Oh, fancy!Anyway, to learn more about BuNo, check out that "Hart Johnson" link above. She tells you all you need to know. :)
I'm pretty excited about the project I've settled on for this year's BuNo challenge. I don't really want to say too much, but let's just say that I'm already imagining it as a slightly noir Disney movie with a serious twist. I'm not sure I can pull off serious twists. You've got to be a certain type of clever for that! But I'll give it my best and see what happens. All that matters, I suppose, is that I have fun with it.Meanwhile, I've been chipping away at this year's goals that I set for myself. I've got the word count down from its original 146k to 114,668, but of course I have a fair way to go. My ultimate goal is to get to 95k and then put this novel away on the shelf until further notice. I've got other projects that I want to work on, but at the same time I'm excited about getting this one done and dusted. I doubt it'll happen before BuNo begins, but you never can tell I suppose!
Speaking of BuNo, I've been wondering if I can get away with using my BuNo project to kill two 2012 Goal birds with one stone. One goal is to, well, win BuNo. The other is to write at least 1k of new prose each week. Should I write my BuNo novel and try to write 1k a week on some other project? Gosh knows I have a lot of projects I could be working on!Anyway, I haven't quite decided what to do with that yet, but I guess I'm not all that fussed. I'm more excited than anything! Bring on June!!
You are a glutton for punishment, always living life in the 'mo', as you do. I know you love it though; your excitement evident. I went to look this up actually, never heard of it before and briefly considered doing it, but yes, like yo, I do have a ton of projects that I should be finalising. Also re that twist thing. What I would do, and have done so, is, if you already know the part that you want to, well... twist... really... or even what the twist might be but don't know how to execute cleverly, write a rough draft of that chapter even though you're not there yet, and give yourself the impossible task of not having any solution to the problem, and then, over time, just thinking about it in the back of your mind and writing all that leads up to it, a most clever and cunning devious plot should evolve by its own volition, or at least because you've had time to subliminally deal with it. Works for me; I do it deliberately sometimes, cause impossible situations, and then again, and then again to the same situation for a double whammy. Good luck with it all; no doubt I'll be seeing your blogs about it. :D
ReplyDeleteYep, I know what the twist will be...it just depends on me being able to write it well enough, or rather, write the lead-up to it. :) I like your idea of writing that 'revelation' scene ahead of time. Thanks for the idea :)
DeleteOooo, Serious Disney? Sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteSounds awesome, but here's hoping it will actually *be* awesome :)
DeleteLoving the sound of your BuNo project! Good luck with it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kyra :)
DeleteThat's a lot of writing. Don't think I'm ready to tackle another project though.
ReplyDeleteI've got way too many projects and way too little time, but oh well. I can't stop! hehe
DeleteI wish you the greatest fun and luck in this challenge, Trish. Being a former creative writing teacher, both challenges seem dangerous in that they stress quantity over quality. Good luck also in your revising. Roland
ReplyDeleteYou do make a good point, Roland - but the way I approach them is to stress 'rapidity' over quality ;) I then get around to editing later. I find it a lot easier to work with something I've already written than to try and perfect what I'm still writing.
DeleteThanks for stopping by :)
Best on Buno and your goals, Trish. You can do it! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteI don't think I could pull off a serious twist. Serious Disney sounds epic. :)
ReplyDeleteOnly time will tell if I can. ;) I will need readers to test it out on at some point.
DeleteGood luck with BuNo, Trish. I know you will win!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ciara ;)
DeleteI'm a NaNo fan and haven't heard of BuNo??
ReplyDeleteI'm off to check it out so I know what I'm wishing you well with.
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It's much of a muchness, really. I first heard of BuNo before I ever heard of Camp NaNo, otherwise I'd probably have done the Camp instead. But BuNo is smaller and kind of fun for that reason, too.
DeleteThat sounds pretty cool. There is no way in hell I'm participating in that though, I'll be out of town half the month, and trying to finish up a novella I'm working on up until that time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that tag the other day. Awesome!
Sounds like me with the A to Z this year - out of town for half of April! haha. It wasn't easy...
DeleteHave fun, Trisha. These can be so motivating. Dare I dream?
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about them is they give me something to work with. They motivate me to just get the rough draft done, & then I can go from there.
DeleteNow it makes sense. When you referenced the 50K in comments the other day I was wondering.
ReplyDeleteSounds like lots of fun.
I think it will be :)
DeleteGood luck! Seems like theres a lot of wrimo challenges going this June:)
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Yep, but it's cool - gives people lots to choose from! hehe
DeleteI'm almost scared to ask what "BuNo" means... *clicks on link*
ReplyDeletehaha, as you would have found out, it's nothing too scary :)
DeleteCheers to another challenge for Trisha! (I am beginning to think you are just a glutton for punishment.) But hope it goes well and you make your goal(s)!
ReplyDeleteLol... just read your first comment. Seems I'm not the only one who thinks you're a glutton for punishment! :D
ReplyDeleteNope, I think a fair few people think that :) Thankfully I don't see it as punishment!
DeleteGood luck with your BuNo project. And I'm impressed by how much you've managed to chop down your manuscript. It's never easy to cut words.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynda :) It's been surprisingly easy. I guess I had some practice slash 'n burning my previous book in this series, so I got used to the feeling.
DeleteNot sure if I'll officially join, but anything that'd get me moving on the editing front can't be bad! Speaking of which, where's my cheesecake and latte?
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