Guest Post: Stephanie Beck – Leading Up To Nano
My fingers twitch, but I hold them back from hitting the 'new document' icon. The notebook beside me keeps growing with ideas and character sketches and location details, but I refuse to give them life. New characters chit chat in my head, but I refuse to listen.
October, in my world, creates a huge conflict of interests.
For the past two Novembers, I've participated in NanoWriMo. I happened by it early in my writing career and I thought, what the heck, I can do that. And I can! I love the challenge of putting so many words together in a single month. I spend less time networking and researching, but so much more time actually writing. David's Angel is the result of 2009's NanoWriMo and though I haven't submitted my 2010 work, I'm still thrilled with the horror story that emerged and will one day see the light of publication.
Nano presents a special difficulty for me. Because I'm a constant sort of writer, I have to force myself not to start anything new in October. Instead, I stick to finishing up other projects, editing, submitting and tying up loose ends. It's a good thing for me to do, since November is a time of so much focus on new writing.
But now, as I'm writing this blog with three weeks until the big start, I'm getting the new writing itch. I've got the story building, a ménage m/m/f that will be a follow up to my best seller, Poppy's Passions. I love these characters already, but I have to tell them 'no' at least for now. Their names have changed four times in the last few days. I wonder what they actually will be in November.
What does everyone else do to prepare for Nano?
I'll be sharing my Nano journey on Facebook and Twitter
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Come on over and share your Nano stories!
