Showing posts with label nanowrimo. Show all posts
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Thursday, 3 November 2016

NaNoWriMo 2016: The Zemlja Dosta Chronicles


Buenas Dias
One more sleep till that Friday Feeling Dance~ We can Do It!!

If you're a writer or even an avid reader then you should undoubtedly know what the month of November holds in store.
No, Nope I don't mean Movember haha.

It'ssssssssssssssssss NaNoWriMo!!!
Wooohoooo
Start Date: 1st November 2016
What is NaNoWriMo you ask?
  • National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo, "na-noh-ry-moh"), is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to write 50,000 words (their minimum number of words for a novel) from November 1 until the deadline at 11:59PM on November 30. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get people writing and keep them motivated throughout the process.
This year marks my First NaNoWriMo ever! I'm so jazzed & just happy to jump in to this already established writer's fiesta. It's going to be awesome, I can't wait to meet fellow WriMo's.

Initially I was planning on typing out a YA Biopunk story filled with awesome kickass teenagers, hybrid experiments, shady scientists & an even shadier organization hell bent on "seeking the truest potential within mankind."

But alas, with the taking on of new clients, my annoying day job {hence the clients, to hopefully earn enough that I can ditch this job in favor of a full time Writing career}---I've had to prioritize my daily time. Especially with the research & worldbuilding involved.

So, like a bolt of lightning down my vertebrae, I realized I already had the perfect Novel to finish:

My very own Epic Fantasy Fairy Tale called The Zemlja Dosta Chronicles
It tells the tall tale of 3 companions. The Unicorn Queen, The Samurai & The Wizard

Acirassa, Eiramus & Hocirne each have compelling back stories & destinies that they've been set on. With twists & turns around every corner, they will most assuredly face their worst fears all the while attempting to prevent an all out war between the realms.

You can find each chapter link & blog post below:

Chapter 5 - The Elven Trials
Chapter 6 - Hocirne's Return

Chapter One ~ The Unicorn Queen, The Samurai & The Wizard
"Haha! Awesome. I'm loving it so much! You HAVE TO FINISH THIS E!!! Like seriously"~ Sumarie Steenkamp

"The story will make anyone interested for part two! It's an awesome and exciting read, thank you so much for that!"~ Elizabeth O.

"God I love the way you write. I can perfectlt picture the scene in my mind like if I'm watching a movie, it's just flawless...keep the good work!"~ Amy Jones

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Chapter Two ~ The Unicorn Queen: Ari's Origin

"You are such a great writer, keep on sharing your write ups. I will be glad to read them."~ Danne Reed

"I truly hope that vile toad gets what is coming to him sooner or later, poor Ari and I hope the human mage is ok!"~ ana de jesus

"Great read and I love the unicorn photo. I am going to go read part 1!"~ Ann B


Chapter Three ~ The Samurai: Eru's Origin

"This is not a genre I usually read, but you drew me in. I am going to go read the other part now."~ Carol Cassara

 "Amazing fantasy story and artworks! Love your writing style and creative mind :-) As always enjoy reading your post!"~ Eugenia

"I've never been into this genre but it did seem interesting enough that I finished it. I know the feeling of the girl when you see your dad walk out on you."~ Ms KathyKenny

"I seriously love the way you use words. I've tried writing several genres before so I know how difficult it is to put into words what you are thinking, but for people like you it looks so easy and the result is flawless!!I seriously love the way you use words. I've tried writing several genres before so I know how difficult it is to put into words what you are thinking, but for people like you it looks so easy and the result is flawless!!"~ Amy Jones

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Chapter Four ~ The Unicorn Queen, The Samurai & The Wizard Part 2


"You are extremely talented. I love fantasy fiction with wizards and dragons, but could never write this well and bring the characters to life the way you do."~ Nancy Lustri

 "Gah! I'm not patient enough for this format! lol Fantastic story! I'm very excited for the next part!"~ Melisa

 "I loved this as much as I loved the first part! I can't wait to read what you come up with next."~ Masshole Mommy

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Chapter Five ~ The Elven Trials


"You should be adding this to a book, it's very good. Teens would love it, it has everything it needs for an enchanted fantasy world that can take their imagination far, far away."~ Joanna

 "I don't even understand how you can weave such stories. It's absolutely great work."~ Ms KathyKenny

"Wow, I can't believe we're at chapter five! It's really getting more and more exciting. That was a heartbreaking scene at the end."~ Mom Knows Best

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Chapter Six ~ Hocirne's Return




"This all spun out of a conversation with your buddies? Wow, you have an amazing imagination to weave such a tale!"~ Liz Mays

"Omw, look at that 400 and something year old badass!!!! So thrilling! Can't wait to read the next chapter!!"~ Benita Govender

"Omg!!!!!! This was one great piece of writing!!! You my friend are very creative and have a way with words!"~ CourtneyLynne

Going back & reading everyone's comments was such an EPIC experience, Thank You ALL for the highly encouraging & sentimental words. You will never know just how Much I cherish them!



NaNoWriMo's main goal is to encourage creativity worldwide.

The project started in July 1999 with 21 participants, but by the 2010 event, over 200,000 people took part and wrote a total of over 2.8 billion words.


Meet Chris Baty 
He accidentally founded National Novel Writing Month in 1999, and oversaw the event's growth from 21 friends to more than 300,000 writers in 90 countries








Have you got Wattpad?


The rest of the The Zemlja Dosta Chronicles will be uploaded there during the course of November 2016, so read 'em for Free while you can :-)



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Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Author Tag - 10 Questions for Authors

Here's looking at me, Enricoh Alfonzo. 



Tried to do a YouTube video, yeah that didn't....beep.
Finally, a YouTube tag I can do!


  • Where's your favorite place to write?
Mostly at my desk, which gets's uncomfortable when my butt falls asleep. Might take Jenna's advice and try the bed. 

  • Coffee or tea?
Hmm depends on the night really, if I need to stay up longer a potent cup of coffee is what I go for. If it's the morning and I feel crappy, green tea. If I have biscuits, like the awesome ones my mum gets, then normal tea is the way. So it's really about the moment, I don't understand why authors have to explicitly state they don't like something. It's not a requirement for being an author. 

  • Favorite book of all time?
Every Harry Potter book that has now or will ever exist! If you held a gun to my head (I would laugh first) then give you that answer. Generally, though I have a few in different Fiction genres. 

  • NanoWrimo yes or no?
Never done it but I've watched a lot of videos on people who have, sounds interesting. For those that don't know NanoWrimo. It's the writing challenge month of November. It's like MoVember (growing out the 'stache or beard for throughout November). Really not sure what makes November so special plus it takes forever to get here. Anyway, this year I will give it a try.

  • Genre you would write if you had no restrictions.
Haha don't know what restrictions I have now. Under Fiction, I would like to write for Middle Grade/Children, Young Adult and Adult. Think Harry Potter, Twilight & 50 Shades. Without Wizards, Vampires & billionaire fetish men. Science fiction & Fantasy. I've always escaped into books so now I would like to make my readers do the same. 

  • If you could have any super power, what would that be?
Whistle* this actually ties into my current completed manuscript and my next one. I would choose Telekinesis! Hands down, the coolest power ever thought up. If you go here, you will see all the possibilities and more that I have in mind for this power. I just believe we've only ever seen the bad that people do with this power. It's time to change that. 

  • Favorite author?
J.K Rowling! Seriously the first consciencious book I remember reading and falling in love with is Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire. Yes. Yes. I know it's the fourth book in the series but it was all my mum could get from the library. So I read four, then three, then two, the one. And then I went to five when it was released. She just opened my mind to the possibilities of writing. 

  • What kind of music do you listen to when you write?
Back to Jenna again, I've never actually written with music. When I'm playing an RPG or surfing the net then yeah I listen. My mind just doesn't focus on the scene or chapter, if the music is in the background. But after watching her video, I came to look at it in a different perspective. For fight scenes or dramatic scenes I might just try it. 

  • If you could live anywhere, where would that be?
Tokyo, Japan. Saved up and went there all on my own just after I got made permanent at work. It was the best vacation of my life. I just love the culture and people. Not to mention...Anime!!!
  • What do you do when you get writer's block?
Ok sorry to disappoint, I've luckily never had it. If I am stuck on a scene or chapter it's more like I know, generally, what it's about I just need to fish out the details. So I will take an unnecessary shower or walk around my house like a military sergeant... Just so that I can think out the scene and then I sit down to write it out. Hopefully, touch wood I will never get actual writer's block, where I can't write anything. I highly doubt it, since I'm new to this and have soooo many ideas to get cracking on. 

Thanks for reading, I hope this inspires you to write or video your own Author Tag. It's a lot of fun and a really cool way for your readers to get to know you. 

Random sketch I did for my lil 'cuz:




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