break the ice.
Any tips?
Good luck all!!
I fully intend to read everyone's novel, but for the moment I really have no time to. Hopefully I'll get the time soon
-Jules. xxx