latest insane idea

[kellinator]

I'm thinking about doing NaNoWriMo.

Because I need to put my money where my mouth is about being a writer. Because as 10dimensions pointed out, deadlines would help. Because I need to prove that I've done something worthwhile this year.

Because apparently I don't already have enough things in my life driving me stark raving mad.

But hey, if I could get one novel down in the month, then I could call myself a novelist, even if it was crap. And maybe I'd learn something in the meantime.

But I can't bring out The Novel (you know, the one I've been writing in my head for three years) for this one. For one thing, I've already started it, and that's against the NaNoWriMo rules. And while I could easily say "screw the rules!!" and continue on my merry way, I just think it would be a bad idea this time. I've been working on this novel how long, and I have all of five pages, and furthermore it seems that I can only work on it when I'm stark raving miserable. Not to mention most of the characters are based on people I detest, and I'm not sure if I really want to spend a month with them day in and day out, I already did that in real life.

I'm going to have to write it sometime. But I'm not sure if now's the time.

Instead, if I'm going to do NaNoWriMo, why not write something fun? Enough weird shit happens to me that I should have no problem turning it into a novel, if only I could think of some sort of idea...

Comments

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Do it. I'd do it myself if I didn't have seventy-five other things to work on next month. Do it, and see what happens.

[the-missy.livejournal.com]

I'm doing it. But yeah, I don't think I'm going to do "THE" novel. That one deserves so much more time and effort than NaNoWriMo can afford me.

So I needs me an idea, and I needs it in the next three weeks. And even if it's a shitty idea, I'm STILL going to write it.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Right now the only idea I have is "drunk errand wench gets into wacky hijinks." I need a REAL idea.

[vanguardian.livejournal.com]

Ok, so what the heck is NaNoWriMo? Did I just miss a post somewhere that described it?

Regarding ideas - is anything open? Or do you want it something related to your life? If #1, how about a megacorp that intends to cause carnage, havok, and tidal waves on the East Coast by causing massive underwater landslides off the west coast of Africa? I don't have much more than that - you'd still need to come up with hero(ine) and such. If #2, how about turning a month's worth of library going-on's into a novel? The (dis)interested librarian watching the comings and goings of the not-so-average law students (and professors) running amok?

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Number 2 might be an option... though, of course, it'll have to allow for the librarian running amok herself... Thanks!

[frailparts.livejournal.com]

I've signed up, since I've had it marked on my calendar since January or something. But I don't want to think about what I'm going to write until Nov. 1. I want to see if I can write faster if I don't plan anything in my head first.