NaNoWriMo

My Adventures are about to get a lot more adventure-y!

Mike, a friend of mine, who is a fellow lover of books and writing has been suggesting that I join NaNoWriMo for quite some time now. He will be happy, upon reading this post, to find out that I have decided to do it!

I know, I know Blog Land...I can already hear your question...What the heck is NaNoWriMo??!

Haha.

I shall explain.

It is an acronym for National Novel Writing Month. In case you weren't aware, November happens to be said month. 

So, the general idea is to start writing a novel on November 1st and to complete it on November 30. It must be at least 50,000 words, which is roughly 175 pages. It cannot be part of a previously started work; it must be new. 

Quite a feat, eh?

I have to admit that I was leery and a little hesitant to commit to this particular challenge. I mean, I have hardly worked on my thriller since the semester started...how in the world am I going to start and finish an entire work in 30 days?! 

I have no idea. Ha. But I'm sure going to try!

Mike suggested that I do something that's not quite so serious...just something light and fun....and I've decided that I'll do just that. I haven't quite decided what it will be yet...but I do know that it'll probably Alice-esque. That's code for weird and off the wall. Haha. I've only got 7 days to formulate characters and a plot!

Oh the frantic madness of it all! Muwahahahahahahaha!

Ahem...anywho...I digress.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in trying you can find out more about it at www.nanowrimo.org.

Wish me Luck!

Bitten

Those of you who are faithful readers of my blog may remember that a couple of months back I asked your opinion in deciding whether or not to post excerpts from the book I began writing about 3 years ago. I thank each and every one of you that responded. However, the opinion of Blog Land was decidedly split. So I ended up having to make the decision completely on my own anyway. Ha. As it happens, I have decided not to post excerpts. Though it is a very compelling story in that it actually happened, it is a story that was really for my own personal healing. I cannot bare my soul to the masses. 

HOWEVER.

I have recently been bitten again by the writing bug and the wheels have definitely started turning in the direction of a new novel. I haven't figured out much yet...but I do know that it will be a psychological thriller/mystery. I haven't started writing yet...in fact, I don't even have an outline...except what's in my head. But each time that I think about writing this book...the story line grows a little more in my mind. 

Even more exciting is that I have enlisted the help of my dear baby sister, whose imaginative abilities and creatively genius thought processes surpass my own by far. She will be my go-to idea person. 

Are you excited, Blog Land??

Haha.

I'm excited! 

Fuel for the Fire

Although there is always fuel for the blog fire in my world, I seem to be at a little bit of a loss as to what I should write. I'm once again tossing around the idea of posting excerpts from the book I started writing about 3 years ago. I have considered posting excerpts before...but I found that the subject was still too close to my heart and not ready to be exposed to the criticism of the masses. I probably have not picked up the manuscript in almost a year...maybe more. Even now, thinking about the things that I have written brings tears to my eyes. In some of the darkest days of my young life I poured my sadness, my anger, hurt, angst, brokenness, and devastation into the words on a page. 


I did it to cope. 


The bulk of the story is finished but what is lacking is a solid ending. I haven't written it because I can only write of what I know...the end remains unseen. I mean...the major event was resolved but, I hate to leave the story there. It's kind of hard to publish a story that doesn't end, but merely stops. 


I'm also hesitant to post excerpts because aside from a few facts thrown in to make it more fun, the book is based largely on events that actually happened. Names have been changed, but all those involved will probably recognize themselves in one character or another and the story line is unmistakably my life. It is not my intent to reflect anyone in a negative light...and I tried to be as fair as I could, however, some people may not like what they read. I would like to avoid starting World War III. 


*Sigh* 


What's a girl to do? I think I'm ready to share my book with the world...but...maybe the world isn't ready? 


What do you think? I'd love to have your input, faithful followers...


To Post or Not to Post...That is the Question!

To Finish or Not to Finish

So...the whole "starting a blog" thing has kinda got my brain itching to write again( imagine that). About 2 years I started writing a book(for self-therapeutic purposes) and have worked on it sporadically ever since. The book itself, except for the ending is finished, and I have already completed one round of editing. And there I've stopped. It's not that I have writer's block...I mean, the book is for the most part finished, and I would LOVE to get it published. I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if I have the emotional fortitude to pick through the topic of the book again. 

See, the book, ironically enough, closely mirrors some of my own personal experiences, which were at the time were some of the most painful things I've ever experienced. Being the person that I am, I used writing as an outlet for some of the surprisingly strong emotions I was feeling. Am I now emotionally distanced enough to go through the book again without being pulled back down into the rabbit hole of dangerous and life- threatening emotions that inspired it's writing in the first place? Am I? Or should I leave it as it is? Be grateful that it helped through a rough patch, see it for what is...a novel whose sole purpose was to help me keep my sanity, and leave it at that?

What do you think world? Should I blow the dust off of my trusty blue binder, pick up my favorite gel pen, and finish what I started? 

P.S.

If I get brave enough, I may post a few excerpts.