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Camp July '23: Be Gay, Kiss Ghosts



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Mageheart says...



Camp NaNo '23

Be Gay, Kiss Ghosts


¤ queer protagonists
¤ found family, literally (also found family in the more traditional way)
¤ ghostsTM
¤ New York City, apparently
¤ modern setting w/ flashbacks from WW1 onwards
¤ mystery
¤ gay soldiers
¤ d e a t h


goals

write a full draft, starting w/ whatever i have when july begins


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mage

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Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:41 pm
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Carlito says...



I LOVE the idea of a modern setting with historical flashbacks!! I want to do something like that in a book but I'm afraid of the research rip. Your ideas are always so fun Mage!! Good luck during camp!! <3
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Awww thank you so much !!! I'm also v much intimidated by the research part, but Edward has decided to be stubborn and be a WW2 ghost, so it tragically looks like I'll have to learn things for him-
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But... how does one... kiss ghosts???
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Snoink wrote:But... how does one... kiss ghosts???


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Mageheart says...



Snoink wrote:But... how does one... kiss ghosts???


@Snoink consider: one is also a ghost ;)

(the title is actually a very convoluted reference to the "be gay do crime" saying, which Watcher Entertainment did a play on in their pride collection that says "be gay hunt ghosts" instead, and then i was like "but i like ghosts too much for that" and realized it worked perfectly as a WIP title-)
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Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:33 am
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first day of writing is in the books! i officially have 2,019 words written as a prologue, with plans to move onto the next scene tomorrow whenever i get a chance to write.
mage

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Wow, that's a lot of words! Great start!
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.

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@Snoink, thanks!

Today, I wrote 1,344 words. I was actually worried I'd write way less between the sleepiness of the day after a sleepover & having to host my family this afternoon/tonight, but I miraculously managed to power through.
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You are AMAZING. I didn't sleep well last night and I was ridiculously lazy today, haha.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach

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