Unlike last year, I'm going for the mundane yet coveted 50k. No twists or getting a head by a whole 25k because of the magnitude of the novel. I'll start at the big goose egg and (hopefully) finish at fifty thousand.
Similarly to last year, however, I will be trying my hand at fantasy again. Maybe now that I'm actually taking the time to plan it out and, you know, make sure that it actually makes sense, I'll have a bit more success. Thankfully this year I won't have to worry about coming up with my own language, which makes my life approximately eighty seven times easier.
About the blog title:
The Wingwalker is the title of my novel for this year. Really, it spurred from a lifelong interest of "what if people had wings?" I think everyone at some point in their lives has really wanted to be the owner of a pair of wings so they could just up and fly wherever they wanted. The title came to me while I was waiting in line for Soarin' Over California at Disney's California adventure about a month ago and I was thinking about the stuntpeople who would walk on the wings of planes, appropriately named wingwalkers.
And I asked myself, what if that didn't apply to people on planes? What if it was the title for a race of people who have wings? But I can't just write a book about the daily life of someone with wings. Sure, it would be fun to write about. How do people maintain their wings? Do people dye their wings different colors? Is there a road system in the sky for people with wings? But logistics are boring, I want to get down to the nitty and gritty as soon as I can.
Throw that into a pot with a few other ideas (war, death, oppression, you know, all the good stuff) that have been brewing in the brain, some appropriate music, and boom! Rough idea for a novel pops out of the oven and into your hands! Make sure you wear gloves, don't want you dropping that idea and ruining it.
Stay tuned, folks! I have a feeling this year's going to be a good one.
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