Every year, when NaNoWriMo rolls around, I get it in my head to not only write a novel in a month, but to blog about it as well. And in all the years I have participated, I have always failed at that goal. It seems silly to publicly declare, yet again, that this will be the year I actually do it. But I'm making that declaration anyway. After all, that's part of what NaNoWriMo is about. Trying even though you might fail. And when you do fail, trying again next time.
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| NaNoWriMo 2013 |
So, here I am, trying again. This past week, I spent a lot of time updating my NaNoWriMo profile, specifically my Novel Page. I created covers, wrote synopses, and posted excerpts for eight of my novels (I've written eleven altogether, but I can only post one for each year I've participated). I'm rather pleased with the result.
The only thing that is missing is the info for this year's novel. That's because, with less than two weeks to go, I still have no idea what I will be writing. I have a few ideas, but I just can't seem to pick one and start planning. This has happened several times before. The worst instance being my second year participating when, two days into November, I still had no idea what I was going to write. All I had was two character with a great back story and no idea what in the world I wanted to do with them. And they weren't lovers (my usual stock in trade) they were brothers, and I couldn't figure out which one was the romantic lead and which one was the second banana. Once I finally started writing (with more than 48 hours already gone) the story made the decision for me and it ended up being the best novel I've ever written.
Still, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't just a little bit nervous. Going into November without an idea for a novel, kind of feels like getting into a lifeboat without a paddle or life preserver. There's just as much chance that I'll sink as that I'll float.
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