My NaNoWriMo is off to a decent start. Although I haven’t yet hit my target word count – something about which I am less than worried – I have organized the scaffolding and done some of the plotting and sketched the major characters. Most importantly, I’ve solidified my corollaries between the source story (written in 1793 and set earlier than that) and my own story, which is set in contemporary America. A modern American college freshman wouldn’t, for instance, have a faithful manservant escorting her hither and yon, so I have to figure out what kind of character will fit the same bill. I’m not revealing the name of the source story yet, although I will say that it is Gothic pulp fiction. It’s not Austen – although Austenites might be able to figure it out.
There’s an ingenue, a madwoman, ghosts, witches and a couple of truly evil villains.
I’m working in the Scrivener application, which a friend recommended. I love it. I got the free NaNoWriMo trial, and I probably will buy it once the trial is over. It helps my drunken monkey brain keep all my ideas, notes, research, etc., organized. And it has a cool visual editing mode complete with index cards and a corkboard.
There are a few glitches I’ve found, but I can’t believe how much easier it is to use than plain old Word documents.
Back to writing…
So happy to hear your words and looking forward to the big reveal!