Do NaNoWriMo

a little too depressed this month to really give this my best shot. I don’t know exactly how many words I got to because I handwrote the majority of it, but I think it was probably somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000. My plot was going nowhere and I just couldn’t stand the crap I felt obligated to churn out. Maybe I would have discovered something wonderful somewhere down the line, but I suppose I will have to wait until next year to find out.

...and am getting somewhere (be it bad or good) with the writing. I got a more portable notebook to write in, and I’ve gotten a little better at the “turn off the editor” thing. I’m still really unclear as to where my story is going… but I like my characters and have had a few good ideas. The hard part is going to be catching up (I am so far behind!) I guess I shouldn’t worry so much about that, but more about doing as well as I can for the next three weeks.

Wish me luck!

Writing a novel without consideration for word usage, plotlines, etc… I have this bizarre compulsion to find the most fitting words possible, and if I think I’ve almost got it, I’ll search the thesaurus until I do so. It’s not very conducive to writing 50,000 words in a month. The thing is, some days I just feel too DOWN to write. Like, I feel like I have to be in a certain mood…or else my writing is going to reflect that extreme mood fluctuation.

Plus I had a rough last few days, and all I’ve wanted to do is sit on the couch and eat munchies and watch movies.. I really wish I had a computer; this would make things much easier, if I could take my laptop to the park or the bookstore and just work there instead of either having to wait until Jason doesn’t want to use his computer (never!) or write it all out by hand. Blah. I need motivation.

Well, I’ve read about NaNoWriMo just about every year at this time… and I think I’m finally going to do it because
1) I’m not in school, and I stopped writing in my journal, so I have no creative outlet. I am also lacking proper motivation for being creative.
2) My lofty dreams of being a writer one day have faded into the distance, and I would like to revive them.
3) I need something to do every day besides watch movies and eat.

There are several obstacles which include
1) I have no ideas about plot, characters, or genre, having first considered doing it this year about two days ago.
2) I am bad at continually disciplining myself to do something on a daily basis.
3) I haven’t written fiction in years.
4) I don’t have a computer readily available for my use, besides at work.

However, I believe that I can overcome these obstacles and force myself to write 50,000 words that will likely be very, very bad and very, very incongruous.

There is a kickoff party tonight, and I am thinking about going…but am embarrassed not to have any kind of storyline prepared!! Regardless, I will try to go maybe just to meet some local writers.