November is National Novel Writing Month. Last year I had all these plans to participate, but of course life is what happens when you're making other plans, but this year my other plans were all about getting ready for NaNoWriMo.
Now technically speaking you're not supposed to start early, but planning and notes are allowed, so that's what I've been working on. All my notes, clippings, post-its, random napkin scribblings, and the like are now starting to amass. I keep anything I write on, so eventually I'll take all these "things" and use them. Or I won't and maybe I'll use them somewhere else another time.
Now 50,000 words isn't going to be the length of my novel. I have calculated my novel will be around 65 - 70,000 words. The 50,000 words are supposed to be a rough draft too. Since I've decided to rewrite the 130,000+ words I've already written, I'm basically starting a new novel.
Last week I worked on writing a synopsis. I called myself out by asking friends on Facebook if they would be willing to read my novel. A few of them said send it over. I wanted to send a synopsis first, so I had to write one. It's damn hard work mostly because you're not supposed to write a synopsis until you have a finished book. I wrote a synopsis and now I'm using it as an outline. My friends are impatient.
One month of writing not for quality, but for quantity. Catharsis. Respite from the pursuit. 50,000 words just for fun. A challenge. A deadine.
I can't wait.
Now technically speaking you're not supposed to start early, but planning and notes are allowed, so that's what I've been working on. All my notes, clippings, post-its, random napkin scribblings, and the like are now starting to amass. I keep anything I write on, so eventually I'll take all these "things" and use them. Or I won't and maybe I'll use them somewhere else another time.
Now 50,000 words isn't going to be the length of my novel. I have calculated my novel will be around 65 - 70,000 words. The 50,000 words are supposed to be a rough draft too. Since I've decided to rewrite the 130,000+ words I've already written, I'm basically starting a new novel.
Last week I worked on writing a synopsis. I called myself out by asking friends on Facebook if they would be willing to read my novel. A few of them said send it over. I wanted to send a synopsis first, so I had to write one. It's damn hard work mostly because you're not supposed to write a synopsis until you have a finished book. I wrote a synopsis and now I'm using it as an outline. My friends are impatient.
One month of writing not for quality, but for quantity. Catharsis. Respite from the pursuit. 50,000 words just for fun. A challenge. A deadine.
I can't wait.
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