Do NaNoWriMo

Until 11/30, I am no longer using contractions. It will make a really bad novel even worse, but I need every word I can get right now.

November 21 = 16K words = 9 days of hellish writing ahead.

LOL

Not from Nano, but from my first draft. The whole thing was torturous to write, I hated my main character, the plot wasn’t going anywhere.

Day 3: Starting again with a whole different genre, point of view, main character and plot.

This is supposed to be at least a little bit fun, and my first try was So. Bad.

Well, not really, because I know it’s all part of the process. But trust me when I say it’s astoundingly bad writing.

The only preparation I’m doing is a bare-bones plot, a vague idea of the main character, and reading “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott.

This will be an exercise in true creativity – letting my mind go free.

Single mom and 21yo son are contestants on the Amazing Race. It will let me throw in my trip from Thailand from this past summer and maybe help me work out some stuff in an autobiographical kind of way. :-) Feeling good about it!

That is all.

I was a winner my first year (in 2006) and dropped out in 2007 and 2008. I think 2009 will be my year. Better start preparing. Are any of my previous teammates around?

I feel sad, but I have to bail. I have a divorce to prepare for (I go to court 12/4), and a business to run and a family to raise, and it’s just not the greatest timing. I’ll keep cheering all of you on, though!

Watch out, Nano 2009!

And I’m having a heckuva time getting motivated. Not to mention I’m in a busy house and I’m tired.

Sigh. It’s feeling like a SLOG this time around. What the heck?!

I really don’t want to have to do this, but it’s the best thing for my novel, and my sanity.

I didn’t realize why I really hated my story until last night. It’s based in a world 25 years from now when the right wing neoconservative crazy religious right have taken over the world.

After last night, I realized I’m not going to waste my time on that total rubbish, and I want to write a funny story full of hope and love.

I have no idea what I’m going to write, but I have 25 days to write it!