NaNoWriMo Progress, Day One

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2604 / 50000 words. 5% done!

For NaNoWriMo, I decided to go with some light and fluffy, somewhat dramatic plot, because I haven't had the time or patience to organize a clear and coherent plot structure. I'm concerned with seeing if I can accomplish getting a daily quota in for the project more than I am with quality. Quantity first, quality later. 8D; (Also, the plot has boy love. And an OT3. Fuck yeah.)

I started reading "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris. It is such a trashy read--don't tell me it isn't, because the line "THERE IS A JUICY ARTERY IN YOUR GROIN" totally did it--but I like it because Sookie Stackhouse actually kicks ass, unlike Bella Swan, and Bill is not the stalker that Edward Cullen was. I hope.

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I haven't really dabbled with OT3s that much, but my idea for one is so ~fantastical~ and cute that I HAVE to write it, or else I'll burst.

Yeah, that's what I've heard about Sookie. My Internet wife/BFF told me Sookie, although she's definitely better than Bella, tends to attract a lot of guys. Even in chapter one, it's implied that another guy likes her, other than Bill. I'm not sure how it's going to play out in the book, though. :/ I think bumming copies off of friends is a good idea. I bought the first one at only $7.99, and I think I'll borrow the rest from the library in case I don't like them.

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I like Sookie a lot more than I like Bella though. She has personality and spunk!

Also, since I've watched the show first and am pretty hooked, I get the feeling that I won't like the books as much. From what it sounds like the books are basically all Sookie all the time, and I do love Sook, but when I watch the show, I'm generally much more interested in all the side characters and their troubles.

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Exactly! And at least she has an existing backbone. It's a refreshing change from some of the female protagonists that get paired off with the vampires.

It does seem to be all about Sookie. We only discover things about the side characters from her view, since the book is in first person perspective. Not that it's a bad thing! But I understand what you mean, because I usually end up falling in love with the side characters, or at least the characters that aren't within the main cast.

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Also, apparently Tara is completely different in the books (and possibly doesn't even appear until the second one, so you probably have no idea who I'm talking about XD) and that makes me SAAAAAAAAD. Because Tara is <3333.

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Unfortunately I have no idea who Tara is! I'm not sure how many characters are in book one, because I'm only on chapter two right now. But doi, that sucks. I hate it when that happens. SO CONFUSING. It's happened to me so many times in Sailor Moon that I just give up and go with the flow whenever it happens. :[