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Apparently I'm in Nanowrimo

posted by [personal profile] benlehman at 10:18am on 02/11/2009
Or, at least, I did the first day, with two chapters and 2500 words. I figure I'll just see how many days in a row I can top 1500 words.

The novel is about a Mars colony. The population of the colony leans heavily Chinese (600 Chinese, 100 Euros inc. Congolese and Australians, 100 Americans inc. Ecuadoreans, 100 Brazilians, 100 miscellaneous), so I'm leaning heavily on Chinese friends and former teachers for names. For western names, I'm leaning heavily on my friends list. Let me know if you don't want to be used.

One of the fun things about the novel is the politics. Of course, the political structure as-we-know-it gets blown up in the first few chapters. But politics is like food, shelter, sex and religion: humans just can't cope without it. So watching that align and re-align will definitely be fun.

There is also a degree of blowing shit up. How much I've yet to decide.
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posted by [personal profile] evilmagnus at 05:37pm on 02/11/2009
If you don't blow up at least one of the moons you're not doing it right.
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 05:48pm on 02/11/2009
on it
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posted by [identity profile] salda007.livejournal.com at 05:50pm on 02/11/2009
I think Kim Stanley Robinson blew up both. It's OK, though, they got another one...
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 05:50pm on 02/11/2009
Moons are over-rated, anyway.
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posted by [identity profile] kitsuchan.livejournal.com at 08:17pm on 02/11/2009
No they're not! Where else can you build your libertarian colonies when the Earth turns into a giant hive-mind?
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 08:25pm on 02/11/2009
Mars.
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posted by [identity profile] kitsuchan.livejournal.com at 08:27pm on 02/11/2009
Mars? Don't make me laugh! You can't found a libertarian colony on the Red Planet.
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 08:31pm on 02/11/2009
Just watch me.
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posted by [identity profile] marcus-sez-vote.livejournal.com at 06:03pm on 02/11/2009
The Mars Defense Force has to use its Anti-Moon Kinetic Harpoon Rail Gun on something to justify its budget expenditure!

Be well.

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posted by [personal profile] evilmagnus at 09:22pm on 02/11/2009
Pulling the moon down onto us seemed like a good idea at the time...
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posted by [identity profile] marcus-sez-vote.livejournal.com at 10:22pm on 02/11/2009
"Why are you objecting to our defense budget!? We are being attacked by MOONS! I'm referring you to the Unmartian Activities Investigation Committee."

Be well.
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posted by [identity profile] amnesiack.livejournal.com at 05:50pm on 02/11/2009
Sounds rad!
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posted by [identity profile] platonic1.livejournal.com at 06:27pm on 02/11/2009
Do it! I won't ask you how it's going, or pester your for updates, or bug you in any way without invitation, for fear of interrupting your creative process; but know that I think it's awesome and there can never be too many novels about colonizing Mars, espcially by people who've studied a culture (other than their local Renaissance Faire).
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 06:34pm on 02/11/2009
It's not actually about colonizing Mars. It's more about anti-colonial wars of resistance.

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--Ben
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posted by [identity profile] karjack.livejournal.com at 08:20pm on 02/11/2009
Mmm, explosions. Phobos has it coming. You know if the tables were turned it would blow you up and everyone you ever loved.
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 08:25pm on 02/11/2009
There seems to be a strong consensus on moon-blowing-up from the ACNW contingent.
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