{"id":5945,"date":"2012-10-31T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2012-10-31T16:00:51","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T21:00:51","slug":"on-the-november-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/?p=5945","title":{"rendered":"On the November Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, NaNo. That magical time of the year when for 30 days, I\u2019m pretty much checked out on anything other than typing. A lot. Chances are if I\u2019m not typing, I\u2019m off being ill. One November, I had the worst case of strep throat I\u2019ve ever had \u2013 also the only<\/em> case of strep throat I\u2019ve ever had! Another, I didn\u2019t personally get sick, but my beloved red tabby had his second case of feline cystitis \u2013 I spent the last week of November in and out of the vet office with him. The winner, of course, was the November where I spent half of NaNo with half of my face paralyzed thanks to a bout of Bell\u2019s Palsy. In the end, that\u2019s neither here nor there – sadly, Bell\u2019s Palsy did not end up playing a part in my novel.<\/p>\n

I spend all year, starting with December 1st<\/sup>, thinking about what I will write for the following November. To be fair, that\u2019s not the right way to go about it \u2013 I should think about what I\u2019m writing tomorrow<\/em>, but NaNo is exciting. I feel like my best ideas are saved for NaNo every year, and I\u2019m hoping this year will be no different.<\/p>\n

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This year is extra exciting for me: my story is in many ways a sequel to my (unfinished) story from last year. A young inventor named Fen has just been hired at a small company for his knowledge in the now-outdated use of steam power. While cleaning his new basement office, he finds a copy of blueprints for an airship that was made up some hundred-or-two odd years ago. Overwhelmed with ambition and a hatred for the mage energy now used to power his home country of Pridd, Fen sets out to finish the blueprints and build an airship.<\/p>\n

On paper, that sounds pretty good (I hope). It’s an idea I’ve wanted to write for years now (and made a botched attempt at CampNaNo this summer with!), and I feel like I’m finally ready to tackle it. Besides, I have a lot of art of Fen. I mean a lot of art.<\/em> My outline has really been struggling this month, however, and I\u2019m hoping I have at least a decent road map laid out by November 1st<\/sup>. I learned a few years back that I just can\u2019t write a novel in 30 days without an outline – or should I say lifeline?<\/p>\n

At the time of writing this, I have about a week left to finish my outline and get ready for NaNo. By the time you\u2019re reading this, it will be October 31st<\/sup>. Let\u2019s just all keep our fingers crossed that by then, I will be armed and ready \u2013 otherwise it could be a very long November!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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