{"id":1187,"date":"2015-11-03T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2015-11-03T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T14:06:11","slug":"nanowrimo-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/nanowrimo-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"NaNoWriMo – Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting Word Count: 5451<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"writing-and-coffee\"<\/a>I\u2019m a morning person. My favorite time to write is early in the AM\u2014steaming cup of coffee in one hand and a keyboard in the other. Last evening I working through Chapter one and have the bones of chapter two completed. Over-all, I\u2019m happy with where the story is heading–and was surprised at the evening output\u2014especially when the day job tends to sap most of my energy. I\u2019ll get to why in a moment.<\/p>\n

If some asked me whether or not I\u2019m a \u201cPlanner\u201d vs a \u201cPantser\u201d (Working off an outline verses flying by the seat of my pants), I would say I was a planner, with a caveat.
\nSome of my writer friends have seen how I outline. I use one of those large accounting notebooks, divide it up by time and color code key plot points. As I\u2019m working on a series, I have to outline the stand alone story along with moving the over-arching series stories. It\u2019s an interesting juggling act that I add an additional ball too by sprinkling in hints for future books.
\nBut with that sort of planning, one would think that there is no room for creativity. Last night I proved that wrong again. Characters, when I\u2019m really into the writing zone, will speak to me. Last night, a minor character that\u2019s I\u2019ve developed suggested a change in tact that not only made sense, but ratcheted up the tension quite a bit. This revelation is why, I think, I was able to add a significant number of words to my NaNoWriMo count. And that\u2019s the caveat. Listening to the characters when they are speaking.<\/p>\n

I looked at and tweaked my outline a bit this morning and will hit the keyboard again this evening. There is a long way to go\u2026but I\u2019m hopeful that this first draft continues along the path I\u2019ve scripted.<\/p>\n

I also hope the characters continue to voice objections when the path isn\u2019t sound. Plan for the story, but plan to deviate when needed.<\/p>\n

\"Although<\/a>
Although Some Characters need to Keep Quiet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s nice to be writing every day again. Let\u2019s see how the month ends up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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