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Planning a Novel Page 4

Quote: Leevil @ December 10 2009, 2:12 PM GMT

*reads bigella's transcript*

"Garry Botter played with Bedrig's Magic Balls all night long, whilst Marmony flicked herself rigid..."

No, it seems fine to me :)

:)

Quote: SlagA @ December 10 2009, 2:14 PM GMT

What approach are you using? Did you plan before starting or is it more impromptu?

I guess more impromptu.

I got the basic plot down into a paragraph.

And then decide what I want to achieve in each chapter before I write each one.

This seems to be working quite nicely and I'm getting between fifteen hundred two thousand words out a day.

Quote: bigfella @ December 10 2009, 12:46 PM GMT

I'm fifteen thousand words into this new project and decided I might just have re written Harry Potter. But badly. :(

Just put a load of swearing in and sell it as pastiche.

Quote: john lucas 101 @ December 10 2009, 2:24 PM GMT

pastiche.

Mmm Cornish pastiche...

I have novel half drafted, after a failed film pitch and the woman said why not write it as a book. So I started, and life got in the way so it's going reallly slowly.

Ooh, what kind of thing is it Gav?

Bigfella. Please don't write a novel. There are already too many novels in the world. Write two poems instead. They take up less space.

Quote: zooo @ December 10 2009, 5:00 PM GMT

Ooh, what kind of thing is it Gav?

Fantasy Comedy. Bit like HHG mixed with Disc world. Or so I've been told I have not read either lol! But I enjoyed the radio HHG.

It's planned as 3 books at the moment, unless I can compress it down.

Ha!
Sounds good. I didn't know you were a book writerer.

I tried to write a novel once, I think I posted the first page here? Although I don't read books, so, I don't feel right writing them.

:D

I used to read loads as a kid. Before I ever imagined writing for television, I always dreamed of being an author, or Arthur as I called it.

"Mummy, I want to be an Arthur!"

Quote: zooo @ December 11 2009, 5:38 PM GMT

Ha!
Sounds good. I didn't know you were a book writerer.

Well I'll hold off on the titles until it's finished and published. But I enjoy creating in any and all forms.

My favourite whisky's are: (in no order)

Tormore: Very cheap speyside but smooth, tastes of honey, a bit like Drambuie but not as sickly.

Quarter Cask Lephroig: A cut above the normal Lephroig, tastes of honey, liquorice and aniseed, stock up on it now because it is going out of circulation so it'll be worth a few bob in years to come. Isla

Oban: Oakey, sweet, rich and has contrasting smoothness and sharpness. Highland

Ardbeg: Very very peatey, like drinking mud, great though, perfumy with a harsh burn, light aftertaste. Isla

Old Pulteney: Salty and slightly peaty, very smooth. Highland.

Jameson's: sweet and smooth, light and fragrant like a combination of a good scottish speyside and us bourboun. Irish whisky

(can't stand Bushmill's).

(can't remember the full name) the old road of (something, trying to find a bottle of this), Isla whisky. Strong caramel and oaky flavour, tastes like toffee and oak. Very cheap but tastes like an expensive one.

Craggenmore: Probably one of the smoothest Speysides around. Taste of pure 'scotch' with no added bits. Oaky, rich and smooth.

Glenfiddich: Took me a while to get into this lowland whisky. I now enjoy its light fruity taste. It's the most likely whisky to make you sick though if you overdo it. Very nice.

Glenlivet: very smooth and the lightest speyside around. Suits beginners.

Sorry, I'm just splaffing crap here, my opinion on flavours isn't worth a damn but that's my 2 cents anyway.

I want to write a post George Orwell novel.

I can't believe I have not had Jura before - got given a ten year old bottle for Christmas... very nice indeed.

I like this thread. :)

I stayed up to 6am on New Year's Eve/New Year's Day drinking whisky. Only had Famous Grouse, but by then I couldn't taste it that well and it never gave me a hangover so all's well.

Quote: Marc P @ January 2 2010, 8:33 AM GMT

I can't believe I have not had Jura before - got given a ten year old bottle for Christmas... very nice indeed.

Jura is very good. Occupies the middle ground, very well balanced. :)

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ January 2 2010, 10:36 AM GMT

I stayed up to 6am on New Year's Eve/New Year's Day drinking whisky. Only had Famous Grouse, but by then I couldn't taste it that well and it never gave me a hangover so all's well.

Yay, Grants is my fave of the blends, more spicy.

6 a.m? I was in bed at 00:05. Can't be assed with a new year when I have trouble catching up on the year that's passed by. :O :D

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