Last year, when NaNoWriMo started, I was ready at the starting gun, pretty much. I woke up on the first and started writing. Mind you, I got maybe 7500 words into it and stalled out, due to a number of factors that just don't bear re-hashing. I figured I wouldn't sign up again, either, after last year's fiasco, I'd just go on about my life. But, as November started to roll around, I gave it some more thought, and figured that I might as well--what've I got to lose, right?
So, I reworked the NaNo page I put up last year, and I made a blog category for it, and I had the NaNo folks reactivate my account, and got myself ready for another long month of writing.
Except...
November rolled around, and I had *nothing*. I had nothing to write about, I couldn't even force an idea into my head. I've been thinking about writing about a junior league hockey team--something that'd probably turn into a series--but I haven't done enough research for that at all, and that's a barely formed idea anyway, *and* it's bad enough to admit that here in the blog, holy cow.
But, I had nothing. Had nothing to say, had nothing to write about, except putting the occasional entry here or the regular daily entry in the Phoenix blog.
This past weekend, though, I was struck by inspiration--woo, idea! Mind you, I haven't written much on it yet, and I'm not inclined to share what I've got thus far, but I know a few things: I will never make the 50,000 word goal, because I'm starting so late. Even if I could manage to get it finished, this is never something anyone would publish...the reasons for which, if I ever post it for people to read, would become clear. But it'll still be fun to write. :)
Posted by Liz at November 13, 2003 07:17 AMI really didn't have a firm idea in mind til the last half of October, for my own NaNo project, and then I didn't even start writing until after midnight last night / this morning. Last year I didn't even get to the point of signing up. And I almost just blew off this year...but then I thought, "This isn't a publisher passing judgement, it's a goal. And sometimes just trying is enough."
So, if I don't finish, I won't die, and I did actually post an excerpt, and of course IMMEDIATELY I wanted to take it down and hide.
But I won't.
There was a point here, really.
Oh well. *snugs*
Posted by: Melissa at November 13, 2003 02:52 PM