First Tweet of the day: @WrimoSea 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 six days till NaNoWeen kick-off party at #Denny's in #Overlake #inSeattle! #NaNoWriMo.
The first time I heard about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) was in 2003 during Dorothy Allison's workshop at Centrum's Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Go for it! was Dorothy's suggestion. But I wasn't ready, not then, not the following seven years. Before I knew where my story could go I had to write a memoir (or two, three). Now I am ready. I've already announced (said it out loud, posted it in the Diary to Fiction or Memoir SW Group that I'm writing a novel, inspired by my memoir writing.
Yesterday I came up with the title: Forgiveness.
On Facebook I promise to let my hair grow out for the HalloNaNoWeen at Denny's Restaurant in Seattle's Overlake neighborhood. No matter it's way out of my normal axis radius, I will cross that floating bridge, I will go to the Eastside, the other side of the lake, just to get started right, at midnight on October the 31st.
These last few days I'll be working on the outline for my novel "Forgiveness". Ever since my arrival in Seattle in 1994, when I discovered Gabriele Rico's book "Writing the Natural Way" I've been using her cluster method to get to the point, to get my stories down. These last days of October I'll cluster my way through beginning, middle and end of the storyline, creating an arch that'll help me get through the tough 2nd and 3rd weeks of the NaNoWri Month.
Initially I thought NaNoWriMo would just help me get the first 50,000 word skeleton draft of my novel out as quickly as possible. But the moment I started my Dutchessabroad account, something shifted. Something unforeseen happened. By signing up I became a member of a community. A nationwide, no worldwide community. And as it turns out to be, right here, in Seattle, there's a whole lot of other most likely usually solitary writers like me, who are coming out of their dens, their attics, their niches, their closets (Murphy no doubt) to join in the madness.
The fever has started.
Will you follow me,if anything my blog posts on what is going to be my very first NaNoWriMo?
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7 comments:
wow wow! I am just letting it sink in...what you are doing! Oh i am so proud and excited for you Judith! And the title of your novel just hits me! A word I often have issues with, something I wish I was better at. Oh I wish i was there to give you a big hug!! xxoxx
Love this insight into your working space, your excitement about NaNoWriMo and the last line is the best! That image of all these reclusive types venturing out of their hiding places is like some strange migration rite! lol Welcome to the NaNoWriMo Warriors!
Congrats! Originally, I wasn't going to sign up. Even posted I wasn't, then something happened to me too. This isn't my first time, but I haven't participated in three or four years. I'll gladly cheer you on. I'm 365andMe on NaNoWriMo.
Great post, Judith,
This is my first NaNoWriMo too.
It sounds like your preparations are going well though.
Good luck with it:)
Fever! Its NaNoWriMo time! Good Luck For NaNoWriMo Judith. There are many virgin WriMos this year, including me. Just think though in 1 month's time we will be experienced WriMos.
Great Post!
-Kim
@Judy, Thanks for being there and being U dear friend. As for Forgiveness I'm working on that one myself as you are I'm sure. But this is fiction, it's my characters who will be struggling for me!
@Lia Thanks for visiting NNWM Warrior! May you strike them keys hard, one after the other! And may it all make sense in the end ;-)
@J.Kaye Cheers to you 365andMe and me and all the other word Warriors kid. Thanks for stopping by.
@kkoning78 Off to a good start Kim may the words flow and your keys go tap, tap, tap. Will be watching you! Thanks for commenting, and come back you hear!
@Dee, Good luck to you as well! Prep in actuality is different from ideal prep ;-) Will post on that later. Thanks for stopping by! Will follow you too.
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