What preparation Options

[allie kiwi]

What sorts of things do we need to do in adnvace, really? I've not written anything like this before, so does anyone have some hints?

I've got a basic plot from A to Z. Should I fill in more little side issues along trhe way and kind of do a chapter by chapter break down of what is gonig to happen?

Having read David and Leigh Eddings Riven codex I'm rahter freaking about the need for prewriting everything! (Thankfully I'm not doing a fantasy novel, and dont need to invent a whole planet of cultures etc)

HELP!

Allie

[b4zookajules]

That's a good idea I think NaNo had a section about Character Development last year... hopefully it'll be up again this year. If not, I'll have a dig on my computer for a big questionnaire thing. Really, *really* helpful when making new characters and getting to know them

But the way I see it, stories are like rivers. (I have the weirdest analogies btw - you may not understand what's coming, and I won't blame you if you don't ) The main plotline is the main river, and you follow that most of the journey. But every now and then, a little stream comes out of the river - there is a name for them, but I haven't done Geography in years and have forgotten it - something you haven't planned, but you like it all the same. Especially with something such as NaNo when the biggest factor is the word count, I'd say divert from the main stream and follow those smaller ones whenever you can. It's always good to plan, but when something is totally solid and leaves no room for tangeants, it's boring. It takes the fun out of the writing.

*stops her rambling ^_^*

-Jules. xxx