Crazy Writing festival-the November 2009 edition
So it's November and time for me to participate in both the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). I was pleased in terms of NaNoWriMo last year because I hit 50,000, however I was unable to upload my work by the deadline to have it verified so I could get credit because apparently the app kept crashing from everyone doing the same thing at 9pm on November 30th.
I think I can come up with a more saleable manuscript. this year also.
The original novel I will be working on is going to focus on the Heir to the throne of Gollumidas-the wise, easygoing and capable Star Princess Diana. I had planned a series of short stories about her. I am going to fold them into one novel. I'll still work on the other aforementioned projects (the Angry Gondals, Gollumdas Monogatari, the reloaded Blanche and Rose-last year's piece and fun to write but tough to edit only because editing is tough). I've enjoyed the 'Angry Gondals' in that the more story I lay down, the more things I find. I especially liked the 'epiphany' I had about the relationship between Wellington, his current Queen Consort Mary Percy and his sons. I also liked bridging both Gondal and Angria through events and characters in a way I think they could have been bridged if Charlotte had stayed with it as long as Emily and had her insight.
So I will make more of an effort to post my progress on this. Daily posting was not possible last year,but I can manage 'regular progress reports'. Well, It's November, which is National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoM0) and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).
The keys to succeeding at both are finding time and being disciplined. Not easy to do in our ADD-instant result expectant-crisis management kind of world.
This year's NaBloPoMo will also serve to help jumpstart my blogging, which I have left so by the wayside. I will also be blogging not only at this site, but also at my regular blog at Blogger.com, and at my social action blog, which documents causes and nonprofits issues that interest me. For kicks, I'll have my opinions at my soap fan blog also.
The roster:
NaNoWriMo:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
NaBloPoMo:
http://nablopomo.ning.com
This year's NaBloPoMo roster is:
More Explore
http://www.moreexplore.blogspot.com/
My Writing Exploration
http://ladydayelle.livejournal.com/
My Social Awareness and Action Blog
http://kitlat.wordpress.com/
Soap Fan Sound-Off
http://soapfansoundoff.blogspot.com/
My Page at NaBloPoMo
http://nablopomo.ning.com/profile/KITLAT