NaNoWriMo in the playground 2014

[TheEmerged]

Still just barely above pace here, it's looking like I'm going to make it though. I've hit the point in the plot where one of the realities has figured out how to get to the others on purpose (turned out to be NotQuiteFallout that fit it best).

[Duck999]

I caught up and got 1k words ahead today. It's a good sign, but I need to be writing more each day.

[Duck999]

I finished my story yesterday, just barely over 50k words. It was a good thing I finished because I did not expect much more spare time.

[Grinner]

I finished my story yesterday, just barely over 50k words. It was a good thing I finished because I did not expect much more spare time.

Well done. Are you gonna get that book made?

[Duck999]

Well done. Are you gonna get that book made?

Yeah. A friend already requested a copy
Prizes aren't gotten until December 1st, I believe.

[TheEmerged]

Well, cleared the first hurdle - currently sitting at 50127 words. Now to actually finish the story :)

[Duck999]

Well, cleared the first hurdle - currently sitting at 50127 words. Now to actually finish the story :)

Your lucky. I was tryig to avoid having a 6000 word long fight, and ended 4 worda above minimum.
I feel like 6000 words would be a bit of a stretch.

[Sunfall]

Congrats everyone!

So I've slinked across the finish line this morning. The last few days have been hard as my scenes became more and more haphazard and my red thread started to unravel. And there's still maybe a bit less the half of the story to go. I guess I'll take a few days off from writing and try to get my plot back in line. The elements are all there, I'll just have go get them to make sense. And then hopefully I can keep it up during December. The new goal is to finish this thing before the year is done.

At least November's won for now

[Duck999]

So I started to do the stuff to put my book into a printed copy and got stuck almost immediately. I have the words and the series name, but a severe lack of a title. My book doesn't have a name...

[Grinner]

So I started to do the stuff to put my book into a printed copy and got stuck almost immediately. I have the words and the series name, but a severe lack of a title. My book doesn't have a name...

What's the series name?

And what actually happens in this book? You mentioned some of the classic hero's journey stuff earlier in the thread, but that's about it.

[Duck999]

What's the series name?

And what actually happens in this book? You mentioned some of the classic hero's journey stuff earlier in the thread, but that's about it.

The series name is The Feral Rings. The main character comes from a village that was burnt down. He is on his personal mission to stop an evil organization from dominating the world. To do so, he collects eight magical rings that each turn into different animals. (Frog, Rabbit, Falcon, Whale, Monkey, Bear, Snake, Mouse).

[Grinner]

The series name is The Feral Rings. The main character comes from a village that was burnt down. He is on his personal mission to stop an evil organization from dominating the world. To do so, he collects eight magical rings that each turn into different animals. (Frog, Rabbit, Falcon, Whale, Monkey, Bear, Snake, Mouse).

Does this all occur within the first book? Or is that the overarching plot of the series?

[Duck999]

Does this all occur within the first book? Or is that the overarching plot of the series?

The collecting of the rings and the evil organization are in the first book. The rings will be a big part of the second and third book, and so will the company, just not as an evil company.
I ran into the problem where all of the main themes show up in the other books. The only kind of title I can think about is something about burnt down villages/cities... It happens three times, and to both of the narrators.
Edit: It could be like the Hunger Games, which has a title the same as the series and as a recurring theme in all books. I still can't think of a name.

[Grinner]

I've got nothing.

Are there any particularly significant moments in the book? A lot of movies, books, and such derive their titles from a phrase or word that parallels a particularly significant moment in the book. Game of Thrones does this. I'm sure there are others as well, but their names escape me.

[blacklight101]

What about Time of Cinders, especially if its a WTSHTF scenario later on.

Thats just my two cents. I know I wasnt in the NANO or anything like that, but congrats to you that are capable of that level of writing. (Heck, even this post of mine might be considered a little intrusive, sorry if it is!)

Even being able to commit to 20k words is more than I believe myself capable of, so, yeah. Super congrats to everybody.

[Duck999]

You are not at all intrusive, this is a forum of participation.
I probably won't use that title, but I may use something similar. My best bet right now is to base it off the company (Capital Tech), since that is a main plot point and the enemy.

[blacklight101]

You are not at all intrusive, this is a forum of participation.
I probably won't use that title, but I may use something similar. My best bet right now is to base it off the company (Capital Tech), since that is a main plot point and the enemy.

Well, I'm happy I wasn't intruding.

Maybe the title will come to you in a dream, silly thought maybe, but possible. I know I'm not great with titles since I have maybe three names I fall back on all the time. Maybe I was trying to play off the main character's home being burnt too heavily.

Either way, good luck figuring it out!

[Duck999]

I think I will just call it The Feral Rings. It was going to be the series name, but it could work like the hunger games. It isn't really a series until 2 books anyway.

[Talanic]

I also managed it, barely. I hit 50k, but my novel's not quiiite done. I can easily see a sequel, though - even a series.

Needs to be edited with a sledgehammer and a rake, though. Could use criticism if anyone's up fo

[Nai_Calus]

Late to the party but I pulled it off. I got horribly behind and then somehow managed to pull over 10k works from my behind on the 30th. I don't even dare to re-read them, I don't even want to know what kind of inane conversation my main character was managing to have with an evil god after seven straight hours of typing.