NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month. A challenge to authors to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. That’s only 1,667 words per day. No problem right? My usual minimum is 2K. Well, I signed up for NaNoWriMo, knowing I had no plot to work on, but I’m a pantser anyway, so I’ll just start typing, and see what comes up.

Well, I got about 1,200 words in before that idea fizzled. This makes five novels I’ve started, and not one of them is speaking to me. Last night, I started yet another. I remember someone once telling me that I always got too many things started, and never finished any. Maybe they were right.

On the other hand, there was a time when I had four novels going, and would write whichever called to me on that particular day. Not one of them was written quickly, but they all trudged ahead, and when I finally did concentrate on one, it didn’t take me as long to wrap it up. I’m hoping for the same outcome.

Maybe I should be more disciplined, but creativity doesn’t work very well with discipline.

Determination is my only motivator. I want to reach this goal, and I will, even if I have to write 10K a day during the last week. If you’re Nano’ing, add me as a buddy, (alanna coca) maybe you can keep me moving ahead instead of switching tracks mid-trip.