Finished my read-through of QBOB today! I'm really excited to get into editing in November, but I still have a little prep to do to make editing as smooth sailing as possible. Since a lot of my list has to do with fleshing out worldbuilding, I figured I would share some of my list to let you guys know what's coming in the QBOB edits!
Make Map of the World of QBOB
Write backstory scenes for key events that are referenced in the plot
Research and write notes on sword-fighting
Define quester roles and create course load based on each quester roles (yay fantasy lesson planning!)
Start writing "spellbook" of spells used in the book as well as for future reference
Determine overall timeline of book
This is just some of the things I have on my list, but this also covers the most major things I have to accomplish in the first round of QBOB edits. I'm so excited!
If you guys are participating in Nanowrimo, or you're just sticking to your regular writing routine, good luck and happy writing!
The Nanowrimo Prep Checklist video from Rachel Stephen
I was very eager for a new Rachael Stephen video, since they come out every Friday through the month of October, but I had to go to work before this one was uploaded. So it's for Saturday instead!
There was one thing in this video that really stood out for me, and I'm not entirely sure why because it's such an obvious thing, but it's the idea of doing a plot embryo for your main plot but also for your subplots as well. Sometimes I feel like I struggle with subplots and I focus on the main plot to the exclusion of everything else and when I read through, I'm left with the main character looking a little one note because all she's thinking of is the main plot and people don't work like that. Of course, the subplots have to work with the main plot but I have to remember that the main plot is not the only thing happening in the characters' world.
I've started to look at my schedule for November as well. I won't be able to sort out my work shifts at the moment, I book them about two weeks in advance, but I know how I am with my writing and so I can start planning my writing schedule. I like the idea of having a different routine depending on your situation. My routine will vary depending on what shift I'm working (night, day, short, long) and on whether I'm working at all and creating a standard routine for each situation.
I like the idea of splitting up my writing. Thanks to 4thwords, I know that I can do just over four hundred words in fifteen minutes if I know what I'm writing. And by that, I mean I have a rough idea of the scene I want to write and what's happening in that scene. Now fifteen minutes I can find in my day no matter what I'm doing and I'm sure I can find four bouts of fifteen minutes in my day (remember I'm trying for an Overachievers Nanowrimo this year) to get my writing done. I just have to do that instead of something else, like cleaning or working (though I will have to do both of those things at some point during the month).
I can write either in the morning or the evening, though I prefer to get my writing done in the morning so I can knock out my word count for the day early and then anything after that is extra. As soon as I get writing, I'm fine but it's the getting started for me that is always the difficult part. Anyone else have this problem?
