The idea behind this is simple. A lot of people "want to write," but can never find the time. Real life always seems to intrude. So, NaNoWriMo is an externally imposed deadline: Write the 50,000 words NOW, and edit them later. It's a way to help get past writer's block. I realized early that if I stopped writing when confronted by a plot problem or something, I'd never finish it. When I was blocked, I'd simply shift to a different scene and write THAT, instead. That gave me time to solve the issue that had blocked me WITHOUT cratering my word count.
I was required to finish by November 30, and I finished on November 26!
YEA, ME!!!!
And so, another Steinbeck is born.
ReplyDeleteThe question is....will this be the first and last? Or will you advance on?
Oh, well geeze, give me a break, man! I only reached the 50k word goal last night, don't I get a chance to recover?
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To answer the question, nobody can predict the future, so I don't know... but I have a couple of good ideas buzzing around in there.
I can rattle off a hundred book ideas, especially from growing up in Bama in the 1970s. I can give you a cast of a thousand odd-ball characters with charm and charisma. My issue is that I just don't have the willingness to get past ten pages (maybe twenty max). I wish you well on this topic, but I suspect your patience has been tried and tested...and you likely sit back for a year minimum.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you ever want to write a "winner"...America is waiting for a tell-all Bama trailer-park saga.