Re: Introduce yourself to the region!

Gaeliceyes
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:50:12 -0500

Hello!

I am Jessi, from Downers Grove. This is my fourth attempt at Nano. I have never won. Yet.

I didn't have an idea for my novel until last night, when I went online and played with some random generators. We'll see if the idea I had will hold out for 50k words! Huzzah for lack of planning!

The basic story is about a girl who lives with her native, nomadic desert tribe, although the planetary society as a whole is relatively technologically advanced. She discovers she has a rare (and what some think is obsolete) talent for finding water. Unfortunately certain draconian tactics by the urban majority cause her to be taken from her family and placed in a reeducation facility in the coastal cities, where her waterseeking talent is not only useless, but mocked. She finds, however, that the talent has a side effect that may help save the planet. Woo hoo!