Apparently I'm in Nanowrimo

[benlehman]

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.

Comments

[evilmagnus]

If you don't blow up at least one of the moons you're not doing it right.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

on it

[salda007.livejournal.com]

I think Kim Stanley Robinson blew up both. It's OK, though, they got another one...

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Moons are over-rated, anyway.

[kitsuchan.livejournal.com]

No they're not! Where else can you build your libertarian colonies when the Earth turns into a giant hive-mind?

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Mars.

[kitsuchan.livejournal.com]

Mars? Don't make me laugh! You can't found a libertarian colony on the Red Planet.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Just watch me.

[marcus-sez-vote.livejournal.com]

The Mars Defense Force has to use its Anti-Moon Kinetic Harpoon Rail Gun on something to justify its budget expenditure!

Be well.

[evilmagnus]

Pulling the moon down onto us seemed like a good idea at the time...

[marcus-sez-vote.livejournal.com]

"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.

[amnesiack.livejournal.com]

Sounds rad!

[platonic1.livejournal.com]

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).

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

It's not actually about colonizing Mars. It's more about anti-colonial wars of resistance.

yrs--
--Ben

[karjack.livejournal.com]

Mmm, explosions. Phobos has it coming. You know if the tables were turned it would blow you up and everyone you ever loved.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

There seems to be a strong consensus on moon-blowing-up from the ACNW contingent.