Writing Pt. I

I consider myself a writer. Not a novelist, or a short story-ist, or God forbid a journalist (dude, I don't even like asking my family questions) but just a writer. I write all types of things, from action to fantasy to romance. (actually, very little of that last.) I roleplay, but not in the way of WoW or the like. I've never played like that. The closest, easiest explanation and the one I often resort to when telling people of my secret 'obsession' is its like "writing a story" with friends. Its hard to explain, but I'll try.

When you join a site, it will most likely be on a forum board. I usually only play on Proboards, so we'll ignore the others for this blog. ((Invisionfree's good in its own way))

So take something like Accio Horizon or ToRA. Both are awesome sites, and although they have a few differences, one is about the world of Harry Potter and the other is medieval animals, they do have quite a few things in common.

For instance, you must fill out a character sheet and have it accepted by an admin before you can join in the roleplaying. There are OOC boards for the members to play games, show off writings/artwork, or request another character to RP with your character. Each site also has its own set of rules, but some common ones are(pretty much set in stone everywhere) No Godmodding; No Powerplaying; Respect others; respect the staff. Now, each site may have its own specific rules, so its a good idea to read these through.

So I consider myself a writer. And you know what? These things have helped my writing tremendously.

NaNoWriMo Once Again

So its that time again.




NaNoWriMo. Time to break out the cheap chocolate (tootsie rolls), mints, multitude of sites to distract and the iced water. But more importantly, its time to break out the novel. Get an idea, pursue the evil little plot bunny and persuade the characters to cooperate. (I use the threat of being “cannon” fodder in one of my many roleplays. If a character thinks he we will be turned into a hare to charge screaming into death, they’re very cooperative. ;) )



I needed a new novel idea this year. Last year I failed with my idea of twins who travel and eventually bring down a scheming general and Noble’s Circle to take the throne which was in reality the youngest twin’s. This year, I really hated to abandon that world, for I love the idea, just as I love the denizens (I put whatever creatures I liked in it, cats and gryphons and phoenixes and eagles) So there I was, November approaching and no idea. And then Frederic showed up. I gave him a last name, a purpose (travel the country with some traders/rebels and become a sort of inadvertent hero) You see, Frederic is a con-cat. He’s a thief, a pickpocket, a scoundrel, a liar and a down and dirty fighter. But in the process of a job, he trips his mark, and instead of being rewarded with money, he saved his mark’s life and is whisked away to life on the run.



Its set in the same world, even set in the same time-frame, but told from the point of view of a concat instead of by twins. This should be fun, bring on the sugar, late nights and sleepy classes!