NaNoWriMo T Minus 2
…It’s like the Japanese Archery version of writing, hitting the target by not aiming at it…
So here I am on the first day of my vacation, waiting for the NaNoWriMo to kick off. I’m gathering thoughts about what to do, what to write, and at elevenish on a Saturday morning, the most important thing of all, what to eat with my coffee. Can I have kippers for breakfast? Apart from the Supertramp flashbacks, I have been reading what other NaNoWriMonauts™ are planing and taking heart. Some are just as messed up about it as I am, Some have a plan. In the spirit of panicked authors everywhere a little planning plagiarism is in order.
An Odious Woman (no, not my ex wife) has a rather good plan with an outline and some snappy pointers. This is definitely a plan I will take note of.
My first permanently linked bloggernaut pal Rachel not only introduced me to the Odious Woman (again, no relation to my ex), but also passed on a link about the snowflake method of writing a novel. All good reading, all good advice
For the counter point, however, credit must be given to Pep for his Nike-esque “Just Do It” approach of sitting in front of the keyboard and typing for 30 days. It’s like the Japanese Archery version of writing, hitting the target by not aiming at it.
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Glad it was helpful! I’m still storyless - I have ideas but zero outline. This’ll be my fourth year doing it; you’d imagine I would be all over it by now…
Yes, I’ve been preparing for 2 weeks now and am still no “All over it”… But I’ve developed procrastiation to a fine art form
I’ll take a look at those, but I plan to do two hours of writing a day and mix that time up with (oh gods) ten minutes of time on my Tony Little ez glider. I’ll either suceed and get in shape, or not. lol
it’s important to have a plan… By the end of the month, I figure I’lll have discovered the way to brew the perfect pot of coffee… A person has to have goals.