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The first draft of anything is shit.
- Hemingway
So, is anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?
I'm torn. I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel: on one hand, I'm cold and lying naked on the floor - I promised myself last year I wouldn't put myself through a month-long sado-masochistic exercise again; on the other hand, I've never been able to complete the challenge - it would be nice if this year I hit 50,000 words in one month. I want to be that man brought to life.
Also, I'm unsure as to whether I should start with no idea in place, or get a plotline ready beforehand.
Here are some story ideas chugging at the back of my mind:
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Commiserations?
- Hemingway
So, is anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?
I'm torn. I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel: on one hand, I'm cold and lying naked on the floor - I promised myself last year I wouldn't put myself through a month-long sado-masochistic exercise again; on the other hand, I've never been able to complete the challenge - it would be nice if this year I hit 50,000 words in one month. I want to be that man brought to life.
Also, I'm unsure as to whether I should start with no idea in place, or get a plotline ready beforehand.
Here are some story ideas chugging at the back of my mind:
- A murder is committed in the
ozbus. One of the 40 passengers did it. But who?
- The OzBus accidentally hits a time-travelling hotspot and all the passengers (including bus) are sent to Pangea Ultima. It's Planet of the Apes meets Jurassic Park.
- Every day, in the month of November, I visit a different diner in London and write about the place - the food, the characters, etc. 50,000 words split into 30 chapters. How hard can that be? (apart from hauling ass each day to a different location?)
- The choose-your-own-adventure idea which I came up with last year but never followed through.
- A horrific creature stalks London's canals, living off the innocent flesh that happens to walk (or cycle) by at night. It's up to a gang of hoodies to stop the monster (I wanted originally to make a short-film out of this, but maybe it deserves the NaNoWriMo treatment beforehand.) It helps that I live near canals, so can go for walks in search of inspiration.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Commiserations?