Nano decision time
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jana_denardoAll I know for sure is I'm doing it. I had planned all year to do a novel for Caleb, Temple and Agni (points to icon). I've been wanting to do a novel for them since they first popped into my head. I've sold three stories with them. I know they're marketable. So let me run down the options.
1. 1930's Demon hunters - why am I even hesitating on this? One, I don't have a great plot in my head. I have a lot of scattered scenes and some vague notion of the villain. The villain(s) really need to be strong for this and it's just not there yet. That doesn't bother me all that much. once I get going, I think that part would gel. Two, and here's the real problem, I'm busy like I haven't been busy since I had my own medical practice. I'm up to my eyeballs in research and paper and all sorts of other crap. I have NOT had time to properly research this. I've done some half-assed research. I don't know the 1930's as well as other time periods and honestly, it has proven far more difficult to research Pittsburgh at that time period than anticipated. I know myself. I can spend hours looking up the tiniest detail. I've already done it. I spent the better part of the afternoon looking up music and radio shows to find ones Temple would look at and the type of movies Caleb would see. This would be a bad habit in Nano.
Alternatives to Caleb, Temple & Agni
2. I did the first half of Blood Red Roulette for Camp Nano featuring my Las Vegas Vampires Arrigo and Luc (see DSP short story Crisis in Faith) but that's it, the first half. I could easily do the second half (not counting the first half naturally in the word count). However, I do rather have some ideas where this is going and if I put it aside for later, I think it will be all right. Also I'll be going back to Vegas in May and could make this a summer project.
3. Modern Day Urban Fantasy - This is also set in Pittsburgh and deals with demon hunters but a totally different universe from Caleb, Temple and Agni. It would deal with college seniors at an academy that trains demon hunters. One of the characters is half demon. I think it would be very easy to do. One of the characters is from Wales (where I spent my summer research). On the down side, Angels and Demons are getting done a lot (yeah as if vampires are original).
4. High Fantasy - Reko is a mage set to protect the princess and Nine is an ex-slave street whore who manages to come to their aid in an attack changing the course of his life forever. This one could be interesting to do, a bit plot heavy with the Machiavellian political intrigue (political intrigue is the least favorite thing for me but it would be necessary for this). I know who the villain is but when/where/how he is exposed is up in the air for me and it would really change the story.
5. write another non-erotic story like last year (I do like to alternate so I'd prefer to do erotica this year)
Ugh, Geminis and choices are a bad mix. I should probably just pull a story out of the hat...literally.
1. 1930's Demon hunters - why am I even hesitating on this? One, I don't have a great plot in my head. I have a lot of scattered scenes and some vague notion of the villain. The villain(s) really need to be strong for this and it's just not there yet. That doesn't bother me all that much. once I get going, I think that part would gel. Two, and here's the real problem, I'm busy like I haven't been busy since I had my own medical practice. I'm up to my eyeballs in research and paper and all sorts of other crap. I have NOT had time to properly research this. I've done some half-assed research. I don't know the 1930's as well as other time periods and honestly, it has proven far more difficult to research Pittsburgh at that time period than anticipated. I know myself. I can spend hours looking up the tiniest detail. I've already done it. I spent the better part of the afternoon looking up music and radio shows to find ones Temple would look at and the type of movies Caleb would see. This would be a bad habit in Nano.
Alternatives to Caleb, Temple & Agni
2. I did the first half of Blood Red Roulette for Camp Nano featuring my Las Vegas Vampires Arrigo and Luc (see DSP short story Crisis in Faith) but that's it, the first half. I could easily do the second half (not counting the first half naturally in the word count). However, I do rather have some ideas where this is going and if I put it aside for later, I think it will be all right. Also I'll be going back to Vegas in May and could make this a summer project.
3. Modern Day Urban Fantasy - This is also set in Pittsburgh and deals with demon hunters but a totally different universe from Caleb, Temple and Agni. It would deal with college seniors at an academy that trains demon hunters. One of the characters is half demon. I think it would be very easy to do. One of the characters is from Wales (where I spent my summer research). On the down side, Angels and Demons are getting done a lot (yeah as if vampires are original).
4. High Fantasy - Reko is a mage set to protect the princess and Nine is an ex-slave street whore who manages to come to their aid in an attack changing the course of his life forever. This one could be interesting to do, a bit plot heavy with the Machiavellian political intrigue (political intrigue is the least favorite thing for me but it would be necessary for this). I know who the villain is but when/where/how he is exposed is up in the air for me and it would really change the story.
5. write another non-erotic story like last year (I do like to alternate so I'd prefer to do erotica this year)
Ugh, Geminis and choices are a bad mix. I should probably just pull a story out of the hat...literally.
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