Comments on: An unexpected hanging

By: mudmama

mudmama — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:16:14 +0000

I’m picturing him staying in the closet the entire novel (or most of it); slowly decaying while she’s out dating internet men. She’s using him as a reason not to bring anyone home til she meets the “right” one. Kinda like a sink full of dishes and a bed that needs the sheets changed…only more morbid.

By: aproustian

aproustian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:36:12 +0000

The no plot approach does seem to be working well short term, not sure how I’ll sustain it. Although a bigger problem is that I also have to finish knitting a sweater before Christmas and I haven’t figured out yet how to knit and type at the same time.

By: toni in florida

toni in florida — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:11 +0000

Boy, some guys (even fictional ones) will do ANYTHING to get out of having to “talk about our relationship.”

Fun stuff!

By: Rachael

Rachael — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:58:41 +0000

That’s AWESOME. (Did I remember to mention the great Ravelry group over in the Pens and Needles forum? Not that you need anyplace else to waste time, just sayin’…)

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:15:08 +0000

That’s fascinating. I’ve always wanted to try writing a book but never knew if it should be a totally planned out thing, or a seat-of-the-pants thing. Sounds like your novel is turning into a seat-of-the-pants thing…and that’s good! It inspires me to just get *something* on the page and see what happens.

By: Oma

Oma — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:42:52 +0000

I’m giggling.

By: zoom!

zoom! — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:09:51 +0000

Tom, it’s Nanowrimo! Anything goes – especially anything expedient.

Aproustian, welcome – that’s GC’s approach too – ‘no plot, no problem.’ Is it falling into place for you?

Susan, I ended up jumping ahead instead of trying to segue gracefully back to my outline. There’s a big hole in my book now. I’ll fill it in later. The two books will have to learn to coexist gracefully – either that, or duke it out.

Colette, there’s a Colette in my book! She brought a casserole.

Max, it’s a contest with yourself. You just have to get to 50,000 words to win.

Oma, the heart of the story was going to be in the way their personality disorders collided. You never know…it still might be. She’s spending a lot of time eating potato chips in the aftermath of the suicide, too.

Crafty, have you done Nanowrimo before? Is it normal for characters to hijack your plot like that?

Coyote, ha! As long as I don’t suddenly wake up and discover that phew, it was only a dream.

Bonnie, OMG, I can’t imagine that this book would want a sequel. Or that I would let it have one.

By: roro

roro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:09:44 +0000

I really like your heroine’s name.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0000

maybe the online dating plot should be in the sequel next year.

By: coyote

coyote — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:24:00 +0000

…suddenly, there was an earthquake! Then a hurricane! Then a tsunami! Then a tornado and a volcano! Then a UFO invasion! Where was it all leading…?