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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

NaNo Fever

It's that time again. November is National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) and anyone who's been writing for six months or more knows about the NaNo challenge: 50,000 uncensored, unscripted words in 30 days.
Last year I missed this event. I had just finished a novel and I wanted a breather. As I watched the month progress without me participating, I was delighted (and I'll admit, envious) of my writing buddies progress and excitement. I lived vicariously through them, offering words of encouragement when they stumbled and cheers when they succeeded. All the while I vowed to be a part of the great NaNo adventure in 2011.
Has it already been a year???
Now I feel hurried to pick a project and run with it. At first I was going to use the challenge to finish my NIP, but that wouldn't fit the spirit of the exercise. If I wanted to do it right, I'd have to start from scratch.
Mind you, this is no problem. I have what I like to call my "Safety Deposit Box". It's a list of all the novel and short story concepts I've come up with over the years, and I have plenty. At last count, I have 24 novels waiting to be born. It shouldn't be a problem picking one, should it?
Riiiigghht.
I love them all. Where shall I start?
There are a few I can eliminate on the basis that they are short stories, not novel-length. A few more I can eliminate since they require a more seasoned writer and plenty of research to pull them off properly. That leaves about 15 choices and only a few days in which to make my choice. Oh how I hate choices!
So, are you joining the insanity this year? Do you think you can handle 50,000 words or will you crack-up under the pressure?
Find me on Facebook or on the NaNoWriMo website (see above link). I'm listed under both as "Jennifer B. Fields. We can crack-up together, cuz I'm doin' this, baby!
Best of luck to you crazy writer-types.

2 comments:

  1. Awesome girl, so excited for you! Me, I'm bowing out of NaNo this year because I need to focus on my WIP. Are any of my favorite ideas in the running? Can't wait to see what you come up with, very proud of you hun!

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  2. I've asked four people and everyone's picked something different. Why does everyone have to be so unique?? I'd better figure it out. They're going to start without me. :-)

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