National Novel Writing Month...

[Deus_Ex]

Originally Posted by Fish

or NaNoWriMo, takes place during November.

The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel, starting on November 1st and going until the last second of November 30th.

In this, quantity is superior to quality. Its not about putting together a meticulously edited, perfectly sensible story. In fact, is quite the opposite.

I know a handful of you here are writers of some form, so I think this might appeal to you. If anyone is interested in participating, perhaps we can use this thread to discuss it.

I think I'm up for the challenge, especially because I have nothing to do for a long time right now. plus, you can always end up getting published and get royalties (or a pro bono for college applications).

btw, what's your topic?

[AmericanFan]

In order for a publisher to look at your work seriously it needs to at least have a hint of a trashy romance novel. So you might want to edit it slightly. Like the part where she gazes at her poster of Ben Stiller. Add in some comments about she taunts his image with her dreamy eyes and rippling biceps etc.
Also as she dresses she can gently slip her leotard over her silky smooth... er.. uh... girl parts, as she imagines Ben, eagerly looking down upon her pulsating femininity. Suddenly she stops as she remembers the doorknob.
It too is in plain view of her and may have some feelings of desire and jealousy. She rises, approaches it slowly... a slight grin appears on her face yet nothing reveals the secret desires within the depths of her sensual mind. Suddenly she grasps it! With both hands!... then gently twists it, while simultaneously tugging on it slightly. Whew! The door surrenders and bursts open. Then she passes through it and heads downstairs to eat her bowl of cornflakes.
Of course I could go on but this is a "G" rated forum and I wouldn't want to cause any unnecessary upset. My intent was to merely help you spice it up to become a best-seller.

[fsquared]

Originally Posted by AmericanFan

In order for a publisher to look at your work seriously it needs to at least have a hint of a trashy romance novel. So you might want to edit it slightly. Like the part where she gazes at her poster of Ben Stiller. Add in some comments about she taunts his image with her dreamy eyes and rippling biceps etc.
Also as she dresses she can gently slip her leotard over her silky smooth... er.. uh... girl parts, as she imagines Ben, eagerly looking down upon her pulsating femininity. Suddenly she stops as she remembers the doorknob.
It too is in plain view of her and may have some feelings of desire and jealousy. She rises, approaches it slowly... a slight grin appears on her face yet nothing reveals the secret desires within the depths of her sensual mind. Suddenly she grasps it! With both hands!... then gently twists it, while simultaneously tugging on it slightly. Whew! The door surrenders and bursts open. Then she passes through it and heads downstairs to eat her bowl of cornflakes.
Of course I could go on but this is a "G" rated forum and I wouldn't want to cause any unnecessary upset. My intent was to merely help you spice it up to become a best-seller.

Um. Uh...
Ew.




Thanks for the suggestions though.

[AmericanFan]

It was the cornflakes wasn't it?

[CFHollister]

Originally Posted by fsquared

Beep beep, beep beep....
The alarm clock buzzed. Slowly, young Eglantine rubbed her sleepy eyes and threw off her cover. As she rose from her bed, she shook off her dazed slumber, and, in a flash, bolted up. Today is the big day, she said to herself. As she slid daintily off her bed, she looked up at the posters in her room. Madonna, her idol. "One day...one day...", she whispered to herself, with a dreamy look. She cast her eyes on a poster of her favorite actor, Ben Stiller. "There is just something about that Mary, isn't there...?", she thought with a chuckle.

Eglantine, the wild rose. Her parents, avid horticulturists in their spare time, had named her after their favorite flower, which grew on her native Corsica. She adored the tart, intense flavor of their fruits. Her parents ran a successful shoe-store chain with several branches; they had even opened one as far away as Arcachon, on the mainland.
She trundled off to the bathroom. Looking in the mirror, she delicately licked at the corners of her chipped front teeth. Her scar on her left eyebrow, a product of a snowboarding accident when she was 10, was in its usual place. "Wabi", she thought to herself, "but no one will notice, I hope, and anyway they're there to hear me sing". She brushed her raven hair, a light bob that came down to her ears, and crinkled her nose slightly, looking for a hint of a freckle.

Then she dressed in her leotard and began, as she did every morning, with a series of warm-ups; plies, stretches, bends. Dancing was her first love, ever since she was 4 and put on those ballet slippers in her parents' store and wouldn't take them off until they promised her lessons. Then, she found her favorite CD, True Blue, and put on La Isla Bonita. As the Spanish guitars delicately evoked the clouds, her hands raised themselves in a flamboyant flamenco pose and she swayed rhythmically as her voice lifted in a passionate contralto:

"Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita..."

"BREAKFAST!!" Her mother called... "Plus vite! You'll miss the bus!" She quickly got dressed and went downstairs to eat. Her heart raced slightly as she thought about the day. She was leaving on a plane to Paris, for the Graines de Star audition. She had trained so hard for this day, memorizing her lyrics, her intonations; she had wanted to dance, but the dance competition was only for groups, so she decided to sing instead. After passing the regional casting call, she had dedicated hours every day to getting everything right. The poise, the breath, the voice; she would have to give it everything if she wanted to make it to the finals.

Call me crazy if you must, but all that sounds strangely familiar...

[Deus_Ex]

Originally Posted by AmericanFan

It was the cornflakes wasn't it?

hehehe...so you know the story behind cornflakes.

[AmericanFan]

Not yet... enlighten us.
Fs started with a great piece of work. We should each add our part to it to make it even better. Feel free to elaborate on the sensual flakes of corn as they bathe in the cool milk.

[fsquared]

Originally Posted by AmericanFan

It was the cornflakes wasn't it?

Definitely. Only wheatgrass juice and spirulina for Eglantine.

Perhaps the cornflakes are distasteful as well because of the competition with Domy (Cornflakes Girl) on Radio Atlantis?

Originally Posted by CFHollister

Call me crazy if yo must, but all that sounds strangely familiar...

Now why would you think that?

I hope my (perhaps a bit overly sardonic?) allusions are of some amusement to the cognoscenti.

[Deus_Ex]

Originally Posted by AmericanFan

Not yet... enlighten us.
Fs started with a great piece of work. We should each add our part to it to make it even better. Feel free to elaborate on the sensual flakes of corn as they bathe in the cool milk.

just google this: cornflakes sex

here's one of the hits: http://virgil.azwestern.edu/~dag/lol...m&Kellogg.html

Originally Posted by fsquared

Definitely. Only wheatgrass juice and spirulina for Eglantine.

Perhaps the cornflakes are distasteful as well because of the competition with Domy (Cornflakes Girl) on Radio Atlantis?



Now why would you think that?

I hope my (perhaps a bit overly sardonic?) allusions are of some amusement to the cognoscenti.

and what is cornflakes girl?


all this cornflakes stuff reminds of something I still don't understand. Why do people use the phrase "go take a cold shower" in reference to curbing libido? personally, all that cold water makes everything extra sensitive for me and works in the opposite direction.

[Solaris]

Originally Posted by AmericanFan

Of course I could go on but this is a "G" rated forum and I wouldn't want to cause any unnecessary upset. My intent was to merely help you spice it up to become a best-seller.

Where did you get the idea that we were a "G" rated forum? Was it the human sexuality threads or the analysis of the lyrics in JEAM?