Tracking An Author…NANOWRIMO May Save the Day, What Are You Doing to Prepare?

It has taken me several seconds, minutes, several hours ,several days, several months to finally get to the end of October as I know it. Have I been writing? Certainly. But writing two kinds of genre at once may not be so smart.

My new short book of poetry will be due out either in Winter 2011/Spring 2012 or perhaps more specifically- December 2011 if all things go well.

Meanwhile, I still have fiction in place in my mind. It bites my dreams and visions throughout the day with music I hear, poetry I read, and meandering thoughts. Nanowrimo begins in 8 days and so here are some things I have been doing to prep for this moment. Nanowrimo comming up is just the kick I may need.

• I took my notebooks and scrap sheets of story notes and have put them together/collated them into neat piles of “What-if” to further my story.
• I began early research…nothing major just a bit of research to help me along the way when actually begin to write November 1st.
• Get proper rest, relax wrists, don’t strain eyes too much..I need these things come November.
• Pray.

What have you been doing to prepare for Nanowrimo? I’d love to hear some thoughts!

Tracking an Author: 9,124 Words At Last

Most wouldn’t scream out that they’ve reached 33 pages, but I’m screaming YAY! I have researched, dreamed and finally revamped the entire idea of my book.

Nonetheless, the action/specualtive fiction I want to come out will have be carried forth in a different format. Perhaps not a novel, but as a novella? Screenplay? TV Series…?

Don’t know, but so far so good. My other goal is to have some ideas in my mind for NanoWrimo to quickly get that other book out there. For those of you out there wanting to write furiously and dangerously without the interference of worry and trashing previous ideas, sign up for Nano Wrimo. True writing from November 1st-30th. I believe you have to hit that 50,000 word mark.

Back to the book: 9,124 does not seem like a lot, but what I can say is the characters are different from one another but the same in thought and they all reside in my hometown. Once everything is through and before this book even goes to editing, I’ll let you know more.

For now, what are you writing/reading?