NaNo '22: Things Behind the Sun

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deleted48
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Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:22 pm
deleted48 says... · Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:22 pm
Things Behind the Sun

These woods are dark. At night, they seem to only get darker.

Please beware of them that stare.
They'll only smile to see you while
your time away.
And once you've seen what they have been
to win the earth just won't seem worth
your night or your day.

- Nick Drake, Things Behind the Sun
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Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:24 pm
deleted48 says... · Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:24 pm
this story will include:
two park rangers falling in love!
appalachian horror, but not in the usual way!
an exploration of sexuality amidst the chaos!
a series of murders! (past and present)
camping! gone horribly wrong!
angst, but there's a happy ending!

goals:
fleshing out the characters
fleshing out the time period more? setting too?
i also need to figure out the timeline of the murders
maybe like 15k words? some outline?
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Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:27 pm
Carlito says... · Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:27 pm
The aesthetic is A++.
You had me at park rangers falling in love. Then you really had me at appalachian horror.

Good luck this NaNo!! <3
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Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:55 pm
deleted48 says... · Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:55 pm
OKAY I AM STARTING LATE SHH IGNORE IT

Day 3:
- 1703 words written so far!
- i am thinking of redoing the whole world i have created (characters and all), but i will not jump to that right now! i'm going to continue how things are with my fingers crossed that it works out.
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Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:08 pm
Liminality says... · Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:08 pm
I like the vibes of that summary/ first post! And continuing on sounds like a good plan (that's what NaNo is for) ! Best of luck :D
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Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:19 pm
keystrings says... · Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:19 pm
This plot ??? Absolutely sounds cool. I hope NaNo has been fun so far!
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