I was wanting to have a go last time, but didn't think I could guarantee to be free to do it so I dropped out. I was right, in the event I didn't have time. This year there shouldn't be such constraints, so I'd like to be in ...
Mind you, it'll be my first attempt at fiction ... though there are people here who would say that is not true as in their opinion all my lectures are fiction!
Mark
Novel-in-a-Day 2: The Revenge
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pigfender
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Who knows, Mark. You might reveal a previously undiscovered talent that earns you fame and fortune. Just make sure you start the title with "50 shades of..." and you should be set!
In case anyone is wondering, NIAD2 is a standalone story completely independent from our previous effort "The Dark". (So people who took part last year have no plot knowledge advantage!)
In case anyone is wondering, NIAD2 is a standalone story completely independent from our previous effort "The Dark". (So people who took part last year have no plot knowledge advantage!)
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RollerdivaRo
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Count me in again, wouldn't miss it!
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RollerdivaRo
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[quote="pigfender"]yup!
You can also get this, and the ebook versions and .scriv as well in the opening post of last year's event:
http://literatureandlatte.com/forum/vie ... 74&start=0[/quote]
Or... you could ring my Mum and she could make you up a 'real' copy like she did for me and most of my extended family...
You can also get this, and the ebook versions and .scriv as well in the opening post of last year's event:
http://literatureandlatte.com/forum/vie ... 74&start=0[/quote]
Or... you could ring my Mum and she could make you up a 'real' copy like she did for me and most of my extended family...
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[quote="pigfender"]Who knows, Mark. You might reveal a previously undiscovered talent that earns you fame and fortune. Just make sure you start the title with "50 shades of..." and you should be set![/quote]
Who knows, indeed! But I'm still in with trepidation as I'm not that fictionally well-read, either, so just as long as you are prepared for something which may be way out on the genre/style front!
Mark
Who knows, indeed! But I'm still in with trepidation as I'm not that fictionally well-read, either, so just as long as you are prepared for something which may be way out on the genre/style front!
Mark
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[quote="xiamenese"][quote="pigfender"] Who knows, Mark. You might reveal a previously undiscovered talent that earns you fame and fortune. Just make sure you start the title with "50 shades of..." and you should be set! [/quote]
Who knows, indeed! But I'm still in with trepidation as I'm not that fictionally well-read, either, so just as long as you are prepared for something which may be way out on the genre/style front!
Mark [/quote]
Have you read the first NIAD? ;D
Who knows, indeed! But I'm still in with trepidation as I'm not that fictionally well-read, either, so just as long as you are prepared for something which may be way out on the genre/style front!
Mark [/quote]
Have you read the first NIAD? ;D
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[quote="VDGriesdoorn"][quote="xiamenese"][quote="pigfender"] Who knows, Mark. You might reveal a previously undiscovered talent that earns you fame and fortune. Just make sure you start the title with "50 shades of..." and you should be set! [/quote]
Who knows, indeed! But I'm still in with trepidation as I'm not that fictionally well-read, either, so just as long as you are prepared for something which may be way out on the genre/style front!
Mark [/quote]
Have you read the first NIAD? ;D[/quote]
Yes, I have, but it seems NIAD2 is a totally new thing, and therefore NIAD1 is not going necessarily to be a guide. And of course, even taking it as a guide, which chapter, which author should one follow?
:D
Mark
Who knows, indeed! But I'm still in with trepidation as I'm not that fictionally well-read, either, so just as long as you are prepared for something which may be way out on the genre/style front!
Mark [/quote]
Have you read the first NIAD? ;D[/quote]
Yes, I have, but it seems NIAD2 is a totally new thing, and therefore NIAD1 is not going necessarily to be a guide. And of course, even taking it as a guide, which chapter, which author should one follow?
:D
Mark
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Oh, that's the beauty of writing fiction; you should never follow anyone's style! You should develop your own and the only way to do that is to write! :D
No, I meant, if you read NIAD1 you'll see that everyone has a vastly different style and no-one's trying to write alike. That's the whole crux of the attempt.
V.
No, I meant, if you read NIAD1 you'll see that everyone has a vastly different style and no-one's trying to write alike. That's the whole crux of the attempt.
V.
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Mr. X,
Unlike the rest, I will put a significant restriction on you: you must write it in ENGLISH!
You polyglots... BAH!
BTW, that is a word that you don't get to use every day. And if you do, someone will mistake it for some newfangled swearing and call the police on you. At this point you should be asking yourself "does he type from experience or is he just being himself again?"
Unlike the rest, I will put a significant restriction on you: you must write it in ENGLISH!
You polyglots... BAH!
BTW, that is a word that you don't get to use every day. And if you do, someone will mistake it for some newfangled swearing and call the police on you. At this point you should be asking yourself "does he type from experience or is he just being himself again?"
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VICTORIA WROTE: you'll see that everyone has a vastly different style and no-one's trying to write alike. That's the whole crux of the attempt.
That was something I mulled over quite a bit for the first one. Not so much from a 'narrator' voice, but more how much should be established beforehand for the characters' voices. I was considering providing 2 or 3 paragraphs of speech for each character to give tone. I the end I thought that while that might have made for a more consistent novel, it would be at the expense of participant freedom.
[Metaphor]
We're supposed to be painting a picture together, not completing a jigsaw.
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That was something I mulled over quite a bit for the first one. Not so much from a 'narrator' voice, but more how much should be established beforehand for the characters' voices. I was considering providing 2 or 3 paragraphs of speech for each character to give tone. I the end I thought that while that might have made for a more consistent novel, it would be at the expense of participant freedom.
[Metaphor]
We're supposed to be painting a picture together, not completing a jigsaw.
[/Metaphor]
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JAYSENWHOHASNOTVOLUNTEERED WROTE: I will put a significant restriction on you: you must write it in ENGLISH!
I am happy for this restriction to apply to everyone.
I am happy for this restriction to apply to everyone.