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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011 – chapter 9

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Okay, this chapter is not quite the way I want it, but…… close enough. Maybe I’ll rewrite it later. See, I’d have to rewrite it if I were to edit it, because otherwise I’d end up not changing anything. I don’t seem to be able to easily lift certain phrases and put them in new settings…

News: Sick is… getting better? I can sing again, but my nose is still a “Bag of Holding filled with goo” and the sinuses to my ears are blocked, which gives my head the feeling of being stuffed with cotton. Which is interesting, because I thought that was just a writerly turn of phrase. But it is a real feeling. I have a mocha beside me, though, and I had some tea earlier, so I’m good, more or less. My brain is less fuzzy. Now I just wish I could breathe. Continue reading →

I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011 – chapter 8

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Well! Posting while trying to beat cheesecake batter (by hand, no mixer) is hard.

This chapter… huhhhhh… I hated writing the demon battle. Battles are hard for me. Everyone’s doing interesting things at once, except that the English language doesn’t have THAT many words to describe the sorts of repetitive actions I want to put down.

Also Illinia is a whiny emo brat. There, I said it. But yes, she does get a little OOC this chapter… I think I found a reason for it, but she’s… a bit odd in this one.

Back to slow character-driven psychological emotional descriptive stuff next chapter.

Hope the cheesecakes turn out. It was still a little lumpy when I put it in.

EDIT: The fight at the beginning is a bit better. Also added a line to the one at the end and a couple words here and there.

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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011 – chapter 7

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Here you are! The very ultimate cheesiest part of my story! All the cheese is in this chapter. ALL OF IT.

Hope you like it.

Why won’t my towels rinse or dry? What a pain. Oh well. Time to clean the kitchen.

I know three Dutch words! : D

EDIT: Illinia uses her ring, instead of acquiring it and then losing it before ever using it. Also, Lina now has a purpose. Not exactly revealed through a journal, or a letter, but close enough. : P

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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011 – chapter 6

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Okay! Going to post, then going to watch violinist play his Friday-night pub-rock gig. Going to bring my lappy so’s I can write more story. I think this bit is going much better. Should I try writing with alcohol? I don’t think I should risk it.

This chapter is rather long, but it has the famous part where my brother was looking for a false name and grabbed the first one he could think of – which is the name of a pianist who WE knew… but he didn’t know. So it was pretty hilarious to imagine this pianist friend in this setting.

SPOILERS: I took some rather large liberties with parts of this; like the fact that David seems to be a bit of a skirt-chaser. There’s no way David in our game would hit on Mira, because her player and the DM are siblings. So I added that. Now that will ruin that part of the story for you to know that. : P Also Mira and Torrigan are not involved in any way. If anything, I myself had a crush on Torrigan (though Illinia doesn’t). The mechanics of the plague and Aleic and all that other stuff kind of elude me at the moment, so I’m really making stuff up in there.

It got cold again today. A few flakes around lunchtime (and by a few, I mean a very few). Need to wear my scarf. The crimson cashmere one.

My Dreigiau Book 2 came today! : D

EDIT: added a section in which Mira confides her backstory in Illinia.

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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011 – chapter 5

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This chapter is somewhat shorter, because I really wasn’t keeping track of chapter lengths at all. Still, hope you enjoy. This has the infamous ‘vines’ sequence, and some poorly written suspense, because I (as a PC in this campaign) really don’t know the villains or their plans. We just saw what directly affected us, of course, although when we stopped playing, we did chat a bit on what had been planned. (note to self – don’t forget to put in the suspense in other upcoming chapters : P )

I’m at 45,000 words, currently, and I’m (for once) not going to have trouble making it to 50,000. Always the last two years, I’ve conked out at 49,000 and struggled to put in the last 2%. But this year… Oh, Illinia only just got captured. She has to be rescued, and then to run a war! A short war, that’s already been happening, but this may take me a few days longer.

And because things seem to be going to well, I find myself unmotivated to work on those paintings I’m supposed to be doing… I’m going to try and do a couple tonight, but I for one will not be surprised if I spend the time writing. I think I’ll try to get to the rescue part. (Cameo time!)

For those I’ve been complaining to: Mr. Emopants is in what appears to be his natural environment right now, and he is far more interesting. Although there is some missing groundwork that I’m just going to pretend is there right now.

EDIT: I left paragraph 2, as it’s not very interesting or important whether I change it or not, but I made the fight scene a bit longer. Hope it’s better.

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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011 – chapter 4

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This chapter is stupidly, ridiculously long. My apologies. This will take you from the very, very beginning of Esgalwen’s D+D adventure all the way to the half-way point of the werewolf arc. You may note the quality of the writing start to go downhill very quickly. Very quickly. No, seriously. Anyway, I’ll post Chapter 5 tomorrow at some point.

I had a lot of things to say, but I’m not going to get around to saying any of them…

I’m very full! Surprise (for me) party (for a friend). This makes me sleepy and unwilling to do any work, whether it be writing, drawing, or practicing. But I think I should finish a few things before bed…

Mannnn choir is so great. Just gonna say that right now.

EDIT: May 2013 – added a scene that introduces the three other adventurers  in a smoother fashion.

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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo 2011 – chapter 3

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More Tharash! There are some italics in this chapter which I have not added yet. Will deal with that later.

(Chapter 2)

 

Chapter 3

Illinia turned this way and that, trying to see all the people talking. “Valiensin!”
The tall elf paddled after her through the rift, grinning. “Sorry, lassie, my own conscience just couldn’t let you run off into the unknown like that. I’ll see you to land.”
“Valiensin?” said the strange man on the raft. “What kind of fool name is Valiensin, Flairé?”
Valiensin gave the man an unimpressed look. “It’s my name in that world, Tharash. Why don’t you introduce yourself to the young lady, now.”
The wizard flicked a hand dismissively. “For all you know, she’s one of the ones messing with my rifts!”
Valiensin snorted. “Are you kidding me? She is totally not, and you’re the one leaving your rifts open all over the place. That’s how I keep getting around, you know.”
Tharash grimaced. “I leave them open on purpose for you, silly elf. I’m afraid you shan’t be getting back to the Adhemlenei by this one. This isn’t the one you came through.”
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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011, chapter 2

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LONG CHAPTER IS LONG

It’s like 15 pages long. You have been warned. But there are two cameos in it. One of them doesn’t shut up. The other may or may not be accurate.

Working on Chapter 5 at the moment… Almost done the first quest. Then on to the second quest. There are three quests in all. I wish my fingers would know the words I want to put down super-fast so I can get through the stuff that I know for certain. I keep wishing this. Going to try to get to 25,000 words tonight… If I do write super-fast, how many can I get?

There will be some Eros and Psyche up tomorrow, so check again then! : D

EDIT: May 2013: adjusted the Tharash dialogue according to feedback. Can’t seem to fit any more sarcasm in there, though, so that will have to stay out.

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I Know You’re Out There Somewhere: NaNoWriMo2011

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Hey! From encouragement, I have become brave enough to start posting my NaNo novel online. After all, it’s vaguely coherent, even if it’s RILLY RILLY BAD. (So you have been warned.) This is really a practice novel, practicing certain things (character type, building to a climax, etc.) so constructive criticism is welcomed but not necessarily acted upon.

This is going to be (in later chapters) largely based on the experiences Esgalwen/Illinia had while I was RPing as her in a D+D session once upon a time. We never finished the campaign, though, so the ending will be largely my own. I am, however, going to attempt to make it NOT like this.

This chapter came out fairly quickly and easily, considering I’ve never really thought about this part of her life before, and I think the style is pretty good for the setting. Currently, I’ve lost any semblance of style. I do think that if I were to develop this as a book, I would cut this whole section in some fashion because it really don’t establish much that is important later. All these people? This place? Never see ’em again. I’m 99% sure. …Unless Tharash decides to take Flairé and/or Gullac for a mayhem-causing visit.

……… >_>

Keep an eye out for random cameos in future chapters!

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