NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo...

If you are a writer, I am sure you have heard of it.  But if you are not familiar with the term, let me enlighten you:

National

Novel

Writing

Month

It is a national challenge to write a book of 50,000 words (novel length) in one month.  Crazy, I know.  This normally takes place in November.  Why is it November?  I have no idea.  Some say it’s because it’s the end of the year, so we are to let go of all our apprehensions that have kept us from writing all year and just DO IT!  To me, November sounds like a horrible time to write a book (I mean, the stress of the holidays?  Finals?  Eeck!).   In my opinion, some time in Spring or Summer would work best.

Therefore, I am taking the challenge... In the month of July.  I am calling it:

My Novel Writing Month!

Yes, indeed.  This month I intend to write a book!  And not just any book, but after some deliberation I have decided to write my Destroyer Series Book 1: “Tainted” (which may or may not turn into a single book--instead of a series--depending on the flow of the story).

If you have been reading my blog, you know that my Destroyer Series and I have had an “on again, off again” relationship for the past four years.  Yes, FOUR years.  I have written and rewritten the outlines and scenes multiple times... I just haven’t sat down and wrote the story from start to finish before.  I have scenes, snippets, and a general plot outline, but that is all (but these little bits of information fill three notebooks).

I think it’s about time I get my butt in gear to write this story!

As I look back at the notes I have made over the years, it is interesting to see how the story has changed and evolved.  In my opinion, it went from a childish, elementary story to something much deeper, much more personal to me.  In a way, you could say the story has matured as I have matured.  It is neat to see characters grow over the years; not to mention all the plot twists that have even caught their author by surprise! :)

This month will be a crazy one, but I think it will be good; definitely better than November at any rate.  I can’t wait to tell the story of Leah, Kael, Zak, and Red!  It’s going to be good.