Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Novel Support Group 10/18

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Posted by Meredith (Member # 8368) on :

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Welcome to this week's Novel Support Group (NSG). Anyone can join. If you're new, tell us a bit about who you are and what project you are working on. Feel free to update the NSG Work in Progress thread with your current projects. Although we can report on any number of things, here is a list of suggestions (suggestions welcomed).

What were your goals last week and did you accomplish them?
Describe what you worked on.
Set goals for next week.
Did you learn something during this week?

Here is a list of things that you can do each week as we work on our novels (suggestions welcomed).

Writing on a novel
Characterization
World Building
Relevant research

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As for me.

Last Week's Goals:

FIRE AND EARTH (formerly known as SEVEN STARS): Think of something new for promotion.
Nothing yet. [Frown]

BLOOD IS THICKER: Start trying to prepare for a blog tour in November.
Yes. Scheduled for 11/18 - 11/25 [Smile]

THE BARD'S GIFT: Wait. I don't expect to hear before early Decemberish.
Easy one. [Smile]

MAGE STORM: Send out three queries.
Yes. [Smile]

MAGIC AND POWER: Work through some of the crits.
Ongoing. [Smile]

THE SHAMAN'S CURSE: Start trying to fix some of those structural issues.
Not much on this one this week. [Frown]

WEIRD OZ STORY: Let my subconscious try to tell me where I've gone wrong.
Eh. I need some other inspiration to kick start this. [Frown]

OTHER:
Update my blog twice a week.

Next Week's Goals:

FIRE AND EARTH (formerly known as SEVEN STARS):
Think of something new for promotion.

BLOOD IS THICKER:
Start preparing for a blog tour in November. I have interviews and guest blogs to write, now.

THE BARD'S GIFT:
Wait. I don't expect to hear before early Decemberish.

MAGE STORM:
Send out three queries.

MAGIC AND POWER:
Work through the crits I've gotten back.

THE SHAMAN'S CURSE:
Start trying to fix some of those structural issues.

WEIRD OZ STORY:
Read some of L. Frank Baum's Oz stories for inspiration.

OTHER:
Update my blog twice a week.

Posted by kmsf (Member # 9905) on :

Hi Merideth,

This week has started off well! I finally got some clarity on one piece that was missing from my current WIP. The MC was untouched by the divine, held no special interest for us. BTW - everyone is touched by the divine, however, we must have the moment to recognize this. At any rate, a new scene came to me, or a new scene attached to the smallest fragment that had been sitting in the back of my mind.

My hope is to finish this new scene by the end of the week. My goal is to have a revised but not fully polished version of the first three to four chapters completed by Nov. 15. I have to make it suitable for crit swap by then.

[ October 25, 2013, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: kmsf ]

Posted by arriki (Member # 3079) on :

Not so good, for me.
Trying to start work on book two of my trilogy and just can't manage it. I'm sitting around in my recliner watching season four of Earth Final Conflict.