Unless you’re a writer or know a writer well, you probably have no idea that November is National Novel Writing Month. What this means, is that many of us writers decide to throw caution to the wind, and by the end of the month, try to write at least 50,000 words of a novel. I’ve decided to give it another go this year, and have decided I’m going to just buckle down and deliver the final series in City of Bears.
For those of you who don’t know what City of Bears is, it’s a very long tale I started back in 2010 which I intended to just be a series of fairly disconnected vignettes about the students and staff of a college turning into a bunch of bears, and which quickly spiraled out of control, yielding the first two parts of a trilogy which I’ve been itching to finish off for a while now.
What does this have to do with Tumblr? Well, since this is going to be absorbing most of my writing time over the month to come, I figured, what the hell? Why not just put my progress up every day here? So, if you follow me, you’ll get a sneak peek all month of the final series in rough draft form, every day (hopefully, unless I crash and burn).
All that said, the final series, as it is in my head, tends to reference a lot from the last three series in this world, “Big Bears on Campus”, “City of Bears: Series 1”, and “City of Bears: Series 2”. I would just recommend reading it all over again, but that might be a tall order, and if you feel like it, you can read them all here. Or, if you want to target ones which are particularly plot and character relevant, I’ll append a list to this post. Regardless, if you’re interested in knowing what the hell is going on, but don’t have the time, I’ll be providing a synopsis of the first three series this week leading up to the first of November. Also, if you get confused, or just have questions about characters or plot as it happens, feel free to drop me questions in the ask box, and I’ll keep them answered as quick as I can.
Here’s that list, for those who are interested:
Big Bears on Campus – Episodes 1, 2, 8, 9, and 10.
City of Bears Series 1: Bear Boutique – Just read it all, or you’ll be totally lost.
City of Bears Series 2: Special Delivery – Episodes 1, 3, and 8.
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