Here's the 25 (or so) things I've learned during this years nano.
1- I'm glad I found a good story line and took the time to plot it out. Bubbling ideas really helped out.
2- I'm getting stronger in character development... but there is a big need to improve. I made up for it by having lots of characters. Gave them each some time- but need to focus more on one or two rather than five or six.
3- It was easier to keep track of things... but I still lost track of stuff
4- Internet was an good source to track down details and info. I used it several times to find and fill in details. helicopter, cruise ship, hoover dam.
5- It was good to have the support of the group.
6- My vocabulary needs to improve... one new 'word a day'?
7- I spent too long setting the stage and too little telling the story.
8- I had lots of characters... next story I want to pare it down.
9- I want to find a spot to write... get comforable. home not one second at the desktop. mosy comfortable sitting in bedroom.
10- I do better on Q10... I like the clicking.
11- Want to try yW4... writing in scenes seems like a logical and doable idea. this would be a big change for me.
12- Timeline ... it was wacky. I was all over the map regarding time.
13- Fact checking to be done while editing.
14- Tools and gadgets are cool... Q10, yW4, Cayra, namemaker, alphasmart
15- liked Bettina's writing prompts... but useful or did they take me off track???
16- POV... liked 3rd person omniscient
17- I kept the same tense throughout... it helped writing everyday.something I wasn't able to do last year.
18- Writing everyday... I started strong and kept going. Fear of falling behind?
19- My dialog improved 100% after script frenzy. I felt i used more dialogue this time around. It had a good flow to it.
20- But... I need to give characters a distinct voice when they're talking.
21- Conflict... personal conflict. I need to develop it ahead of time... I introduced it along the way.. bad move.
22- torn between just getting words upon the paper or getting quality words. contractions, repeating phrases, etc... cheating myself?
23- felt more like a writer. Not timid about saying I'm a writer.
24- I knew what to do this time around.
25- I am still kicking around the idea about whether writing parallel plot lines or linear plot lines is better for me. I see benefits of both. I did both this time. (two: captain's log and cruise boat scene).
26- Want to be more involved during nano...? probably not. Other writers.. probably yes.
27- did good with plot but need work on execution.
1- I'm glad I found a good story line and took the time to plot it out. Bubbling ideas really helped out.
2- I'm getting stronger in character development... but there is a big need to improve. I made up for it by having lots of characters. Gave them each some time- but need to focus more on one or two rather than five or six.
3- It was easier to keep track of things... but I still lost track of stuff
4- Internet was an good source to track down details and info. I used it several times to find and fill in details. helicopter, cruise ship, hoover dam.
5- It was good to have the support of the group.
6- My vocabulary needs to improve... one new 'word a day'?
7- I spent too long setting the stage and too little telling the story.
8- I had lots of characters... next story I want to pare it down.
9- I want to find a spot to write... get comforable. home not one second at the desktop. mosy comfortable sitting in bedroom.
10- I do better on Q10... I like the clicking.
11- Want to try yW4... writing in scenes seems like a logical and doable idea. this would be a big change for me.
12- Timeline ... it was wacky. I was all over the map regarding time.
13- Fact checking to be done while editing.
14- Tools and gadgets are cool... Q10, yW4, Cayra, namemaker, alphasmart
15- liked Bettina's writing prompts... but useful or did they take me off track???
16- POV... liked 3rd person omniscient
17- I kept the same tense throughout... it helped writing everyday.something I wasn't able to do last year.
18- Writing everyday... I started strong and kept going. Fear of falling behind?
19- My dialog improved 100% after script frenzy. I felt i used more dialogue this time around. It had a good flow to it.
20- But... I need to give characters a distinct voice when they're talking.
21- Conflict... personal conflict. I need to develop it ahead of time... I introduced it along the way.. bad move.
22- torn between just getting words upon the paper or getting quality words. contractions, repeating phrases, etc... cheating myself?
23- felt more like a writer. Not timid about saying I'm a writer.
24- I knew what to do this time around.
25- I am still kicking around the idea about whether writing parallel plot lines or linear plot lines is better for me. I see benefits of both. I did both this time. (two: captain's log and cruise boat scene).
26- Want to be more involved during nano...? probably not. Other writers.. probably yes.
27- did good with plot but need work on execution.
