FILL: Off and writing?

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Original posting Nov. 1, 2015

Let's see. Over here

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes_of_the_day.html

We have this lovely metaphor from Saint Augustine.

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings."

So we need to have a goal, something we are trying to achieve? Although I guess penguins get along reasonably well with their little stubs, and the emu doesn't even go that far. Hum... Penguins underwater are pretty graceful, when it comes down to it. But... No, let's stick with putting wings on our intelligence, and aim to achieve something!

In fact, in the world of writing, one of the facets that every character needs is at least a story goal, and fairly often a scene goal (for each and every scene!). So the ambition threads throughout the story, tying it all together as the character tries to achieve their ambition, their goal?

However, on the first day of Nanowrimo 2015, we need to get a kickstart. So sit down and write, write, write!

You mean writing 2000 words a day for 30 days isn't ambition? Hey, watch out, that tablet over there is trying to take off!

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