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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 26

Was any research involved (historical or otherwise) in your NaNo prep?

A bit. Some that I'd rather not tell you because it is either 1) a spoiler, or 2) not something you would want to know.

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 25

What are the names of at least two of your main characters? How did you choose their names?

I'm just going to name the ones I decided on on the first day of planning this story: Sebastian, Philip, Elias, Bernard, Clarisse, Bayard.

Since MedievalNovel is set in a time similar to the middle ages, I searched for names commonly used in the middle ages and chose from there. Sometimes meaning comes into the decision, but for this project I mostly paid attention to the way the name flowed, especially with Elias and Bernard, who are commonly called in the LORD Elias and LORD Bernard.

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 24

Is religion featured in your novel at all? If so, which ones? If it’s/they’re your own creations, describe it/them and how it/they play(s) a part in your characters’ lives.

Not really to Sebastian or Philip, who are the two main characters, but some of the lords probably follow a religion similar to Christianity or Catholicism. The religion really only concerns the aspects of life and death and love and hate, but not really what actually happens in the story.

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 23

Do animals play any part in your story? If so, how do they add to it?

Not really. I do mention animals, but they're mostly just scenery or, in the case of dogs, pets. They don't really add anything to the plot other than for visuals.

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 21

With about 10 days left to this arguably traumatic experience, what are your plans and goals for your novel, should you successfully complete it?

Well, seeing as I have 16 projects in the works, do you really think I'm going to give this damn thing up and move on? NO!! I am stubborn. I cannot simply give up a project.

But I am far from the finish (my goal is 125,000 words).

I'll probably switch back and forth between other project and this for about a year or two before this project is finished considering its length and the subject matter. But yeah. Unless I can clearly see that it is truly a lost cause (I usually can't see one very clearly compared to other people), then I'll give it up, but it will nag at me until the day I die, I know it!

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 18

Who is the antagonist in your novel? What drives their actions?

Well, I don't really like giving things away, so to be save I'll simply say the antagonist is the south kingdom. That's all I'm saying.

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 17

In what time period is your novel set? Is it in this world or another?

MedievalNovel is set in... the middle ages, I guess, but it's in a different world from our own. Or maybe it's something like Tolkien did with LOTR and it's a past version of today's world. I don't know I haven't really gotten down the specifics of it yet.

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30 Days of NaNoWriMo - Day 15

Do any of your characters have a disability or mental illness? If so, how does that affect their development throughout your story?

Um, Bayard, Lord Elias's scholar, has gone a bit senile in his old age. He always adds some comic relief whenever he pops up in the story. Other than that, there one one else, as far as I know so far.