NaNoWriMo - 2006 - Here we go again!

NaNoWriMo - 2006 - Here we go again!

OK, its time again and here I am thinking what the hell am I doing? What am I talking about? NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month. 50,000 words in 30 days. What was I thinking?!

So here’s the deal. For the next month I will be attached to the keyboard pounding out a novel that probably has no hope of being published and might even bore me, not to mention you but there is a mission and it has grabbed me.

Ever say “someday I’m going to write a novel?” I have. Lots of times and (unfortunately) to lots of people. Probably, I even said it to you. So it’s time to pony up for another try. I didn’t finish last year but I wrote a lot more than I would have if I didn’t try. It’s a story that I am still working on.

This year I’m going in a different direction. I’m jumping into the middle of a kid’s story that has been running around in my brain for years. We’ll see where it goes.

Your part? Make coffee, deliver pizza, and massage my aching shoulders? All of those are good ideas (and I might take you up on it) but I what I really need is for you to ask me “how is the novel coming?” when you see me. It will keep me on track. It will remind me to focus. It will embarrass me if I haven’t been writing.

Can I do it? Maybe – if you help.

I’ll post this to my NaNo blog. I might even post a few excerpts. Write back, encourage me. I’m gonna need it.