Shall we write? Yes, let’s give it a go
October 2nd, 2007 by Bill
Have I lost all sense? Probably. But despite logic, history, and common sense, I signed up for NaNoWriMo. What’s that? Well, it’s an acronym of sorts for National Novel Writing Month. And, you repeat, what is that? Well, according to their about page:
“National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.”
I find it intriguing. Challenging. I give myself a snowball’s chance in a microwave to get it finished, but … who knows? I may surprise myself. I find it attractive because of the approach. In the past, I’ve been so anal about detail and plotting and other niggling things, I’ve rarely finished. So I like the idea of just writing and seeing what shows up. If it’s crap, so be it.
I think if you finish, even if it is crap, the editor in a writer can then come out and fix the damn thing.
Well, whatever happens, I’ve tossed my hat in and I’ll give it a go starting November 1. We’ll see what happens then.
(By the way, I’ve found the NaNoWriMo site to be very sluggish so patience will be a virtue if you plan on checking it out.)
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