With November approaching (Nation Novel Writing Month) I find myself facing three options:
1) Continue writing the van Hunks story, adding 50k words in a month (the number is higher than in years past).
2) Write "Glamor," a story I had conceived prior to the van Hunks projection involving elves and vampires.
3) Do not take part in NaNoWriMo.
I am thinking more and more about starting a new book (or an old book, if you think about it). I have no momentum with the van Hunks project, so it would not be much effort to start a new book.
On the other hand, I have been doing lots of reading for my van Hunks story. I bought some books about Maritime legends and practices to get myself in the know about the Pirate Round and the way pirates worked in the Indian ocean.
Luckily there is no shortage of parallels between various cultures' sea stories. Dwarf pirates kidnap Sindbad and give him to their Cyclopean master. Sindbad escapes by driving hot metal bars into the giant's eye. Anyway, I am learning a lot about sailors in the olden days.
Regardless, my NaNoWriMo profile is available HERE
--Carl Out.
2 comments:
I think that if you're doing the research, and you start writing, that will jump start your brain and you'll develop momentum.
I am often distracted and I find that if I defy the desire to start something new I can actually put a good amount of effort into my original project and accomplish something. : D That's just me, though.
i agree with amber. :D but, do what you want to do most! also, the 50k words doesn't have to be on the same project, right? so if you get into it and decide you'd rather be writing something else, you can switch gears.
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