The cast of characters

So as NaNo is coming closer, I have decided on my characters.

There will be four and they will be diverse.  Why?  Because that gives me a better chance to expand my writing chops and learn about new things.  You have to push your knowledge to grow!

The Characters:

William Riley -
William is a 15 year old male from a big city.  He hasn't lived an overly privileged life, so to speak, but his life hasn't been difficult with regards to money. He is African American, has brown eyes, brown hair.  He stands 5'9", has a slender build, and lives in jeans and teeshirts.

Aisha Lian -
Aisha is a 15 year old female who just moved to the big city from another country.  She is taking in all the amazing aspects of her new city, including going to school and meeting new friends.  She is Egyptian but did not grow up in Egypt.  She stands 5'2", has a small frame and build, and wears mostly skirts.  She is also a hijabi. 

Gregory Townsed -
Gregory is 14 and hates living in the city.  His family is poor, the city is dirty, and he spends hours on subway every day trying to get to and from his school.  He's made a few friends in the city from school and likes that, but other than that, he cannot wait to get old enough to move to the beach.  He is downright skinny, gangly even.  He is 5'6" and owns nothing but jeans and teeshirts.

Grace Alora -
Grace is your typical "mean girl" type.  She is 15, popular, and completely sure she is going to make it in this world.  Her family moved her to the city so she could attend the popular fine arts school.  She has a few friends there, but she tries to keep that part separate from her "real" life of hanging out with rich people.  She appears shallow on the surface, but deep down inside she truly would rather spend all her time with her fellow thespians.  She is 5'4", rather "normally" built. 


Tomorrow we start our NaNo adventures with these four friends! 

Until Next Time!

Hanging out there

So I am trying really hard to get back into a writing swing of things, so I think I am going to do a series a short stories for NaNoWriMo.  A series of stories you say?  Well, yes, but they will all belong to one "book". 

How will that work?  Well I am going to create 4 characters.  And each day, to hit my word count, I am going to write about an adventure these 4 heroes go on.  Then, I will write the same adventure from each character's view point.  Seems repetitive right?  Yeah, it kind of does to me as well.  But it gives me a chance to get to know my characters better, to see how they will experience the same thing, but through their own lens on life. 

So for the next few days, gearing up to NaNo, I am going to create my characters.  Join me on my adventure of creating characters!  Have suggestions?  Feel free to throw them out there. 

As an aside, I am going to take this time to remind you of my copyright policy.  At the top of the blog you can see the link to the policy, please click through and read that policy. 

Until Next Time!

October and the smell of NaNoWriMo

I am hoping the kick in the ass I need is a writing challenge!  So I am going to try to do NaNo plus blogging daily.  I am excited to get back to blogging, I just need something to blog about.  I am struggling to come up with something I feel is exciting enough to share.

With NaNo coming up though, I am hoping to share writing snippets and NaNo tips I have come up with over the years.  I have also decided to stop worrying about writing to an audience and merely writing.  Writing writing writing.  It's all I need to do and it's what I will do, from here on out. 

Until Next Time