NaNoWriMo

I think I'm going to work my new writing project idea into an attempt at NaNoWriMo this year. I have been working on a new book these past few months, but it just wasn't coming out right. Something seemed missing. I think I may have figured out what it was...I believe I was trying to tell too much story for one book. Or at least, I had perhaps two fairly good ideas for a book, whereas what I really needed was one very good idea. (or at least something resembling a very good idea).

Or maybe I'm just an idiot and I like to torture myself with my writing...

LOL.

Anyway - now that I've sorted out my writing problem (hopefully), and because November is amazingly almost upon us (where the hell did 2008 go? It wasn't a great year, but geez, it seems like we just celebrated New Years--(this is a sign I'm getting old, isn't it?) ), I thought it might be a good way to really stretch the writing muscle by attempting 50,000 words in Nov. Now, the problem with Novemeber is....both my little ones' birthdays are in Nov, TurkeyDay is HUGE with both my family and my wife's family, I've planned a date with my wife on one of the Saturdays, and the weekend after Turkey Day my extended family all gathers together for our traditional Christmas Tree-cutting down event/another family member's birthday party. Soooooo....basically at least some part of every weekend in November is devoted to some sort of family event/outing, which means I need to push a lot of those 50k words into Mon-Fri.

Now, the thing with that is....my wife is going back to work next Monday. She was laid off early in the year (along with hundreds of thousands of other people in 2008). Fortunately, she was able to find another job after an extensive search. I've been working nights mostly the entire time she's been off. So, when she goes back to work, I'll be returning to my Stay-At-Home Dad role (which I love)--then sleeping when she gets home, and working part-time at night.

Long story made not entirely any shorter...(LOL)...I'm going to really have to cram my writing into some brief periods of time. Speed writing. Stream of conscious writing perhaps....

I'm planning on posting updates on this mad-dash writing attempt here. Hopefully, I won't fail tooooooo miserably! Maybe, with some luck, I'll actually succeed! Here's hoping.

:)

Take care all - have a great day!