Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - NaNoWriMo
Before I say anything else, I just want to let the person who tagged me know (who was it? Earthling? Ack! My memory!) that I know I have been tagged, and will stop procrastinating with the draft post one of these days. 
Now. Has anyone here heard of NaNoWriMo? If you have, raise your hand and jump up and down. Just kidding. But anyway, if you hadn't heard of it before, now that you've clicked on the link, you HAVE heard of it, and I can continue.
I didn't become excited about this project until I saw others participating in it....when it was half over. And if I wait until next year, I'll probably forget about it, or lose my enthusiasm, or both.
So,...anyone want to do something crazy this December? You wouldn't necessarily have to write a 50,000 word novel (which is what I'm going to try). You could set some other writing goal for yourself. Maybe to write a 10,000 word novelette in the month, or to write a short story or poem for every day of the month. Something to keep you writing. Whether you want to join me or not is up to you. I'll be posting my (hopefully) daily progress on my blog, so keep watching, especially when December comes.
I have the basics of my novel planned, so read on if you're curious.
I decided to go with a character-driven plot, so that I will hopefully not waste time agonizing over plot-development and just keep writing. I have five rather diverse characters, named Ryt, Tate, Vil, Khananeia, and one other chacter whose name I'm having trouble with. I was thinking of calling him Kerr, but that most unfortunately sounds like "cur", which isn't his personality at all. He deserves better. I wish I was better at making up male names. Wait there a second.
Hm.Here's a possibility: Crwk, or Cruik. Or, failing that, perhaps Nettle or some creative version of it, like Netl or Net'll. (Yes, the apostrophe is on purpose, and don't make that face, it's been done before, and not just by Anne McCaffrey.)
As for other information, the story would probably be classified as fantasy, since it's set in some unknown country without a name. And that's about it. The characters decide the rest. I can hardly wait!
So, anyway, the first of December, if you want to start with me then. If that isn't a good month for you, maybe we could plan something in an early month of next year. We'll see. But I probably won't be writing another novel, I'll tell you that! Not in a month, anyway. Not for another year, at least. 
I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. Until next time we type, fare well.
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness,
Come before His presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord, He is God;
It is He that has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations." (Psalm 100)
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~Doodles ;-)
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