I’m writing this not as a “hey, look what I’m doing” kind of bragging thing, but more as a reminder to myself of what I hope to accomplish in the next four months. And it will keep the pressure up because you, the great people who read my blog(s), will see it and in certain ways keep me reminded of what I said I was going to do.
We are within a week away from NaNoWriMo starting. For those who don’t what that is, it is gathering of writers who write a 50,000 word novel in just ONE month. Here is the site for more information: www.NaNoWriMo.org.
For me, NaNoWriMo this year will be a first. I am excited but also nervous as I am trying to decide how to write this novel. I have a few pages of notes and that’s it. I’m coming in blind and hoping to don’t lose my butt by the end of November. I also start thinking about time. November first – I’ll be in Scranton, PA visiting my parents. Then there is Thanksgiving, hockey (GO FLYERS!), and of course, spending time with my family. So how is that all going to work out? Well. . . (imagine me taking a deep breath like Ace Ventura does before he spouts for ten minutes. . .)
I am currently working on my first draft of a new novel. It is a little more than halfway done. When I need a break from that, I have been handwriting a “secret” novel which I have about thirty handwritten pages now. Friday I am going to order a copy of my half completed novel and give it to my wife to read while I complete my NaNoWriMo novel. This will serve as a break from the novel AND my wife can give me honest insight to if the story is good or not.
When NaNoWriMo is done, I will pick on the novel again with the hopes of finishing it before the end of 2009. While this is happening, my wife will be reading my NaNoWriMo novel. She let me know if I have something there worth working on OR if I just had a fun time writing nonsense for a month!
When 2010 starts, I will give my wife the first draft of my finished novel. She will read it and edit it while I work on typing up my “secret” novel and completing that. When she is done editing my novel, I will proceed to lock it away for AT LEAST one month while I work on the new novel. When I need a break from the new novel, I will work on the NaNoWriMo novel to see where it needs work. Then, around Valentine’s Day, I can take out the novel I finished that has been locked away and begin my edits while still working on the “secret” novel when nobody is looking.
(Exhale loudly. . .)
Get it?
Good.
That’s my plan for the next four months . . . let’s see how many diversions there are! Oh, and if life isn’t busy enough, my wife and I are expecting our second child in May this next chapter in my little storybook of life is going to be jam packed!
Now before I end this, what are your writing plans for the next month? Two months? Three months? Well, you get it.
And finally, my NaNoWriMo name is JimWisneski
