That was sudden

[eleneariel]

alissamarie mentioned participating in NaNoWriMo, and I thought "Hm, I've always meant to do that someday, but I can't possibly this year. I've only just gotten my life under control again, and I barely have time as it is to keep it that way."

And then I visited the website, and signed up, and made a profile. And got my plot idea.

So.

I don't know. Maybe for one month I can put aside other things and actually get it done. Because you know me--I want to either do it, or not do it. If I actually do this, I will darn well make the deadline with my 50,000 words or I will be a Most Depressed Person.

Has anybody else done this? Tell me, how much of your life did you have to give up?

But I'll do it, I'm sure I will. I've always wanted to have finished something monumental, even if hastily (ie, badly) written. Rewriting I can handle; the initial setting down is the hard part. If I get that done, I'm good.

Comments

[alissamarie.livejournal.com]

Do it! Doooo eeeet! It will be fun! I need a plot! haha.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Ha, I have a plot but I'm not sharing. =) (Oddly enough, it's sort-of-mostly in NYC. I may have to prod you for details. =))

[alissamarie.livejournal.com]

I'm willing and able to be a vehicle for research. Fire away when it comes to it. ;)

Hey what is your username on the site? They let you have "friends" now. Mine is the same as my LJ username.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I'm Mari R.

[lost-romanov.livejournal.com]

i've done it every year for like, four years? this year i just can't, because i have an actual real working story i'm writing and i barely have time to do that as it is. you can finish, but expect it to eat your life... :D

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Oh gee, thanks. *grin*

[lost-romanov.livejournal.com]

oh, but you'll love every minute of it! :D