I’m trapped in The Expulsion Cupboard.
Or rather, the characters in my MG novel ‘Strange Bones’ are trapped in a chapter with that title. I have a page full of hideous sentences and it’s starting to get quite dusty in the cupboard. If I don’t push one of the characters into it soon, the thing hiding within will close the door and refuse to let me finish the chapter.
I’m supposed to finish the second draft of this book before November 1st.
Me, panic… Ha! I laugh at pressure. I mean, there are still 19 days until NaNoWriMo, and writing without a plot is brave not foolhardy.
14 comments:
I'm with you Cate. I just started my outline, or rather my list, of what I want my November novel to be about, as I plugged away on my other book that I want done by the 1st. AAAAAHHHHHHHH! ;)
Muahahahaha, push them ALL in that cupboard!
I'm trying to work on my own Nano outline today, but I'm stuck at chapter 5. Unless I want to make each chapter 10k words and have no ending, I need to get to work.
Good luck getting through this chapter and finishing your novel by the end of the month!
November is bounding up on us, isn't it?
I'm going with my stock solution to "the block": Sledgehammer.
Krrrrack.
No more pesky cupboard.
It's that time of year to have things hiding in the cupboard pop out at you.
Ahhhh...
:)
Jamie - Good to know I'm not alone. :)
KC - I am convinced my idea will get nowhere near 50K
Cheers, sruble. :)
Natalie - so fast, it's not funny.
Aaron - Hey, you broke my cupboard.
Kim, I'm thinking of labelling you the 'Queen of Halloween'.
Foolhardy? That's what NaNos all about. You're not the only one.
Heh. My characters are stuck in a chemistry lab. I feel your pain. Hope we get out soon.
One big push, and the accumulated dust will cause a sneezing fit that will propel you to the end of the chapter!
Cheers, Benjamin.
Carrie, ooh have them blow something up.
Mary, If only :)
Sending good thoughts your way that your characters make it out of the chapter and find their ending before NaNo...
Characters are like kids...they usually do what you want if you give them sugar...grin...
Brenda, they're still hovering just outside it but have taken baby steps. :)
Exploding zombies! Snarf.
Not a bad idea, actually.
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