What I did in November...
...Apart from Novacon and getting stranded in Plymouth while attempting to vist my parents in Cornwall:
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to produce a 50,000 word novel between midnight on 1st November, and midnight on 30th November. I made it - with almost three quarters of an hour to spare.
Things I have learned from the experience:
- I can produce about 1600 words (of dubious quality) in an hour
- Being nine days behind schedule by the 15th is definitely a mistake
- Fact checking is a luxury
- Consistency (about things like where the characters are at any given point, or even who they are) can be fixed later if I ever feel brave enough to go back and read it
- The CD changer is my friend
It was quite difficult to hit the deadline with so many busy weekends, but it was great fun. With a bit of luck, I'll see if I can do it again next year.