So despite the fact that I’ve been super busy the past month adjusting to the new job and everything, I’ve decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month. I’ve had this particular project idea for a while now, and I’m going to use NaNoWriMo to kick it off the ground and actually get it done.
The premise of National Novel Writing Month, for those of you who might be wondering, is to write 50,000 words or more between November 1 and November 30. Some of you have participated before. It’s not necessarily supposed to be GOOD writing, but you’re just supposed to get it done. You can plan all you want before November 1 and at the stroke of midnight, you can start writing.
I went to Gachet Coffee Lounge last night, got a drink, set up my Pocket PC, foldable keyboard, put on the iPod, and got to work. Thankfully only one person stopped to ask me what the hell my little computer was…usually my tech gadgets draw quite the interest from other patrons. I walked out two hours later with almost 1700 words under my belt, which is the average recommended word count per day if you’re going to finish by November 30. I plan on writing a lot on weekends, especially Thanksgiving weekend, so I’m hoping to be done BEFORE November 30, or at least give myself some leeway to take a few weeknights off here and there. BUT, unlike the years I have started NaNo and failed, I intend to finish.
Viva la crazy writing!
Word Counts - Today: 0 | November: 0 | 2005: 0
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
The Host: A Novel
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Buccaneers (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
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