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    Rena's Novel Progress Extravaganza

    Okay, so I've had an idea for a book for the last seven years, and each and every year I say to myself "I'm going to finish it this year for sure!" but I haven't yet.

    I want this year to be the year, hands down. I'm going to try and work on my novel every day, even if it's just writing down one idea on a piece of scrap paper.

    I would like to keep track of my progress in this topic, and I'll try to edit the main post every time I do something!

    Fellow pavilionites, please feel free to post to prod me/ask me what the hell I'm doing and how the novel's going. I want you to HOUND me (within reason), because I am such a lazy slob. I need all the motivation I can get! I want to get published, damn it!

    For clarification's sake, please note that I DID write up to 27 chapters of the story already, but I didn't plan it first. The result was that it was so full of plot holes that I just couldn't save it. I could not for the life of me think how it would end, and the character motivations were weaker than weak. I have decided to tear it down and rewrite it from the ground up with proper planning. So, HERE I GO!!

    Tl:dr - PLEEEAAAASE HELP MEE!


    Current Progress: Rena is typing up the story outline and has planned up to Chapter 4.
    Last edited by Fushigi na Renamon; 02-12-2009, 01:40 AM.
    "They shouldn’t have called it Earth, they should have just called it the wipe-your-own-butt planet."

    #2
    Re: Rena's Novel Progress Extravaganza

    ...and that's why.

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      #3
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      Why'd you start over from scratch? Why not rewrite. Writing is rewriting.

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        #4
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        I've tried many times to rewrite the original, but every time I would get stopped in my tracks by another gaping plot hole. In addition, some of the characters were totally retarded and had no real motivation for what they were doing, and I just got fed up with the whole thing.

        Most importantly, I started this when I was 20 and my writing style has changed, so the old one doesn't feel good to me anymore. I need to rebuild it. Same characters, better plot!
        "They shouldn’t have called it Earth, they should have just called it the wipe-your-own-butt planet."

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          #5
          Re: Rena's Novel Progress Extravaganza

          What's it about? I'm interested.

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            #6
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            Go for it, Stephanie!

            I need to work harder, too.
            Eat Smello.

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              #7
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              Originally posted by Loki View Post
              What's it about? I'm interested.
              Short answer: Vampires.

              Long answer: You'll find out when you read it.


              Originally posted by EvilNixon666 View Post
              Go for it, Stephanie!
              /salute
              "They shouldn’t have called it Earth, they should have just called it the wipe-your-own-butt planet."

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                #8
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                Hrm.

                I was hoping for some actual information.

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                  #9
                  Re: Rena's Novel Progress Extravaganza

                  It might sound a little silly, but I'm keeping super tight lipped so there are no spoilers. I can't really explain much about it without giving too much away.
                  "They shouldn’t have called it Earth, they should have just called it the wipe-your-own-butt planet."

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                    #10
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                    ANY P-P-P-PROGRESS??
                    ...and that's why.

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                      #11
                      Re: Rena's Novel Progress Extravaganza

                      Yeah? Are you blasting out those pages?
                      Oh my god! You are so beautiful.
                      I had no idea how beautiful you were.

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                        #12
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                        I've been hounding her about it over AIM for years. A new AVENUE FOR THE HOUNDS.
                        "Mindless killing doesn't do a lot for me anymore." - Sampson

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                          #13
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                          T^T Still brainstorming, will try to do some more chapter outline today!!
                          "They shouldn’t have called it Earth, they should have just called it the wipe-your-own-butt planet."

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                            #14
                            Re: Rena's Novel Progress Extravaganza

                            There's like a hundred books for writing a novel at Barnes & Noble.
                            Last edited by Loki; 02-15-2009, 07:03 PM.

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                              #15
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                              Barnes & Noble.
                              "Mindless killing doesn't do a lot for me anymore." - Sampson

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