Week Two:
Come Up With A Basic Plot
It’s all well and good to get intense and detailed about these things (and yes, if you’re patient, Boot Camp will get there), but sometimes outlines can become so involved you forget about the big picture. Why would you read the book you’re about to write? What are the most important things about your story?
Work out what you love about your story and write a brief synopsis that would entice someone else to read it — the kind you’d find on the back cover.
Halfway through the month, when you’re feeling down about your novel, and NaNoWriMo seems insurmountable, come back to this. It should remind you why you started.
Develop Your Setting
Your characters’ world(s) should be more than their backdrop. Good settings are rich, diverse, and immersive.
Write a list of 10-20 facts about your setting, then come up with ways for these to affect your characters.
Read more about the importance of setting here.
It's Week Two! Time to think about plot and setting. Check out the exercises above, and tag your progress with #prenano2014
How did Week One go for everyone??