NaNoWriMo looms on the Horizon

[puppetmaker]

This time next week we will be off to the races with NaNoWriMo.

I think it is appropriate that it starts after Halloween. It can be one big scary project or a lot of little scary projects rolled up into one. The first year I did it, I got through the first week. The second year I made it to the end of week 2 but then dropped it. So this year I'll be happy if I make it to week three.

I now have three ideas that I am churning around in my brain for the challenge. Two of them are probably not novel length but really long short stories. The third is one I have been working on off and on for the last five years. One is theater related. One has an Asian spin. One has an Irish spin.

I also have a Doyle/Lovecraft crossover that I started for "Shadows over Baker Street" but never turned in. That's on a whole other computer.

I have a million ideas but I think all people do. Some can write and expand on these ideas and others talk about what they might do with the ideas and other people act on their ideas. I need to start writing my ideas down and expanding on them. I can write and I can write well. Now I need to learn to write long.

I am grateful that I can put my ideas together in a coherent fashion.

Comments

[budgie-uk.livejournal.com]

I must admit to being torn whether to do NaNoWriMo again; had a blast doing it four years ago, and ended up getting some good press and publicity after it was later published online on silverbulletcomicbooks.com

But there's no doubt that working a full week and then writing 1,700 words a night for a month half killed me.