NaNoWriMo 2008: That Single Preacher

Third Character Done

2008-10-30T20:00:00.001-05:00

I finished my third character today. Whew. I gotta still do eight character sketches.

At least I got my outline done.

Lord, help me.

Outline Done

2008-10-29T19:52:00.000-05:00

I finished my outline tonight. I hope I can finish all of my character sketches. Will I have to do prep work on Saturday?

I am behind.

No Work Today

2008-10-28T19:43:00.000-05:00

I am suffering from a crazy headache. I think it is a sinus infection. I don't feel up to doing any work. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.

Settings

2008-10-27T19:27:00.001-05:00

Main Settings

The Redeemed for Christ Baptist Church
The Redeemed for Christ Baptist Church (Redeemed) is host to a two-week revival where Rev. Abel Darden, IV is preaching. Pastor Henry T. Caldwell is the pastor. Mother Lenora Nixon-Caldwell is his wife. Once she finds out that the preacher is single, she concocts ways for her daughters to meet and greet the guest evangelist at the church. The church is a homey place, where the spirit is felt through out the place. While it is small, the church is glorious and exciting. At times, the place gets crazy and busy with the actions of its members.

Alexander, Maddocha
Alexander, Maddocha is a hip and upscale city in the state of Maddocha. It has been called one of the priciest cities in the state. It is the major religious center of the southern part of state. It is also the educational center of the southern part of the state, being home to the second largest collection of higher educational centers in the state. Alexander boasts having the best rated school districts in the state, both public and private schools. The median age for the city is 55, with a large section of the population being 35 and under. This is the hottest city for upwardly mobile 25 to 40 year-old couples with children to be in.

Mrs. Hattie's Soul Food Place
Mrs. Hattie’s Soul Food Place is a local eatery in the city of Alexander. Known for it’s down home soul cuisine, Mrs. Hattie’s is a popular place for many of the local church-goers on Sunday and local business people through the week. Anytime anyone comes to the city of Alexander, the one stop they have to make is Mrs. Hattie’s. Even though the wait for a seat is usually a half hour or longer, people line up for blocks to get into the restaurant. Mrs. Hattie’s is a warm and friendly place where you can get a great home cooked meal.

Other Settings

The Caldwell Household
This is the house where the Nixon sisters, Pastor Caldwell, and Mother Caldwell meet from time to time.

The Dean Field Airport
This is the airport where Rev. Darden and Cornelia Nixon meet when she picks him up from the airport.

Synopsis

2008-10-27T19:16:00.001-05:00

It is a story about mothers, daughters, women, and men.

Mother Lenora Nixon-Caldwell has four daughters that remain single. She is trying her best to get them married off before they become old maids. Three of them seem eager to find husbands, but one of them has no interest in finding a husband.

Rev. Abel Darden, IV comes to Redeemed for Service Baptist Church to run a two-week revival. Mother Caldwell sees the chance to get one of her daughters married. Mother Caldwell meets opposition in the form of her husband, who just happens to be the pastor of Redeemed for Service. He wants her to leave her daughters and the preacher alone. He just doesn’t see to understand how important it is to get the girls married off. More opposition comes her way when Annabel Stolkes decides to try to catch the evangelist for her granddaughter.

The Nixon girls, Sebrina, LaShawnda, Cornelia, and Victoria have been trying for success for the past year to get their mother to leave them alone about getting married. She insists on parading them around in front of every single Christian man that they meet. Three of the girls, Sebrina, LaShawnda, and Victoria happily go along with their mother, knowing that if they go along with her, she won’t give them a hard time. But Cornelia, she refuses to go along with any of her mother’s plans and tricks. Cornelia firmly believes that her mother is the reason that they aren’t married now. The girls’ have a faulty reputation because of their mother’s pushiness. She hopes to one day get her mother to see that.

Rev. Darden has been invited to preach at the Redeemed for Service Baptist Church. He is excited because Redeemed is one of the most progressive Baptist churches in the area. He has heard some crazy things about the first lady of the church, but he puts that all out of his mind and focuses on the task at hand, hearing a Word from the Lord for the members of Redeemed for Service Baptist Church. Rev. Darden quickly finds out that what he has been hearing about the first lady of Redeemed is true when Mother Caldwell latches on to him.

It ain’t easy being that single preacher.

Quite A Bit Of Work Done

2008-10-27T19:08:00.001-05:00

I got quite a bit of work done today. I got the Novel Profile/Synopsis done. I also worked on the settings/places.

I started to work on the characters, but I didn't get too far. I am going to work on those tomorrow.

Icons

2008-10-26T22:31:00.001-05:00

I went ahead and created some icons. Can't for the life of me figure out why.

I made some basic icons. Pictures with NaNo 2008. I know that I could have done more. I am late getting started.

I couldn't help myself. I got inspired by the other icons at the NaNo Icon Site. I am such a nerd, I know.

This Week...

2008-10-26T20:23:00.001-05:00

This week marks the week I will be doing my NaNo prep. I am going to try to do my outline, character sketches, and other things this week. I am hoping that I will have the drive and desire to do it. If this month is any indication, I don't know.

I haven't even done any NaNo Icons. I haven't posted to any of the lists. I haven't been to the NaNo site, but one time. I went on Live Journal once this month. It has been hard.

I know that once I get to working on the story, it will be a lot better. My ultimate goal this year is to complete the novel. I still have yet to complete one of these things, although I have won three times.

Here goes the whole kit and caboodle.

My NaNo Phrase for this year..
A NaNoing I go yet again (I ain't even sure my heart is in it, this year !)

The City

2008-10-26T20:01:00.001-05:00

I have decided to let everything take place in the city of Alexander, in the state of Maddocha.

That's the city that stood out to me when I was looking at the state map of Maddocha.

The Church

2008-10-23T19:53:00.000-05:00

The name of the church is Redeemed For Service Baptist Church. That's all I have at this time. This thing is going slowly for sure.

Total Inspiration

2008-10-23T19:45:00.000-05:00

I had a total inspiration about the characters. I decided to make the mother of the girls in the story, the first lady of the church. I added the pastor and the mother to the character list.

I still need to work on the church, city, and other locations.

Things are coming along.

Characters

2008-10-21T19:21:00.000-05:00

The Preacher:
Rev. Abel Darden, IV

The Daughters:
Sebrina Nixon, LaShawnda Nixon, Cornelia Nixon, and Victoria Nixon

The Mother:
Mother Lenora Nixon-Caldwell

The Pastor:
Pastor Henry T. Caldwell

Other Characters:
Mother Annabel Stolkes, Jody Stolkes, Mother Maizy Bernal, and Mrs. Hattie Oliver

More characters will come later.

Yeah, Images, and Names

2008-10-21T19:16:00.000-05:00

I have designed the image for my NaNo. It is looking good, too.

I have the names of the characters as well as the name of the church. I am excited about the image and characters. I am starting to get excited about NaNo this year.

The Story In Order

2008-10-20T19:48:00.001-05:00

Please remember that this is a first draft of the story. There may be some errors in the story.

Learn about the story...

Synopsis
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Settings

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Still More Thoughts

2008-10-17T18:52:00.001-05:00

I am still thinking about my NaNo Novel. I haven't done any work on it, but I have some ideas about the characters. I haven't written anything down. I am thinking about using the last name of Nixon or Dixon for the girls. I haven't come up with anything for the preacher yet.

I will keep thinking on this. It's slow, but it's coming along.

Thoughts And Things

2008-10-14T18:39:00.000-05:00

I had some thoughts about my NaNo Novel. I haven't really sat down to do any work on it, but I have been thinking about it.

I haven't done a bit of work. It has been hard this year, but it seems as if November snuck up on me. This year has flown by.

An Idea

2008-10-10T18:32:00.000-05:00

I finally got an idea for NaNo. I am so excited.

The working title is THAT SINGLE PREACHER. I really want to call it DAT SANGLE PREACHA, but that is incorrect. Anyway.

Here is a brief synopsis...
One mother, four sisters, one preacher. The mother tries to get one of her single daughters married off the the guest preacher at the revival at their church. Three of the girls actively chase the preacher. One sister doesn't seem to care. The preacher just wants to preach and go home.

As I think about it, the idea gets more exciting.

Images For the Blog

2008-10-08T15:44:00.003-05:00

I am tempted to work on the images for the blog today. I have the one from the NaNo site, but I haven't uploaded it yet. It's nice. I haven't decided if I am going to design any icons for this year. I may just redo some I have from previous years. That could work.

I will have to see how I feel about it later.

Whew...

2008-10-08T15:37:00.002-05:00

Had a crazy day today. We went to the pumpkin patch. If I thought I could, I would write a story about pumpkins. Not sure how it would go, but it would be funny.

I am still contemplating what to write. I have jotted down some ideas. I am thinking about finishing my other NaNos. I am not sure.

I have got to update my other NaNo Novel sites with this year's NaNo. I got a lot of work to do. I will do it later. I need a nap now. :)

It's That Time Again

2008-10-06T21:17:00.001-05:00

It's that time again; time for NaNoWriMo 2008. NaNoWriMo has been going on for ten years. That's mad crazy. This year is my fifth year. I think that is so cool.

Here we go again, 30 crazy days of novel writing! One of these days, I am going to have a friend join me for this endeavor.