Let the insanity begin...Again

[wayfaringwordhack]

I had decided that I wasn't going to do NaNo this year. Then an idea swamped me. Okay, it barely dribbled on me because I still don't know what the heck is going on with it.  It doesn't matter. I have a month to figure it out and just ramble around a bit. So what if I have another  Extremely Rough Draft? At least I'll have a draft. After spending so many years rewriting TTD and wasting I-don't-know-how-many days--months--by polishing prose that didn't make the cut, I've come to realize that, for me, it's better to at least have an idea of the complete draft before worrying about prettiness. 

So, this morning I wrote the first 1677 words. I got the opening scene down (funny how most of my books occur to me in the form of the opening scene). After I work on my TTD query a bit more, I'm going to see if I can't cobble together a hook and blurb for the new WiP, the working name of which is Tatterdemalion (many thanks to all of those who answered my question the other day).

Comments

[mindseas.livejournal.com]

An opening scene is a perfect way to start, since openings are so tricky. I supposed a closing scene would be good too. Fo me, a novel is usually engendered by some glimpse from something in the middle, and I have to muslce my way to the beginning and end.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I usually get my beginning, then end, then middle. But I do sometimes wonder if I start my stories at the right place...

[rabiagale.livejournal.com]

So, what *does* Tatterdemalion mean?

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

From Dictionary.com: A person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin.

(Tatterdemalion derives from tatter + -demalion, of unknown origin, though perhaps from Old French maillon, "long clothes, swadding clothes" or Italian maglia, "undershirt.")

I'm fine with people getting the definition because, obviously, the character has the name for that reason. However, I had hoped that the majority of people wouldn't automatically think of the Marvel Comic villian by the same moniker.

[rabiagale.livejournal.com]

I like my definition better :D

I've never heard of the comic villain.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm going to need it. :P