Everly Lockhart

  In all my life, I've never created a fully functioning world. There never was a reason to, and it always came across as daunting and intimidating. But now as I embark on my NaNoWriMo journey, I'm faced with my greatest enemy: world-building.  A book I started reading is Creating Places (The Art of World Building) by Randy Ellefson. He brought to my attention to the nuances in a world that I never thought about, like equator location, the moon and high tide, or ocean currents. The process I came up with got broken down into four categories: Genre, world, land, people. Genre : High fantasy since the story takes place on another planet. The genre of a story is importnt as it tells you how much world should be built. For example, The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy. It takes place in a different world with its own history. The rules of that world a very different from our own. While The Princess Bride, it may take take place in a made up kingdom, the rules of the world mi...

Hello Authors, Do you prefer to grab a random pair of pants from you closet without making sure they match your top? Or do you prefer to plan exactly what you'll wear months in advance? I'm a plotter and I am proud! For years I was a pantser and for years I never wrote a completed story. My brain apparently is desperate for structure. But good for you if you can whip up a comprehensive story from the depths of your brain.  Normally I don't care what type of person you are, mismatched outfit and all, but for NaNoWriMo, YOU SHOULD WRITE A DETAILED OUTLINE. It will save you so much time if you have a road map for your trip to 50,000 words, and time during this month is a valuable commodity. Do not waste it deciding if your main character will or won't fall for the villain. Decide now that they will lure them into a false sense of security and then defeat them.  My NaNo: Outlining I've tried several software programs to help with outlining. Milinote, campfire, world anv...