Um.

There's been a slight change of plans.

I am going to try writing a novel in 30 days again; however, I'm going to delay starting it until March 1st. Also, I've changed which story idea I'll be using for reasons that are important to me but probably not that important to anyone else.

This will be my last post until March 1st, and until then I'll be working out plot details.

- Elizabeth

Wouldn't You Know It

In my last post, I said that, since I didn't have a lot going on right now, I would try to write another novel in a month. I obviously spoke too soon. I have just made plans that will keep me extremely busy this week and most likely unable to be around my computer. I'll have my notebook with me, so maybe I can get something written. Maybe. Or maybe I'll just have to postpone the novel-writing for a week. Either way, I probably won't be posting on here.

I'm going to write a little bit before I go to bed tonight, although I don't really have a set goal in mind. I'm just going to write.

- Elizabeth

Because I Want To

I've been giving this a lot of thought (practically for half a day!) and I decided that, since my schedule isn't all that busy, I wanted to try and write another novel in a month. Except, I'm kind of breaking the rules, but since it's not "official" I figured it was okay.

I've had this story idea in my head for quite a while now, maybe going on a year, and I've finally fleshed the plot out enough that it ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. Crazy, right? It's extremely different from my NaNoWriMo novel, in that this new idea is kind of Supernatural-y, and also a bit darker. They both have murder and stuff in them, though. That says NOTHING about my current mental state, I promise. I'm actually a very mild, mellow person who enjoys listening to Folk music and watching Disney movies. My imagination is just crazy wild.

Anyways, to try and make this adventure a little bit more formal (and thus make me more motivated) I'm giving myself a deadline. Since I've already started the novel (already on chapter 3! Never mind the fact that chapters haven't been longer than a single page yet), February 8th will be my official start day. To give me a good thirty days to do this, I'll put my end date or deadline or whatever you want to call it as March 9th. My goal will be 50,000 words again.

For me personally, it is a lot harder to stick to something when it's just me doing it. That's one reason why I love NaNoWriMo so much, there's a whole bunch of people toughing it out right along with you. But because I'm kind of doing this challenge thing on my own, I'll be doing a post everyday just like during NaNoWriMo to help keep me on track. So, if anyone is reading this, feel free to drop a comment and make sure I've met my daily word goal. I'll need more than just this blog and my cat to hold me accountable.

And, no, I have not finished my NaNoWriMo novel yet. This is a much-needed break from it.

- Elizabeth