It’s that time of the year again: my favorite month is here, Autumn is in full swing (at least somewhere other than in Miami), Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and NaNoWriMo arrives to drive me crazy with getting 50,000 words written in 30 days. Yep, it’s November.
This year, more than any other before, I feel very unready for NaNo. I have absolutely no idea, at all, of what I’ll write, and while some thrive in that, I personally like to have at least a concept to go on. I have a couple of first sentences floating about in my head, but I don’t know where any of them lead. No matter – on Nov. 1st, I will once again take part in NaNoWriMo and see where it goes. It should be a little easier this year since we won’t be traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday (for the first time in 5 years of marriage!).
As always I will chronicle my torment here, so stay tuned.
Verified Wordcount: 50,148
I’m gonna go get some sleep. 
Wordcount: 49,005
Words to go: 995
Gonna eat something then put this baby in the bag.
Wordcount: 48,595
Words to go: 1,405 (+ at least 100 to make sure I am well over 50K)
Going home now. The drive back should give me the break I need to freshen up (well, that and a chocolate Quik). Then it’s butt-to-the-chair time; Grey’s Anatomy is on tonight and I want to watch the episode without feeling McGuilty.
Wordcount: 47,129
No more coffee for me. I’m a little too wired as it is and that impairs my ability to think straight.
I’m hoping the boss leaves for the afternoon as he threatened he would so I can have some writing time. (And if you are wondering why I’m writing here and not my novel, it’s a lot easier to sneak a small browser window than a full-page Word doc.)
And now, a call to action:
If you participated in NaNoWriMo, please seriously consider donating or buying something. NaNo is a non-profit organization and not only do they need to cover their expenses (the website alone is not cheap), they also do great humanitarian work, building libraries in underdeveloped areas of the world, for example. I donated for myself and on behalf of my wife as well.
Even if it’s just $10, donate. You’ll feel good, help this great organization, and get a cool “NaNoWriMo 2006 Supporter” graphic, like the one you can see on the right-hand sidebar or below.
Head over to the NaNoWriMo Donation & Store Center and donate today!
Okay, back to writing.
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