NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo Update
Day 4:

Still writing ahead of schedule, but sleep is suffering. Word Count: 7705.

I might be able to break the 8k mark before the end of the day, but I almost fell asleep on the computer after lunch. (No, no drool landed on the keyboard!)

And in keeping with the title of this blog, I have actually composed a good one third of this NaNo book with an ink pen and paper. Someday I hope to have an actual notebook (computer), but right now, I'm carrying around a green 70-sheet, 1 subject, college rule (paper) notebook and whenever I have any free time, even if it's only five or ten minutes, I'm scribbling away.

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post (I think--it's funny the tricks the mind plays on you when you're tired), I've noticed that this NaNo book is surprising me. I only had a rough idea what I was going to do with it and at the last moment, I decided to write it in first person rather than third. I knew I wanted to write some sort of fantasy -- perhaps urban fantasy -- and have some sort of bizarre murder investigation -- and I knew the main character fairly well and some of the secondary characters but only a shadow of the villain(s). I'd have to say that this is the least planned I've ever approached writing a book, and while at times I wonder if I'm crazy to write this way--it's quite a freeing experience. Large chunks of it may be complete and utter crap--but then I've always enjoyed the rewriting process. Soooo, I'm going to keep charging forward this month...keep pushing toward 50k by Nov 30th...and with any luck, I'll have a good chunk (if not all) of the crappy first draft done so I can start rewriting it in December.

Good luck to all you fellow Wrimos (I believe this is right)!