It’s Official, I’m Nuts!
I’ve been doing a ton of reading the last several months. I kind of broke with my cozy mystery binge of the last several years and have branched out a bit. I’ve mostly just been revisiting my fav cozy mysteries and not really starting much of any new ones. But the new binge has me longing for books that I have yet to find already written - a blend of the old popcorn reading genre with my new one.
Many in my circle of friends here in town have taken part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month - 50,000 words in 30 days) for going on about 8 years or so. DH even did for several years before going back to grad school and I was a semi-frequent guest at the write-ins when he did. I started toying with the thought of maybe taking part in early October. Then a conversation with our friend, Tam, at the Halloween party on Saturday night turned me a tad more serious. Then responses to a Facebook status really tipped the scales.
I’m going to give NaNoWriMo a shot this year. I have no idea how it will go or if I will manage to finish. I have no real plan, though the main character has been scratching at the edges of mind most of this week. I figure much of the first several days or a week will be brain dump, synopsis and character development stuff. But the important part is to write, right? But I’m starting off on the right foot. I did not stay up to write my first words at midnight, instead I got a full 7.5 hours of sleep and fueled myself with oatmeal with nuts and a latte this morning and I’m ready to write!
If you are taking part and would like to add me as a writing buddy, I’m fiberfool over there as I am here and elsewhere.
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