Been forever and a day... A NaNoWriMo post
If I say that I'm going to do NaNoWriMo next year, remind me of this post.
While I've loved NaNo and think it has huge value in teaching certain skills and showing what can be done - maybe not well, but possible - I think I've outgrown its purpose.
This year's novel is way outside my comfort zone - a fantasy with magical dragons and mythical creatures. In my pressure to get the word count done, a lot of world building, character development and plain making sure that I don't have any plot holes as large as a blimp, simply isn't getting done. I'm frustrated and resorting to trickery to get the words down - I want to write, not spew words on the screen.
So next year, no NaNo. I'll be sad to miss my friends, but this is the only way I can see to go back to writing that isn't frantic and stressful.
In the meantime, to all my (few) friends left on LJ, I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving (we did! We ate on our deck and sat out there for 2 hours in late November in 65F. A huge difference from inches of snow on the ground last year at this time.) and a holiday season full of light, love and life.
Off to produce words. Again.
While I've loved NaNo and think it has huge value in teaching certain skills and showing what can be done - maybe not well, but possible - I think I've outgrown its purpose.
This year's novel is way outside my comfort zone - a fantasy with magical dragons and mythical creatures. In my pressure to get the word count done, a lot of world building, character development and plain making sure that I don't have any plot holes as large as a blimp, simply isn't getting done. I'm frustrated and resorting to trickery to get the words down - I want to write, not spew words on the screen.
So next year, no NaNo. I'll be sad to miss my friends, but this is the only way I can see to go back to writing that isn't frantic and stressful.
In the meantime, to all my (few) friends left on LJ, I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving (we did! We ate on our deck and sat out there for 2 hours in late November in 65F. A huge difference from inches of snow on the ground last year at this time.) and a holiday season full of light, love and life.
Off to produce words. Again.