NaNoWriMo - Here's We Go Again!

The last time I tried to write a book during National Novel Writing Month was a complete rout.

It was 2015 and I'd just completed an MFA in screenwriting from Spalding University. I'd always loved fiction and thought that writing a novel might knock me out of a post-graduation writing slump which I'd been told was normal but dangerous if it went on too long. I signed up for NaNoWriMo on November 1, 2015 sure that I'd win the 50,000 word challenge.

I think I lasted two days and about 2,500 words before the job, the kids, the fact that I didn't know a single thing about how to structure and write a novel got the better of me. When I logged in to the NaNoWriMo site to sign up for this year, I didn't even recognize the name of the novel I said I was writing. It's a complete blank.

So this year, I'm taking a totally different approach. I'm PREPARING. Chapter outline. Character descriptions. New software programs. The works. I'll share everything I learn here, so stay tuned.

BTW, my good friend Amy Miller, the Executive Director of Louisville Literary Arts, mentioned a virtual class that they're holding called Write Your Novel in 30 Days on October 8th. Here's an link. Hope to see you there! https://www.louisvilleliteraryarts.org/webinar-descriptions