During November 2004 the sixth annual
NaNoWriMo was held. And as I did last year, I gave it a shot.... and
won.
It's basically a challenge for authors to produce a 50,000-word manuscript in 30
days. The goal is not a high-quality manuscript filled with crisp writing,
perfect plot lines or outstanding editing. The goal is to produce
approximately 175-pages of a novel in thirty days... or seven hundred twenty
hours... or forty-three thousand, two hundred minutes... or simply between
midnight on November 1st and midnight on November 30th. Quantity...
quantity... quantity...
In this section of my web site I have
posted my entry for NaNoWriMo 2004, which had a working title of November Rising: The Trinity Stone.
Per the guidelines of the effort, I did not type or write a single
word of the manuscript before 12:00am on November 1, 2004... that would have been
cheating. However, I did have some idea beyond a title of the subject
matter I intended to attempt. Hey, it's 50,000 words in 30 days with no
words written in advance... after kicking around several ideas that almost
brought you Death Grip as the 2004 attempt... cut me some slack on having
some directions decided on ahead of time. And, since I have some plans for
the subject and text for the future, I may add to the listing below as time goes
on.
Here's how the posting works... Below I
have a chart listing chapters, chapter titles, and posting dates. I
have also included a running total of my progress. My incredibly rough hope
was to reach about 2,000-words per chapter. The book for the purposes of a
NaNoWriMo 2004 entry didn't go as well as I had hoped. But I did make
it...
Two big things... First, I have pointed
out on this web site before that all of the material presented here at In My
Backpack is mine and can not be used without my expressed, written consent.
In this particular case, where for NaNoWriMo I have been working out entire
story ideas, it is even more of a sensitive issue for me. I want to share
my efforts. But, this is material I have worked on with specific hopes in
mind... and I plan to keep working with this stuff in the future.
Second, I cannot promise that I will post any further updates as I do revise,
edit, or panic while I try to raise the quality. There is a chance that
will happen, but it isn't a definite. Thank you for understanding.
If you are interested in learning more
about NaNoWriMo, I encourage you to visit the site, which can be accessed using
this link.
I know already there will be problems with
my characters... with my story... with my narration... with the whole darn
thing. I'm going to have horribly crafted sections, and will undoubtedly
create some difficulties for you as a reader when I mess up the timing and
continuity of sections and events. Oh well. It's going to be alot of
fun, and the clarity can come later on.
WORDS AT END OF NOVEMBER:
50,292
WORDS TOTAL FOR MANUSCRIPT:
50,292
WORDS LEFT TO QUALIFY AS NANOWRIMO 2004 WINNER
: 0
* * * Please note * *
* As of March 10, 2006, I have removed the links to all chapters of this
effort other than chapter 1. Thank you for your understanding.
| CHAPTER |
TITLE |
POSTING DATE |
NUMBER OF WORDS |
| 1 |
Riders at daybreak |
11-1-04 |
1,268 |
| 2 |
Whispers down below |
11-2-04 |
1,096 |
| 3 |
An
unexpected visit |
11-2-04 |
355 |
| 4 |
Too
young to know |
11-3-04 |
1,108 |
| 5 |
On the hunt |
11-3-04 |
1,206 |
| 6 |
An
October fire |
11-4-04 |
2,082 |
| 7 |
A
restless night |
11-5-04 |
648 |
| 8 |
Per
chance to dream |
11-5-04 |
1,694 |
| 9 |
To Oakleaf |
11-7-04 |
1,990 |
| 10 |
Preparing for the journey |
11-7-04 |
531 |
| 11 |
Off to the north |
11-8-04 |
1,889 |
| 12 |
A
long and unfamiliar road |
11-11-04 |
1,592 |
| 13 |
Riding in to Oakleaf |
11-15-04 |
4,631 |
| 14 |
Organizing a search party |
11-16-04 |
1,107 |
| 15 |
Arrival |
11-16-04 |
1,176 |
| 16 |
The
first Council meeting |
11-18-04 |
1,741 |
| 17 |
The
Council Chambers |
11-19-04 |
1,889 |
| 18 |
Under
scrutiny |
11-22-04 |
2,289 |
| 19 |
Preparing for an evening confrontation |
11-22-04 |
2,058 |
| 20 |
Archbow… a warlock’s perspective |
11-24-04 |
1,390 |
| 21 |
The Staff of Lancaster and the evening session |
11-24-04 |
2,105 |
| 22 |
Bed
time stories |
11-26-04 |
3,264 |
| 23 |
Family ties |
11-26-04 |
1,035 |
| 24 |
The
morning meeting |
11-28-04 |
2,823 |
| 25 |
The beginning of an apprenticeship |
11-28-04 |
1,705 |
| 26 |
In
and out of Twindale |
11-29-04 |
2,455 |
| 27 |
Crank
and Shaft |
11-29-04 |
2,925 |
| 28 |
Rummagers |
11-30-04 |
2,240 |
| ~ Certified as
winning entry per NaNoWriMo 2004 guidelines on 11-30-04!!! ~ |
