If you were around the blog a year ago, you might remember that I took the adventure that is National Novel Writing Month (affectionately known as NaNoWriMo). I stressed, I ached, and I probably gave up a few times. But I can also say that I successfully wrote a novel in a month on my first try. I won't say it's a good novel (I won't even say it's a novel I will ever willingly show another living human), but I do consider it to be an accomplishment, especially seeing as it was the first novel I ever finished in its entirety.
I'll bet you can see where this is going ...
I am totally taking the plunge again this year. November 1 - 30 I'll be working a second 50,000 word novel into my already hellish schedule. What will this involve?
I've been prepping by reading Bird by Bird and No Plot? No Problem! for the past week or so. I've already read both, so I have a clue but it's good to remind myself, y'know? Since I don't like bringing my laptop to campus if I don't have to (constant fear of tripping and falling on it, reinforced by the fact that I have tripped but managed not to land on it), I'll probably end up doing a lot of writing by hand in the notebook I bought for last year but didn't use as much as I'd expected.
Not pictured is the massive amounts of caffeine I'll be consuming in the form of energy drinks and hot cocoa.
Are you doing NaNoWriMo? Or have you before?
P.S., Want to be my writing buddy?
I've always wanted to do NaNoWriMo but I just feel that it would be awful because I forget the rest of the year and have no preparation. I hate to always look to the future but maybe next year. I think I'll work it into my 101 in 1001 project.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder! Good luck! :)
I tried doing it last year, but failed miserably xD I'm probably going to give it another go this year, just on a whim really, but I don't expect to fully devote to it until I'm out of school. It's just too tough when I'm already spending allnighters just getting schoolwork done ><; But good luck!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Good for you!
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