NaNoWriMo

So, I did all that work on my nanowrimo story, and now I have nothing to do because I don't want to rush through this month. I know I can write 50,000 words in a matter of a week, but I don't want to do that this time. I'm gonna take my time, live out the rest of the month at a slower pace, and finish the story.

I've got 85% of it planned, now that I think about it. That's probably why I finished almost 18 pages today. I've still gotta work out an ending.

I'm not going to give out any spoilers, but I've got the entire thing planned up until the Queen's Ball, which is right before the revolution begins. (Now that I think about it, I need to rewrite one scene to fix the time line.) I've got every bit of dialogue for the beginning of the revolution, but I'm not sure how to pull off the action sequences. They're not my strong point. Anyway, I've got it planned up until that point, and from there I have no idea where I'm going. I know one character needs to choose between Aeris and Jenny (Or, really, Marid)at some point, but I don't know which way he'll go yet. Either way, in the end he has to end up on Jenny's side (maybe Percy Weasley style) and come clean about his past in an effort to make up for being such an ass throughout the entirety of the story. Or maybe he'll show up on the last page and...

Oooh, I love blogging just for this. If I just sit here and write down every idea as it comes to mind, it's a lot easier to figure out what I want to do.

So...

Jenny begins the revolution in the middle of Court (before the examination process)
Marid leaves Warriors to fight with Jenny and the Magicians
Magicians hold Aeris and Warriors back so Marid and Jenny can escape
Eli doesn't know what to do, so he does nothing
Jenny and Marid go into hiding in both the Regular and Shadow world. Their relationship is clarified during this two or three month process.
Nikki, Janie and Sebastian find them and join their cause
News of Aeris' corruption leaks to the public of the Shadow Realm
Shadow People start whispering and grumbling
Aeris has the Hunters and Warriors slaughter hundreds of the most rebellious people
Aiden leaves the Warriors and strikes out on his own in search for Jenny and the Magicians
Aiden dies creatively (will think of something later)
After finding Aiden's body (and not being able to heal it), Jenny goes out into the open with her 'freedom fighters'
The two sides clash and are fairly even in strength, but not in numbers. The Magicians make up for lack of population.
Unexpected allies arrive to fight for Jenny (creatures? Folk?)
Aeris disappears the second the odds aren't in her favor
The battle ends and every Healer available to the rebels goes to work
Jenny is interrupted in the middle of a healing and is told someone has specially requested an audience with her
Jenny goes to the outskirts of the rebel camp with Marla and Balthy and meets Jon, who says something surprising that I haven't thought of yet.

And that will be the end.

I'll have to force myself not to skip over the action and battle scenes. I hate writing them because I'm much better at dialogue and person-to-person interaction. I've forced myself to write scenes I would normally skip over already, so it shouldn't be too hard to kick my own ass about it. :P

And now that I've got that planned, I really want to write it. But I'm not going to. I'm going to let it simmer in my mind for a while. You never know, I may just come up with something better. :)