Day two of NaNoWriMo challenges

Day Two Nano Challenges

#1:

Borrowing Traits

You know all those things about the people around us that make us unique and individual from one another? For instance... the cold never bothered Queen Elsa anyway (whips off crown and throws it). Think about the people you know and the things that make them unique and pick one of their traits. As you write, give that borrowed trait to a character whether it is your main character or some sidekick that gets or was already bumped off in the next 1,000 words.

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#2:

Diverse Worlds part one

Take a good look at the world around you. They're everywhere... People... You can't escape them all! Chances are at some point in your life, you will have met, are meeting, or will meet someone of a different nationality than you are. If you can, try to introduce a character whether they're dead, alive, or in a portrait on the wall that is of a different race than your main character. Bonus points if your new character is of another species--for fantasy, that's easy to do. For non-fantasy, there's always Halloween or cosplay! (It's not someone who has to stay in the story unless you want to.)

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#3

Diverse Worlds part two

We've covered the introduction of a diverse character (somewhat--let's face it, it's NaNo, so we don't have time for life, much less complete coverage!). Now let's chug some drink of choice and consider how the diversity affected our main character. How does this alter his/her point of view? Do they regularly meet wild Doctors who spout Timey-Wimey nonsense yet save the world from impending doom? Is it the first time they've seen a vampire--even if it is just on a painting? What are your character's thoughts?

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#4

Forgotten Occurrences

One of the biggest pet peeves I have with books is when books never mention things every living creature (and zombies) have to do. My best example of this is actually a zombie example. All zombies do is bite people and eat them, right? Well, wouldn't it be weird to read a zombie novel and there's no mention of people getting eaten, or the fear of getting eaten, or running away from getting eaten? It doesn't annoy me enough to put a book down, but when I write, I probably overcompensate with dramatic food scenes or overemphasize a character's need to pee. Your task is to write your character doing or thinking about something natural. Snacking on trail mix, snapping their gum, realizing they haven't peed in thirty hours and there's a werewolf coming at them...

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