Sunday, September 16, 2007 - NaNo Plans

Yep, that time's coming around again. NaNoWriMo kicks off in 45 days. I first did NaNo two years ago, but quit halfway through because I really liked what I had with Mass Romantic and didn't want the quality to suffer (in retrospect, I should have just kept going, because I've only written about 4000 words more of it since). Last year I didn't bother participating because I had a large pile of schoolwork to deal with, but this year will be the first where I can do NaNo without having to worry about the course readings and essays that hung over my head.

So, I'll be doing it. But not officially. The main reason behind this is that I feel I'm not quite at the level of writing a halfway-decent novel yet (and yes, I know quality isn't the point of NaNo, but nothing bums me out so much as writing a bunch of crap). So, since NaNo is for novelists only, you won't see me over on the official site. Instead, I'm planning to work on short stories. Whether that ends up being ten, twelve, fifteen, or more remains to be seen (although, frankly, I'd be content in pounding out just a couple). Either way, that's a pretty significant number of story ideas to come up with November, so the next six weeks are going to be brainstorming time.

Wish me luck...I'll need it.


Cavan blogged at 7:16 PM | 2 comments


Progress

Zilch!
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Listening


A.J. Croce - "Maybe I'm Amazed"



My Music


Reading


Bright Lights, Big City - Jay McInerney

My Library


Watching


Black Book: B


Sweet and Lowdown: C


Breakfast on Pluto: B


Wishlist


Bridge of Sighs - Richard Russo


Rachael Yamagata - Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart