Some people claim,
They don’t like poetry,
Because you have to read it
Multiple times
To understand.

I think,
What makes poetry
Interesting,
Is that
Each time
You read it
You’re another step
Closer
To understanding
Why it sent
Such a chill
Down your spine.

Day 5, “Like Poetry?”

National Poetry Writing Month starts in 4 hours!…
And as I stated earlier, I’ll be posting a poem a day in hopes that I’ll find a few good ones out of all of the ones Posted…

NaPoWriMo isn’t as cultish as NaNoWriMo.  I’m not someone who clings to each NaWhatEveR.  I just plan on doing NaNoWriMo and NaPoWriMo.  I’m not sure what to publish on this blog between the two…  But, readWritePoem does do weekly prompts, so I might do that to try to build up experience and become more creative…

I’m planning on starting tomorrow.  I hope you all like what you see?

I’ll be trying to write a poem everyday for April.
Wish me luck.  I can’t guarantee anything good, but hopefully there are a few keepers out of everything posted.

Unlike some people, I’ve read about on the NaNoWriMo forums, I’m hoping to get a sensible piece of work out of NaNoWriMo.  I understand that most decent novels aren’t written within 30 days, but with some good planning, I think something decent could be created.

I don’t have pictures at the moment, but when I do get them, I’ll upload them immediately, but here’s how I’m plotting the novel so far.

I bought a pack of post-it notes.  On one post it note, I wrote where I wanted to have the novel start.  On another post-it note, I wrote where I wanted to have the novel end.  I tried to be descriptive enough for me to remember what the scene means and some major events that happen in that scene.

I place them on my wall work area a decent place apart.  Then on the other post-it notes, I write out different scenes I would like to include in the storyline.  I place all of them on the work area as well.  I then attempt to arrange them in a way that will make sense and aid the story.  I’ll add and remove more post-it-scenes in order to make the story complete.

The same thing can be done with bubbles on paper, but I find post-it’s easier to remove and change than redrawing lines and erasing multiple times.

Another thing I do is character sheets.  Since my main setting is a school, I put their friends, schedule, and anything else that could be helpful on the sheet.  I usually do this prior to the post-it-plot because it helps to keep things sound.  I don’t want to have the characters in the same class one scene, and in another scene their schedules are completely different.  I also don’t want to have them bump into each other in a location that seems off (although, there can always be an excuse provided).

I also draw out where certain areas are.  I don’t get to specific, only the places where different scenes take place.  This allows me to decide which scenes seem geographically logical and help to think up other scenes I might want or need.

It’s up to each writer how much they hope to outline prior to beginning, but I’m trying to get enough ideas to write a sensible 50,000 words than to start adding random things to my text.  I also hope that I don’t have to resort to stretching my way to 50,000 words by stating full names all the time, removing hypens between words, making a single word multiple, or avoid contractions in speech.  I hope to keep the characters true to the text and stuff.