I've decided to participate in NANOWRIMO - which is proving to be utter insanity! Why? Because NANOWRIMO is the acronym for National Novel Writing Month. Basically a competition of sorts to write a 50,000 word novel from start to finish during the month of November. The "prize" is really only the creative satisfaction of being able to say that you did it, so technically you are competing with a hundred thousand other people but mainly with yourself. Naturally for someone as fiercely competitive as yours truly, there is nothing like a deadline and a challenge to get me fired up!
Insanity though - I have a good but fierce full time gig, I have a teenage son & a husband who both deserve some of my time, and of course I still have the broken foot! Hmmmmmmm, yup utter insanity. Kinda cool though and simultaneously mentally draining. But what would "SandiLand" be without a new sense of drama?!?
So far the novel is a behind-the-scenes look at something near and dear to my heart. Perhaps excerpts will be posted here, but only if time allows. As of this writing I still have 47,000 more words to go so I wouldn't be holding my breath if I were you. Gotta go, the story waits for no man...
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Good luck with the novel. I've been reading thru some of your blogs and really enjoy your writing. It's like spending time with you.
ReplyDeleteMy brother, David, is also taking part in NaNoWriMo and for his part has been writing short-stories based on my paintings. Here are a couple of my favs: http://www.gunsandmagic.com/?p=460, http://www.gunsandmagic.com/?p=496.
Happy Creating!
-Don