I was on my way to a nearby park, wandering along the sidewalk with my nose in this old journal I have had in my pocket for years, ready to receive any brilliant thoughts I should have. It is a small Moleskine, apparently a lifetime supply based on the number of brilliant thoughts I have written into it so far. I did jot down a couple ideas recently, and when I checked to see what I had written previously, it was an idea about the possible form this very novel could take, written in October 2006; the idea would solve a few problems I am currently facing with the story, and should make the job of writing it a lot more fluent. I hadn’t realized I had been carrying this story around in my head for so long, but when I stop to think about it, it’s been around nine years since I had the original dream that lies at its center. So instead of continuing my walk, I ran back to my PC to blog about it.
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Possibly a bad idea
I didn’t feel like looking for the official Nanowrimo icon for 2008, so I’ve inserted a magician’s assistant.
Life is a series of compromises.
Reasons to be pessimistic about Nanowrimo, for which I have registered but cannot recall my login info:
- no plot, characters, genre, or other details in mind
- leaked way too much mojo last time
- it’s kind of a silly thing to do
Reasons to be optimistic about doing it:
- it’s all in good fun
- it will make me look busy at work
- I will think of something
- when it’s over, you have a manuscript of some sort
Sometimes when I write, it’s this sort of automatic writing thing, where all I need is a blank page and a relaxed mind, or maybe a word or two or three, and the story writes itself, or I just write down what the characters say, but often a real straitjacket of strict rules helps.
In case I find myself in the latter situation, you are cordially invited to contribute rules of your design in the comments, which I do not promise to, but might, apply, and for which I would be grateful.
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