If you are unfamiliar with with NaNoWriMo you have been living in a cave and I suggest you get yourself into the know quick fast and in a hurry. NanoWriMo is the monthly insanity that occurs every November around the world. Thousands of writers around the world commit to writing 50,000 words in 30 days.
Once a year wasn't enough for some of us and the the writing warriors at the offices of Letters and Light unveiled Camp Nano. This year camp is kicking off April 1 and July 1. This will mark my third time going to camp. Who knew a virtual camp experience would be better than the actual thing. I'm not a huge outdoorsy sort of person.
As you know I am still stuck in my Grimm mode. I can't seem to think of anything that doesn't involve a fairy talesque character or plot. I can't get a vampire into my stories to save my life. Which I think is a good thing. We do need more fairy dust in our lives.
Title: Saving Prince Charming
Genre: fantasy
Protagonist: October (Toby) Grey, 16 years old. For a long time it was just her and her father, and being an only child without a mother she was spoiled rotten. Not to the point of being a brat, but just enough to know that she could have anything she wanted. Her fall from the top of the food chain is an eye-opener for her. She adapts to her new life as a servant
Other Main Characters: Apollo, a bookwyrm dragon who happens to like other boy dragons and Fatima, a jinn still trying to understand her powers. And Prince Daxton.
Antagonist: The Evil Godmother, Melisandra
Setting: The Kingdom of Bean and various other territories as Toby traverses the world looking for the kidnapped prince.
Plot: October Grey, the former Lady Greenwood, knows the good life. Before 'all the evil' her life was filled with parties every weekend, servants at her beck and call, heaps of money, her loving father who dotted on her. Then All the Evil descended on Greenwood Manor in the form of her stepmother and two brats of sisters.
Life at the manor took a drastic turn when her father passed and Toby was knocked off her high horse down into the servants quarters.
Now instead of spending her days playing chess with the other courtiers in the palace, she spends her days cleaning up after 'all the evil' and sleeping in the stillroom under the workbench where its warm.
When the invitation to the Homecoming Ball for Crown Prince Daxton, Madame in a an unheard of moment of charity allows Toby to attend the ball.
Once at the ball the guests are met with a ransom note in the form of Evil Godmother, Melisandra. She has the Crown Prince.
For the Prince's safe return the King offers a boon. Any man that brings back his son gets the hand of one of his daughters.
Toby figures if she can bring back the prince she will get his hand, and a crown. She sets off with a rusty sword and a gray little nag for company. Toby sets out on a journey to rescue the kidnapped prince. She must cross half of the known world to do so.
Along the way she picks up a ragtag collection of friends to help along the way.
Point of View: Third person limited from the view point of various characters.
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