/endexcuses.
Now, on to the more interesting stuff. NaNoWriMo is in less than a month! (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, that's National Novel Writing Month. You can see my post about it if you click here.) Cue excitement! Cue endless stalking of the NaNo Forums! Cue panic!
I realized I wasn't ready--I had nothing prepared. Now, granted, in my past two Nano experiences, I came up with an idea just around the starting time of the event, so I shouldn't have been so concerned this year. But since I have no life and have been stalking the Nano Forums since July or so and kept seeing people talking about their ideas... I panicked.
So yesterday, I started an outline. It's a really detailed outline that's already over three pages that will hopefully help me reach 50,000 words this year by telling me each day what to write.
It could also have the unfortunate side effect of killing any love I have for my poor story, so it's kind of a toss-up at the moment. For now, I'll just keep working on it, and we'll see what goes down on Nov. 1.
In other news, I'm collecting online writing buddies left and right. Because the ones I got from the first writing buddy thread on the forum weren't enough, so I had to go and put myself out there again. How I will keep up with all of these people--or even keep their names straight--come November, I surely don't know. But you can never have enough writing buddies.
Though if you ever could, I guess I'm pretty darn close.
And now we reach the part where I shamelessly order you all to join me in doing NaNo.
Do it! Do it! Do it! Go to the link here and check it out. Sign up! It's tons of fun if you maintain a good attitude and try not to take yourself too seriously. (Not that I've ever been guilty of that...) I'd love to have more people I know trying alongside me this year.
And, okay, if you're really set on refusal, there is something else you can do for me: offer as much support as you possibly can. This may sound like a silly adventure, but it's very important to me, and there will be times when I feel like giving up. Any encouragement any of you provide could mean the difference between meeting my goal and missing yet again. Whether it's a kick in the pants in the form of a "Have you written your 1,667 words today?" or a simple--but appreciated--"You can do it!", I cannot begin to express how much the littlest motivation will do for me.
Well, that's all for now, folks. Off to do that schoolwork thing and stare at my outline some more, willing it to grow. Until next time!
Your anxious-excited bloggeress,
Marcie
It's okay Marcie, if you stop loving your story, you can borrow one of mine.
ReplyDelete-Alex.
That contest looks pretty darn awesome. If Lit doesn't melt my brain by then I shall surely force an idea of my creativity and write something.
ReplyDeleteYou know how Lit goes, though. (I'm behind enough as it is >.<)
Keep on bloggin' Marcie.
Just wanted to drop a new blogger a word of encouragement. There seem to be a few common threads between our lives. I named my company Purple Pen Productions, I've done and won NaNoWriMo, I write, I live near a town called Valencia, though I don't think it's the same one you're in or near.
ReplyDeleteYou may have inspired me to do NaNoWriMo again this year. I actually thought it was quite a lot fun. NaNoEdMo, though, was just pure hell. But I still managed it.