Hey everyone! Day before yesterday for the NaNo prepping days I discussed the making of your Main Character. Later I'll be exploring a bit more into this, since yesterday was only meant as a jump start, but I will say this: Keep thinking about your character! Write down anything you think you want to add to them, and keep tweaking them. They'll never be perfect (though that's sort of the point).
Anyways, on the third day of NaNo prep my novel gave to me… A general plot (part one). This sounds boring, doesn't it? Hang in there. A plot in general has three acts, with special features in each acts. You can go to K.M. Weiland's blog for a very good breakdown on plot structure. Another label for these three acts can be "beginning" "middle" and "end". You'll want to discover each in order to have a good idea of where you're headed.
Today I'm discussing the beginning we need something exciting to get the reader hooked on it. Get them interested in what is going on, get them interested in the characters. But that's all a bit too detailed for starts, today we'll just start with finding what the beginning of your story. Not the exact moment that things start, just a general overlook. My beginning starts with the characters trying to figure out what's going on (they're disorientated for… reasons). If I were to go more exact, I would stay I start with a kidnapping, but tonight we're not talking about exactness, right now, we're just deciding what we start with.
So my beginning of my NaNo novel is World War One begins whilst the MC is tossed into the midst of it. Beyond that, I've got absolutely no clue, but that's what we're brainstorming for! Tomorrow I'll be touching on the middle, so look forward to it (or dread it, your choice).
What do you think? Do you like to begin with plot, or characters? Do you have your beginning figured out? Let me know in the comments!
Viola June HFA-DGN
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