This year I’ll be participating in National Novel Writing Month for the first time, and I’ll be using a story idea that I have not yet thoroughly developed (I’m totally using this as an excuse to play with unknowns, which is always a blast).
The Phantoms’ Interpreter
Author: “Tea and Ideas” (my NaNoWriMo name)
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis:
“Josef Kant is assigned as liaison to a telepathic interpreter who is integral to opening a dialogue with the creatures clawing through from the realm next-door.”
Where Did This Story Idea Come From?
The concept came from three places. From three movies, actually. “District 9” (2009), “Pacific Rim” (2013), and “Spectral” (2016).
The Super-Vague Plan
I definitely want to write from an outline. While I have no problem dragging characters across a surrealistic backdrop in bizarre, and yet meaningful, encounters, I think I want something different and more focused for The Phantoms’ Interpreter.
Duri Rolvsson 
I wish you the best, and I hope you win! It takes a lot of focus to get to 50,000 words (or more) in November. The one time I participated, I barely made it past 1/5 of that.
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Thank you, I too hope I do well. (Although, the more I think about it, a goal of 50,000 in one month seems bigger, but that just makes it more exciting. AH, why is November taking so long to get here?!!)
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It sounds like you have a solid idea to build from. Are you on Twitter? If so you should try looking at @Prep_tober, they have loads of prep tips to get you ready for November!
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@Prep_tober sounds really helpful, thank you, I’ll check it out. (After reading much about other people’s past experience with NaNoWriMo, I think I need to take all the help I can get!!)
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All the best Duri and it sounds sounds like an intriguing concept. I have nothing but respect for individuals who make the kind of commitment a novel requires – I’m definitely not there yet!
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