tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74064472797114462792011-04-21T21:29:58.221-05:00<b>A Fantasy NaNoWriMo Novel by Melissa Osborne</b>Lissanoreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406447279711446279.post-4067648760724125912008-11-30T22:30:00.005-06:002009-02-04T14:11:49.276-06:00

Just for fun, I whipped up a cover for Forgotten Era. You can see more details (not to mention a larger picture) here at my DeviantART.And now, long-overdue Frequently Asked Questions!!(Last updated on 2/4/09)WARNING!!! SPOILER HEAVY!!! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED THE NOVEL!!!How did the character of Eravisté come about?It all started in summer of 2007. I had summer school that year for

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Beth: God, I love you so much. You have been so unbelievably supportive during this whole freaking month. You always kept up-to-date with the story and got pissed if I told you that you'd just missed the latest chapter by a few minutes. Thanks for obsessing over Era right along with me (and for letting me borrow Dashito for a little while).Anoko: God, we've been friends for ages now! You're

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I did it.Wow.I'm still kind of in shock; I literally finished the book maybe ten minutes ago. I honestly... wow. I did it!!! I did it I did it I did it!!!But I did so much more than just beat NaNoWriMo for the first time, too. I believe this is the first time I have ever seen one of my stories through to completion. Most of the stories in my head never get told; I'm a drawing kind of artist, not

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Oh, wow. Where to begin?With the concept of NaNoWriMo, I suppose. NaNoWriMo - short for "National Novel Writing Month" - is a yearly event where, during the month of November, you attempt to write a novel. 50,000 words in 30 days. Sound tough? It is. But I digress.I decided shortly before November of 2008 that I would participate after a few years of failed attempts. Despite already being in the

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