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NANOWRIMO day 22... Yikes! 4222 words a day to go!

Keeping in mind that I was in Tenerife, Canary Islands,  Spain for 10 days on vacation, and my writing slowed somewhat ... I am still 38000 words away from hitting my target of 50000 words by the end of November. 

YIKES!  That equates to 4222 words a day for nine days to make it!

Am I still determined to go for it?  Yep!

Oddly being in Tenerife was quite inspiring and I was able to gather some pretty kewl material for the manuscript which I have now inserted in point form... and which I will be developing in the days to follow.

Initially Tenerife was not even in my mind when thinking about what I would write about.  Now it is the location where "it" all happens -- the pulse of adventure -- the mysterious destination steeped with haunting history and intrigue.

So, the names have been changed to protect the innocent ... I'm just sayin'. lol. 

Joking aside, the Tenerife adventure proved to be more than I was expecting -- in real life.  We heard gun shots in the afternoon.  Moments later as we walked around the corner toward our hotel we saw policia everywhere.  Yet, this news never hit the papers.

Hmmmm ...    A woman was beheaded there in May of 2011 -- in a grocery store - with lots of witnesses.  It hit the news everywhere.  But nothing of this?  I will keep googling.

30 covers, 30 days

There are a  lot of kewl creative things going on during NANOWRIMO (outside of the shear fact that a bunch of us are writing like fiends) and here is a great example. 

30 covers, 30 days.  Talented artists worldwide are creating book covers for some of the novels being written within this competition.  Here is the link!

http://blog.lettersandlight.org/rss

One last thought! Stream of Consciousness the BOOK ... the MOVIE?

Stream of Consciousness the BOOK ... the MOVIE?

Hey think BIG and never let 'em see you sweat --2 great rules to live by!

Last night I was sleuthing around and managed to snatch a great domain address for the book and then I slapped a quick site together.  http://www.stream-of-consciousness.com/  CHECK IT OUT!

I am thinking that this should be the book's web-site but I am also thinking it could be the main character -- Katrina's site, promoting herself as a journalist.  This would be kewl as I could include past articles that she has written about travel, history, culture, cuisine ...

Then I thought, hey, you know what would be really kewl?  I work the site into an exciting new movie release site and include video clips, on-location action shots, character development bios detailing their roles in the book / film.  I could even have the book characters describe the actors that should play them in the movie.  Oh it is limitless!

I WOULD LOVE SOME FEEDBACK!  ARE YOU FEELING CREATIVE TODAY?  TALK TO ME!

NANOWRIMO Day 10 -- Stream of Consciousness -- The book!

There are so many twists and turns when you write like mad, trying to make your quota, trying not to go back and edit.  I can't help myself -- I need to edit, clean up, elaborate, develop.

Today at nine p.m. I jump on a plane heading for Tenerife -- a long flight!  Some great writing time perhaps!!!

I am writing now at an average rate of 1,000 words an hour.  As fast as I can think ... I can type.  When I am in this mode I am so focused that I may seem a little crazy but it is amazing -- like watching a movie -- no time to think -- my characters are coming to life and taking charge.

I am so thankfull that I like the characters in my book -- National November Writing Month would seem pretty long if I didn't!   lol

TITLE:  Stream of Consciousness

EXCERPT:

Chapter Two – Inception
[The establishment or starting point of something; the beginning.]

Does it begin in the beginning or when we figure it out?
    
One day my unspoken words sprung back to life with vengeance.   A local TV show was on.  The interviewer, a middle aged stocky woman with a kind face was talking to a girl, perhaps fifteen who had been stalked by a man in dark older model car.
 
Like me, when approached she had said she didn`t need a ride.  Like me she hadn`t said a word to anyone.  But unlike me, one day on her walk home from school she had been snatched off the street, raped, ferociously beaten, bitten, and discarded, left to die on the side of the road.

NANOWRIMO Day 9 -- Stream of Consciousness

I just hit 8,000 words this morning!!!  Literally at 4 o'clock this morning I updated my profile!

I have posted the synopsis below -- it's totally subject to change -- this is my first fiction novel -- 50,000 words to be written in the month on November -- 42,000 to go!

Now, here's the thing.  I am leaving for the Canary Islands tomorrow for ten days -- vacation.  A writing vacation?  Not really but luckily I am going with incredible friends that are anxious to brainstorm with me so I can keep the words flowing.  You will note that my main character, Katrina leaves for the Canary Islands tomorrow as well -- with her sexy Spanish confidant and guide Ricardo.   I'm just sayin'!

GENRE:  Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

TITLE:  Stream of Consciousness

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

Katrina, in a riveting encounter with death, is forced to revisit her not so pleasant past.  She faces her demons, and her truths, while on a desperate quest.  It is her sudden reality, her stream of consciousness that pulls her deeper into the chilling unknown.

Desperate to find some calm in life she tries to start writing again, a pastime that was once her passion, her guilty pleasure.  This time around though she is writing out of control;   the words come fast, as fast as she can type, words that she, the author, is terrified to read.

When contacted to return to work, she jumps at the chance to write on location once again with her long time confident and guide, Ricardo in the Canary Islands.  But a ‘great escape’ is not in store for Katrina.  Caught living in apprehension; feeding her fears, she finds herself fighting back unwelcome instances of former lives.
 
When she finally realizes that her every move is being meticulously tracked … she starts to fight back, seeking freedom and revenge, she is playing the most dangerous game of her life.

NANOWRIMO - DAY 4 (4,923 WORDS AND COUNTING)

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Symptoms include flashes of brilliance, questionable plotlines, and blatant use of mixed metaphors.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, and

both #1 New York Times Best Sellers.

“Writing a novel in a month inspires incredible confidence in seasoned and first-time novelists alike,” says

NaNoWriMo Program Director Lindsey Grant. “Completing a draft of the novel they’ve been contemplating for

ages gives participants a tremendous sense of accomplishment and leaves them wondering what else they’re

capable of.”

For more information on National Novel Writing Month, or to speak to NaNoWriMo participants in your area,

visit www.nanowrimo.org or contact press@nanowrimo.org.

The Office of Letters and Light is a California-based international non-profit organization. Its programs are the
largest literary events in the world. Learn more at www.lettersandlight.org

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, 

Berkeley, California (Oct 10, 2011) - At midnight on November 1, armed only with their wits, the vague outline

of a story, and a ridiculous deadline, more than 250,000 people around the world will set out to become

novelists.

Why? Because November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, the world’s largest writing challenge

and nonprofit literary crusade. Participants pledge to write 50,000 words in a month, starting from scratch and

reaching “The End” by November 30. There are no judges, no prizes, and entries are deleted from the server

before anyone even reads them.

So what’s the point? “The 50,000-word challenge has a wonderful way of opening up your imagination and

unleashing creativity,” says NaNoWriMo Founder and Executive Director (and 12-time NaNoWriMo winner)

Chris Baty. “When you write for quantity instead of quality, you end up getting both. Also, it’s a great excuse for

not doing any dishes for a month.” 

More than 650 regional volunteers in more than 60 countries will hold write-ins, hosting writers in coffee

shops, bookstores, and libraries. Write-ins offer a supportive environment and surprisingly effective peer

pressure, turning the usually solitary act of writing into a community experience. That sense of community even

extends beyond the page—so much so that several dozen marriages and at least six babies have resulted from 

NaNoWriMo over the years.

In a few years, those babies will surely take part in NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program, a version of the event

geared toward kids and teens. These budding authors also benefit from a community of their peers, as well

as the free resources (including lesson plans, workbooks, and a snazzy classroom kit) used by thousands of

educators worldwide.

Although the event emphasizes creativity and adventure over creating a literary masterpiece, more than 90

novels begun during NaNoWriMo have since been published, including

I started my first fiction novel Nov. 1st, 2011.  I signed up for NANOWRIMO and I checked in with 4,923 on Nov, 4th, 2011.  This writing competition requires 50,000 word to be written within the month of November.  Only 45000 more to go!!!  Check it out.... it's pretty kewl.  Details below.  

Novel fever takes the world by storm.
(Press release from NANOWRIMO site)

Let your individualism shine through

Creativity supports and fosters individualism. Use your unique personality to delve deeply into whatever it is you are doing—whatever it is you feel passionate about. Take whatever you feel is mundane in your life and change it up with creativity that is uniquely yours. Take a different approach.

One of my colleagues has a great imagination. She takes whatever task comes her way and works at changing it until she finds a way to make it interesting to her. It is her way of getting her head into the project. She relinquishes control by falling in line with an overall objective that is out of her control, but she strategically manages her portion using whatever information is provided and then she finds her own unique way to obtain results.

Her directive, as head of sales and marketing for her firm is to come up with innovative ways to market the company’s products. These particular products are solid movers that stay relatively consistent over time. Therefore, what has to change so that the products appear to be new and fresh is the marketing strategy.  This is where her unique creative approach shines through, crucial to her success.

Relinquish control and unleash creativity

When I first dabbled in paint as a kid, as most of us did, the rules were simple. Try to hit the page. Thick, pasty watercolor paint limited to the primary colors was slopped on vast, thirsty newsprint sheets. This was raw creativity at its best.

In high school, I found acrylic paint to be my medium of choice. Not only does it dry faster, but it is also bursting with rich color and dramatic power that suits me. It was a reliable, controllable medium.

Years later, I decided to take some watercolor classes. My desire to flex a new form of creativity came unexpectedly, and I found I enjoyed working with a medium that allowed the paint and white parts of the paper to do the work. I could work and rework the piece until I achieved the desired result. However, with watercolor, too much reworking ensures disaster.

Until that point, all of my artistic training had left me in control. With watercolors, it was like starting over and reverting to childhood. I had to learn to relinquish control over the process. I did a series of mini exercises—water, three or four tubes of color, and a five-minute time limit after which I had to walk away. At first, the five minutes seemed like five seconds, but I continued until, in five-minute stretches, I could pump out some interesting freeform paintings that have since found their way into our family room.

Ultimately, I realized that being open to what was available to me and allowing the medium to guide the process helped me to create something I could never have achieved if I had restricted my focus to include only what I could control. In certain ways, the very definition of being creative means to relinquish control.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY?

WRITERS' BLOG!

A play on words!  Writers' Block -- Writers' Blog!

I haven't hit this yet but it's early for me.  I still have way too much to say.  lol

Here is a kewl observation though...

Say you see people that you haven't seen for a while and you talk... blah, blah, blah!

Now-- what do you talk about?  Is it new interesting STUFF? or the same old, same old -- regurgitated? 

Now I'm not only talking about who you are talking to..... no, I'm talking about you to.  What are you talking about?

I talk to a lot of different people in the course of a day.  Quite often something of interest from those conversations ends up in my blog.

Am I saying that in order to not get writers' block you need to have interesting friends and colleagues and that you yourself need to be interesting... or at least interested? 

Yep!  Pretty much! 

When I was a kid I would rush home from school and mom would say,  "What did you learn today?"  Thinking back...it's a great question!

So here goes, wait for it.... wait for it.....

What did you learn today?  Oh Yeah, and make it interesting!