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Post by Scott Anderson on Nov 18, 2017 11:48:00 GMT -6
I decided to try to write a book for NaNoWriMo. Initially I expected that the meat of the story would happen at a monastery in Wales, but as it turns out the characters have a lot to do and say before we get there.
The battle of Hastings was supposed to happen right at the start of the book, but now it looks like it will happen in the second half. So the book is turning out to be very different than the one I set out to write!
Therefore it needs a new title.
Short treatment:
YA/historical.
Theme: small hinges swing great doors.
11thc. Europe. Real world.
A Norman monk wants new sandals.
A bastard girl wants to grow up to be the king - not the queen.
A warlord is trying to impress a girl who speaks a different language.
A battle spins the hands of fate.
And from these, an unexpected king now wears the crown.
What is the name name of the book?
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Post by scottenkainen on Nov 18, 2017 11:50:42 GMT -6
Clearly the most important plot thread: The Monk Wants New Sandals, by Scott Anderson.
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Post by oldkat on Nov 18, 2017 13:37:41 GMT -6
The She-King of Transalot?
But, seriously...hmmmm. Hard to say without knowing the full content of the thing. But I kinda like-- The Unexpected King. For real.
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Post by zardokhasspoken on Nov 18, 2017 18:19:09 GMT -6
How about The Unexpecting King? Oldkat started it! Lol!
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Post by Scott Anderson on Nov 18, 2017 20:39:12 GMT -6
I now have named it
Lions, Red and Gold
after the crest of William the Conqueror. Subject to change.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 8:27:44 GMT -6
The She-King of Transalot?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 8:31:42 GMT -6
Seriously, though, can someone of you explain me how this NaNoWriMo works? - No offense meant, of course, but one book in a month seems rather... Fast. - What I read about it seems quite charming, though.  |
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Post by coffee on Nov 19, 2017 12:39:41 GMT -6
Seriously, though, can someone of you explain me how this NaNoWriMo works? - No offense meant, of course, but one book in a month seems rather... Fast. - What I read about it seems quite charming, though. It works by turning off your internal editor for the month. You just write. You don't edit. The white-hot burst of sheer creation can produce some really awesome stuff. (It can also produce utter rubbish, but hey, so can deliberate writing.) The point is not to get a book on paper and then publish it right away, it is to get something you can then edit into a book good enough to publish. Ultimately, the point is to get people writing, instead of just thinking or talking about writing.(I've attempted it a few times and actually made 50K twice.) |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Nov 19, 2017 13:24:39 GMT -6
50 and even 60,000 words is possible in a month. A short novel is about 90,000 words. So I think two months to manuscript is optimistic but possible.
Professional novelists who turn work out consistently can go concept to finished monograph in four months, so that two months seems like a reasonable (but again optimistic) time frame.
But really it's an intellectual exercise and just for fun. If a book comes out at the end, then great!
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Post by sixdemonbag on Nov 19, 2017 14:32:34 GMT -6
Great premise and working title! If you ever manage to edit it one day, do share with us. I like the mix of big and small converging plots you have planned out.
For fun, I'll throw out a title riffing on your current one: The Lion Conqueror.
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Post by muddy on Nov 19, 2017 16:06:55 GMT -6
Fate's Bastard seems the obvious choice to me
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Post by Scott Anderson on Nov 19, 2017 16:29:57 GMT -6
Fate's Bastard seems the obvious choice to me Very good! It's in the running. Chapters 1-4 are free on my blog. |
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Post by sixdemonbag on Nov 19, 2017 16:54:04 GMT -6
Or, for something more D&Dish: The Sandals of Fate
Oh, and thanks for the sample!
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Post by Scott Anderson on Nov 19, 2017 18:28:47 GMT -6
Or, for something more D&Dish: The Sandals of Fate Oh, and thanks for the sample! Thank you. 1 and 2 have to be rewritten entirely because the prose is weak. I haven't written at length since college. It's getting better as I go. I really appreciate you asking after it. |
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