A little less that two weeks to go, and I have managed to spend some time working out the problems that my main character will face. I have not done an outline in any sense of the word, but I have spewed a version of the story.
On the NaNoWriMo site things are cooking along. I am struck this year by how young everybody seems. I even saw a post from a thirteen-year old kid, who claims to have done it twice before. OK. I'm glad he's starting young. I'd like to see an age distribution of those who participate - I bet it is heavily weighted in the twenty-somethings.
As usual, I am laying low on the forums. I look at what others are saying, but there are usually so many responses to the intriguing topics that my response would just get lost in the clutter. Still, it's interesting to see what people are saying, although at this point (my third NaNoWriMo) I have seen it all before.
As usual, November is shaping up to be busy. I hope to go hiking for a week this year, if everyone's health cooperates and there are no family crises. I will have paper and pen along, of course. I'll probably get behind, but I'll make it up when I get back.
The last two years, the MIL (mother-in-law) has had some sort of crises in November. Hopefully we can avoid that this year. Two years ago we had to move her from Chicago to Atlanta, and last year was the big move into the nursing home. She's been there a year now, and recently has had some Alzheimer's related problems (forgotten how to dial the phone), bless her heart.
Anyway, I'm confident the novel will put itself on paper regardless of what happens. It probably won't be worth reading in that first draft form, but it will be created.
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