Now What?

[josie_rose]

So I've decided to do NaNoWriMo... which leads to the question

WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO WRITE A NOVEL ABOUT!?!?

I have spent the past few days brainstorming and everything I've come up with would make a truly excellent short story, but I cannot for the llife of me come up with something that I would actually be able to write 50,000 words about

Comments

[rissy22]

Don't sweat it. I mean, 50,000 words is more of a novella anyways.

We can doooo it!!

[johnoghue]

Monkeys.

No Seriously.

Monkeys.

Go with it.

[psyche_rainvae]

H'okay, so, this year I managed to turn someone on to NaNoWriMo who I work with, which is awesome because I work with him so we can actually rant together in real life throughout November. Anyway, point being that his story is going to be a series of anecdotes and memories from his own life, tied together with a surrealistic spin, or so I understand it. You could do something similar-- I know you have a lot of anecdotes!

This is a great way to find stories you didn't know you had. Just start writing about something that once happened to you, give it a couple of twists, deepen the conflicts, and change a couple things about the main character so that she's not entirely you. Then explore her a little, see what she's like.

Repeat as necessary for the next 50,000 words. Presto, your life is fictionalized.

[josie_rose]

you are going to *love* what I came up with! I'll talk to you soon!

[kyugy]

Just FYI, I HATE November, so seeing your posts about this has inspired me to try it to. Anything to make November go by faster. Good luck!

[josie_rose]

yay! that makes me rll rll happy, ed! You can totally kick November's keester!

nothing to do with your entry :-)

[dieselkeys]

Hey Jo Just saying hey. Saw a girl today that looked alot like you. It made me miss you. ...that's all. love, mom (memndicino)