Tuesday, November 2, 2010

NaNo update

So I'm guessing nobody is really that interested in how I'm doing with NaNo this year, but hey it's my blog and I get to choose what's on it. Deal with it. (No - I am not having an argument with my non-existing readers, what would make you think that?)

So far things are going great. I've decided to write about a character that is hopefully a mix of Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Dexter Morgan. I mean, three awesome men all rolled into one. What could posssible go wrong? (okay, don't answer that)

I have to admit that I'm picturing him like the Tenth Doctor. Dear blogreaders, meet Kant.

There's two of them, doubble-yay!

Anyway, the story I'm writing, is the kind where anything (and I do mean anything) can happen. I'm hoping this will make it easier for me to avoid writing myself into a corner. Yeah. One can dream.

I got 2.500 words down today, which means I'm still behind, but I'm catching up and I have a good feeling about this story and this character. This going to be fun! 

Btw, this is my profile on NaNoWriMo: Calije

Monday, November 1, 2010

The Dualities of Names

I like to always choose words for titles and names that have more than just one meaning. 

I am starting NaNoWriMo today. So far I've written a staggering 178 words. Impressive, right?

Anyway, the enigmatic male lead is called Kant. No last name, not that I know of at least. He is just Kant.

I chose it because it's a strong name. I wanted something that was out of the ordinary, quirky and conveyed power.

Another aspect of the name is that in Danish, 'Kant' means 'edge'. To be on the edge of something - be that life, death, the universe or something else entirely. But Kant is most definitely a character who always lives on the edge of what is possible. So again the name was very fitting.

Of course I didn't come up with the name all by myself.
It actually belongs to this guy:
Immanuel Kant
A German philosopher who lived from 1724 - 1804

In researching his name I came across this quote: “Thoughts without content are empty, ideas without concepts are blind.”

And that quote just fits so well with how I’m imagining my character to be. I just love it when something clicks and that feeling of rightness washes over me. It’s why I write.

And now I have to get back to actually writing on my story.
Or should I say Kant’s story?