It’s November. That means it’s time for NaNoWriMo.
For those unaware, NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month) is a month long writing spree. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. You aren’t allowed to write anything previously (though you can, of course, make outlines and characters and such) and you are highly discouraged from editing (that’s for December or, if we’re being official, March).
I participated during my last two years of high school and my freshman year of college, and I actually managed to finish each time. It’s been a couple years since I last had time to participate, and certain events had actually discouraged me from writing fiction for a certain amount of time.
But, I’ve had an idea or two rolling around in my head for some time. I was going to write this novel in August as part of a senior year project, but I decided to hold off until November. It’s just been far too long since I last participated.
So, what does that mean for this place? Well, paradoxically, when my month is filled with this many projects, I find I typically have more time than usual. Here’s my goal for the next month: I plan on posting at least one poem each week in November (yes, I know that’s my general goal, but I haven’t been good on keeping that recently). Each time, after the poem, I’ll update my word count.
There may also be another way to keep you apprised of my progress, but I’m still thinking about it. Anyway, I’m shooting for Wednesdays for these posts, so look for them.
I’ll have more information about what my novel is actually about next week, maybe. As for now, I have to go write my main character’s death scene. And yes, that is in Chapter One.
Nimbus in a Bottle 