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NaNoWriMo update 1

04 Tuesday Nov 2014

Posted by emingtonemsworthy in NaNoWriMo, Writing

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anachronisms, Anglo-Saxons, destroyer, early 20th century office, fantasy, Finnish army, kaputt, kursk station, kurskii vokzal, log cabin, medieval king, moscow, NaNoWriMo, Norse, notes, novel, Old English, rushes, SA-kuva, spearmen, Tenby, trains, Vikings, worldbuilding, writing

So I’ve actually managed to start writing a little for NaNoWriMo, though I’m not really sure if I’m going to make it to 50,000 words. I’ve got about a thousand so far. My story is still fairly vague but the world is a bit more fleshed out. I found a really good worldbuilding questionnaire online here, and I went through most of the questions to try to build my (as yet unnamed) country. I’m also pouring over some books I have on Old English, English place names, Norse myths, and so on. The names of characters and places are distinctly Anglo-Saxon. I guess my world is pretty anachronistic.

there's trains and spearmen gasp

there’s trains and spearmen gasp

I’ve been collecting pictures and writing in my notebook since before November, but it’s hard to come to the story. I don’t really know if I want to write fantasy but this idea is forming (slowly).

Notes

Notes

Inspiration picture of a soldier and kitten by a log cabin from SA-Kuva, the Finnish Army's archive

Inspiration picture of a soldier and kitten by a log cabin from SA-Kuva, the Finnish Army’s archive

Inspiration picture of men walking through rushes

Inspiration picture of men walking through rushes

Inspiration picture of a medieval king

Inspiration picture of a medieval king

Inspiration picture of Tenby Harbour painted  by Graham Hadlow

Inspiration picture of Tenby Harbour painted by Graham Hadlow

Inspiration picture of an early 20th century office

Inspiration picture of an early 20th century office

Inspiration picture of the Kursk train station in Moscow

Inspiration picture of the Kursk train station in Moscow

Hopefully it will all come together. I’m listening to Destroyer’s album, Kaputt, and slowly working through it in my breaks from job applications and paper writing.

Em out!

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NaNoWriMo

02 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by emingtonemsworthy in Writing

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NaNoWriMo, Sherlock gif, writing

So I’ve decided to start on NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, where one attempts to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I don’t know if I’m going to finish, since I have so much else going on, but I want a hobby where I can recharge but also refine my writing skills. ‘

Hopefully I'll get a brainwave

Hopefully I’ll get a brainwave

Just a quick update. I might post some of my daily writing exercise to tide you over.

Emily

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