Oh yeah baby! That is
what I am doing this month. Granted I did not prepare for it last month nor did
I actually sign up on their website nor am I following any of their rules. So technically, I am not actually taking part in NaNoWriMo . I just decided on a whim (well, the 6th
of November to be exact) that I was going to write at least a page a day on a
short story I started whilst at work the other day. But I am taking it
one step further. I am going “old school” and will be writing my novel by hand.
I have the tendency
to waffle and I feel that if I write the novel using my pen, I will have a better control of
conveying my thoughts in a more concise manner. Plus, I do not get to rely on
auto-correct so I am learning to spell again haha.
For the first time, I
have made a brief outline of the story and will try to stick to it. I normally just
see where my imagination takes me and stop when I either feel tired or the end
surprises even me. Eeek! It is going to be soo hard to stick to the outline but I will try.
I must take this
opportunity to thank Linda from OpenEllbey for introducing me to NaNoWriMo
and Meg from MegFee for sharing the song that birthed this story I am writing
which will hopefully become my first ever finished and “published” novel.
I am excited for the
6th of December to roll on by so that I can see how the story evolved.
I will be getting someone (my sister and a couple friends) to edit my work
before I print it off. But I have to say, it is the keeping of the handwritten
version of the story that I am most excited about. Who knows, by next year when
I do this again I would have snagged myself a typewriter and use that to write
my next novel. That would be too cool!
If any of you have
been a part of NaNoWriMo before or are taking part in it this year good luck
with your new project! I hope the finished work brings you joy. And to those of
you that might be thinking of doing it let me know. We could practise this
writing project together and be better prepared for next year’s NaNoWriMo and have a chance of winning :)
Yours truly,
Mo x
Ouu I want to join! This is the first I'm ever hearing of it. Writing it by hand would be quite the spelling challenge as well! Haha. Good luck! X
ReplyDeleteYay! Haha it is a challenge but one that will be rewarding in the end :) x
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