it's almost that time of year again. the ultimate challenge of writing a novel in a month is soon upon us, and while i've heard about this competition for years now, this is the first time i will be taking part in it. and i am pretty excited about it.
it will certainly be a challenge for me, as Six Flags (where i work) will be open every day that month, and i'll most likely be picking up plenty of hours. so as of right now, i am doing all i can to have everything planned going into november, because i can't be wasting any time on trying to find a direction for my plot.
at this point, i have more of a character outline than i do a plot. i do have an opening though, and a semi-closing. i'm still trying to decide if i would want to try and turn the novel into a series or not. i always struggle with that whenever i'm writing something, because i usually fall in love with the characters and think "hey, i could totally write more of this." i also have an ending that could be very good when patched along with a series, so we'll see.
i would like to have the first draft of my other work, Wrath of Love, finished by november, so that project doesn't get lost. i could simply work on the other one during november, allowing me some time to forget about Wrath of Love and everything that comes with it, and then in December i could come back to it and fix whatever i thought was wrong and just edit it up, having a second draft hopefully finished and ready to be shown at the beginning of 2012.
i think i'm ready for you NaNo, but i won't know until you're knocking at the door.
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