Looking for a name for a fictional sports team that has a role in your story? Seeking the name of a real high school team or school nickname? You’ll want to visit the website High School Nicknames. On this site, you can find: • Many, many high school team names, organized alphabetically (did you know [...]
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NaNoWriMo: Go, Team, Go!
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Online Research, tagged characterization, writing on November 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
NaNoWriMo: Valuable Sources for Character Names
Posted in Character, Inspiration, NaNoWriMo, Online Research, tagged writing on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I ran across some useful sources for character names today that I’d like to share. • Native American names at Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character Names/Native American but be sure to carefully distinguish tribe-appropriate names. • Wikipedia Category: Surnames a listing of a large number of surnames that can be searched by the first two letters • [...]
NaNoWriMo: Text, Story, Fabula
Posted in NaNoWriMo, tagged narrative, story, writing on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mieke Bal in Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative distinguishes between text, story, and fabula as a way of understanding narrative. What do these term mean and what import do they have for NaNoWriMo? In Bal’s explication, fabula refers to the chronological sequence of events that underlies the narrative. Story refers to the way [...]
NaNoWriMo Establishing Place and Considering Narration
Posted in NaNoWriMo, tagged Narration, setting, writing on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After beginning chapter 6 of my NaNoWriMo novel yesterday, I stopped short and read chapters 1-5 all together. There is—intentionally—a great deal of dialogue. The action of this novel is driven by communication. But I realized that in focusing on that element of the story, I had not yet given sufficient attention to establishing place: [...]
