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MapVent: What to map?
It’s almost the end of November!
Right now, what this mostly means to me is that I have 4000 words to go to the end of NanoWrimo (and 6100 to the goal on all of my Nanowrimo Projects… or so…)
But it also means that December will be here any minute now.
My plan for December is NOT a writing-centric plan!
(Sometime in January, I will get back to publishing at least 2 serial fictions relatively regularly. That’s a goal. But that is not this week.)
So December I want to do what I’m calling map-vent.
And I’m inviting everyone who likes mapmaking to play along.
MY PLAN: 25 days of one 15-minute-map a day plus 15 minutes a day on one of my longer extant map projects.
I have several ongoing map projects that are just amazingly time consuming for one reason or another: the Saving the Cult campground, Autumn’s Ren Fest, Tír na Cali, and Smokey Knoll from Dragons Next Door.
Those are what I plan on working on in that 15-minutes of extant map fiddly work, which leaves the 15-minute map time for broader-stroke more sketchy maps.
AND THAT, dear readers, is where you come in!
I would like you to tell me what you want to see mapped.
Some things I will not map. Some things have extant maps already on Patreon.
(“There are no maps [of Discworld]. You can’t map a sense of humor.”)
But you’re free to suggest as many things as you want; after all, I have 25 days of sketchy maps ahead of me!
As for sharing in this challenge, I’d say that making a daily commitment to work on some sort of map over December would be all that’s required.
Have at, draw the maps, enjoy!
NaNoWriMo: An Update!
Week One of NanoWrimo2020 is in the bag! (As of the end of yesterday).(note, I SWEAR I hit publish on this Sunday night, so read it as it it was written Sunday night…)
Ciel and Rowyn showed up for my Nanowrimo-countdown-to-Midnight on Halloween, and between the two of them they got me to midnight, which meant I managed to stay up ’till something like 2 a.m. getting my first 2k words in, hooray! Continue reading
Pumpkin Call Round-Up
Hello!
I have written some Pumpkiny Squash Stories!
If you want more, comment on the stories! First two with 5 comments, then 7 comments, and so on…
The Original Call can be found here: http://www.lynthornealder.com/2020/10/07/squish/
Pumpkin Patch – Stranded World, Summer, Melinda, and Bishop. A trip to a pumpkin patch and some interesting discussion.
4️⃣ comments
The Pumpkin Witch – a story, a tale, a myth, a truth?
0️⃣ comments!
A Voluntary Offering – You can find all sorts of things in Crossroads Park. Including squash.
5️⃣ comments
Heirloom Gourds – the Aunt Family. Cordelia’s neighbors grow heirloom gourds.
7️⃣ comments
Heirloom Smiles – Cordelia may have more in common with her neighbors than she expects.
1️⃣ comments
Orange – Stranded. Autumn setting up a harvest display.
3️⃣ comments
Squashed – fae apoc. Sometimes the bad guys are right behind you. Sometimes you have to be creative to stop them.
5️⃣ comments
Growing Home – Fae Apoc (but fluffyish) – when what you have is a garden and what you need is home…
2️⃣ comments
Pumpkin Diplomacy – when snowed in, you have to do something.
2️⃣ comments
So, tell me…
Husband got me a new microphone and I’d like to try reading a short story for people to listen to.
This is very nerve-wracking but I want to do it.
Please suggest one of my short stories – Probably something short enough you say “not done yet!” – preferably under 2000 words max – for me to record myself reading for you.
Upcoming Plans~
I have plans for Autumn and Winter!
October: The Squish-Squash Prompt Call! Check it out and leave a prompt; comment on stories you want to see continued.
October, too: Preptober! Gonna end up starting a little late – probably tomorrow, maybe as late as the 15th.
November: NaNoWriMo! I’m going to do a series of completions, and maybe a story for submission.
December: Map-vent. A new event I’m making up. 25 days of maps. Or work on maps. Mapping on Maps.
Late December: Live Writing Day – see this tag – http://www.lynthornealder.com/tag/livewriting-day/ – for past years of livewriting days! I have off: Friday, December 25-Friday, January 1, 2021. One of these days (probably Wednesday), I will be doing a full day of writing.
January: Sleep!
Autumntime Prompt Call: Squish, Squash, Pumpkins & Gourds
The theme for this prompt call is: Squash & Gourds!
The idea: you prompt, as many prompts as you want, as long as they are related to the theme (puns not only okay but intentionally allowed for)
I write at least one story or vignette or beginning of a story to at least one of your prompts. (Or try to, see my prompting policy if you have questions)
(optional step: you say “Lynnnnnn! Cliffffhanggger! What happens next?”)
Ideal step: you comment on the fictions I have written, possibly also boosting the signal on social media.
I continue until morale improves, or until my writing vacation is over, or until I lose power and am reduced to writing on my phone.
Everyone is welcome to prompt, and prompting is free!
If you are a new reader/prompter, please let me know, and please let me know also from whence you came.
Prompt on!
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One note: Prompts of a sort I like are somewhere in the middle: not a complete scenario and not just one-three words. “Ice Fishing”: a bit too broad. “Three people go ice fishing on a day the ice is about to thaw. One of them falls through because of the actions of the other two. What happens next?” is a little too specific.
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See here – http://www.lynthornealder.com/2020/08/04/want-more/ – to see how to get more words.
The October Patreon Theme Poll is Up!
https://thornealder.survey.fm/october-2020-alder-s-grove-patreon-theme-poll
A slowly-growing collection of theme-poll-option descriptions is available on my current projects page.
Edally, Jumping Rings, & Addergoole will be down for a couple days
Moving servers! In a hurry ’cause I put it off way too long.