Maritzia’s Thoughts

…and as usual, I’m hopelessly behind. I’m at the 7400 word mark at the moment, but catching up quickly when I actually get time to write.

For anyone masochistic enough to be interested, here’s the link to my NaNo profile which includes an exerpt of the novel so far: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/151099

Warning, it is very bad writing which has had zero editing. Don’t blame me if your eyes bleed.

One of the reasons I’m so far behind is that NaNoWriMo is that our agency’s main annual fundraiser is this month, so work is crazier even than normal. If anyone out there actually has money and is interested in a worthwhile organization for your charitable giving, you won’t find one better than Northwest Youth Services. I know most of you are as poor as I am, but still, you never know *grins*.

Yes, boys and girls, it is once again time for NaNoWriMo, otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. In case you haven’t noticed, that’s a link. Be a good little boy or girl and follow the link (don’t worry, it opens another page so you can keep reading here). So, time to throw ourselves to the mercy of the muse and attempt to put 50,000 words to paper in 30 days.

Last year, I decided to do NaNoWriMo at the last minute (like on November 2nd), so I had no preperation at all. I hadn’t so much as an outline or a character list, just a vague idea for a story. This year, I’m working at being a bit more prepared. I have about 1/3 of the story outlined. I’ve got about 1/2 the characters planned out. I need to buckle down in the next couple of weeks and get more of the prep work done so I can hit the ground running on November 1st.

So, who else here is a crazy person and signing up for NaNoWriMo. I finished last year on my first attempt, so this year I’m psyched!