62,015 words, one story, 30 days
On the 24th of November, I reached the Nanowrimo challenge of writing at least 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days (or less). On November 29th, I reached 62,015 words, and the anticipated end of the plot. Today, I wrote nothing, save what I'm doing here.
This is my fourth year of participation, and my third win. The first win did eventually end up in a finished fanfiction serial, Blood Unbound. Last year's space opera takeoff on Inuyasha has languished untouched.
This one, I hope, will be different.
At the very least, I actually have some plans.
First, in December, I plan to work on world-building. This novel, now given the working title of "Crystals' Songs", is a fantasy with some science-fiction undertones. As such, there are a lot of background details to iron out--the history, the laws of magic, the maps, the cultures... my hope is to spend a bit of time each day in December writing on some aspect of the world in which the adventure will take place.
I will also, at some point, sign up to Leanpub--a website where you can incrementally publish your book.
Then, in January, I hope to start writing the first draft of the novel. At one of the meetings of the local NaNoWriMo group, a couple of people were talking about making January their 'novel editing month'. I like that idea, of having those of us who gathered in chat rooms and had writeins at the local library or grocery store, gather again to encourage each other to dive into the serious business of turning a NaNoWriMo novel into an actual book.
Hopefully, then, by the end of January, I will have the first couple of chapters up, and will be making steady progress.
It's time to get--and stay--passionate about writing!
This is my fourth year of participation, and my third win. The first win did eventually end up in a finished fanfiction serial, Blood Unbound. Last year's space opera takeoff on Inuyasha has languished untouched.
This one, I hope, will be different.
At the very least, I actually have some plans.
First, in December, I plan to work on world-building. This novel, now given the working title of "Crystals' Songs", is a fantasy with some science-fiction undertones. As such, there are a lot of background details to iron out--the history, the laws of magic, the maps, the cultures... my hope is to spend a bit of time each day in December writing on some aspect of the world in which the adventure will take place.
I will also, at some point, sign up to Leanpub--a website where you can incrementally publish your book.
Then, in January, I hope to start writing the first draft of the novel. At one of the meetings of the local NaNoWriMo group, a couple of people were talking about making January their 'novel editing month'. I like that idea, of having those of us who gathered in chat rooms and had writeins at the local library or grocery store, gather again to encourage each other to dive into the serious business of turning a NaNoWriMo novel into an actual book.
Hopefully, then, by the end of January, I will have the first couple of chapters up, and will be making steady progress.
It's time to get--and stay--passionate about writing!