Monday, September 18, 2006

NaNoWriMo

I've decided to write a novel in 30 days. A 50,000 word novel. The folks over at NaNoWriMo are to blame. It just sounds like a lot of fun and I hope to learn some things about myself over the process. Still trying to decide where to keep the daily entries. I like the idea of using a blog to do it, but I'm not sure yet.

I've bought a copy of "No Plot? No Problem!" by Chris Baty. He is one of the guys who founded the NaNoWriMo. Lots of helpful info there. For one, setting your expectations on the quality of your work very low. It's a rough draft, the operative word being "rough".

No sure of my plot yet, but will almost certainly involve time travel. A bit of mystery has to be there as well. We'll see what happens.