Oidhche Shamhna shona dhuibh, a h-uile duine! (Happy Halloween night to you, everyone!) It’s October 31st, and that means…
NaNoWriMo novels are like mushrooms that spring up suddenly (or some better metaphor)
NaNoWriMo starts at midnight tonight!
In 2011 I hit the 50k word goal, with a pile of words that had little to no hope of becoming a novel.
In 2012 I bailed halfway to write a short story that was eventually published (Green Salvage).
In 2013 I hit the 50k word goal, but my multiple storylines blew up like mushroom clouds. I plan to return to this one at a later time.
I did not attempt a nano novel in 2014.
So, here it is, the eve of NaNoWriMo 2015, and I’m doing it again. This will be the first time I have ever embarked on this challenge knowing in advance that I probably can’t hit the 50k word goal. There will be several days in November when I just won’t be able to write at all.
But I’m going to do it anyway. Because, I love the energy around NaNoWriMo. I enjoy going to local write-ins. I love the excuse to really concentrate on one project. I learn so much about myself as a writer and what works for me and what doesn’t. And this year I’m armed with an actual OUTLINE!
I also plan to post several blogs about my progress.
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Why or Why not?
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