Seven more days until this years NaNoWriMo!! So exciting. This is that time of year that writers go crazy over their pieces. Will it work out the way they planned or will it go terribly amiss? Hopefully it will all work out! This is my annual good luck post!

Who all is going to participate? Well, for the first time, my eight year old will be joining the fun! He is beyond excited to start his own story. I gave him a notebook last year so he could write whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. He has been putting notes in it and is looking forward to taking over one of the laptops in the house! I gave him the goal of 5000 words in 30 days. Anything he writes will be fantastic! (and by that I mean it will be such an accomplishment for him).

Well, good luck everyone. I’ll be writing a part self-help, part creative non-fiction story about my experiences with online dating. Should be fun!

Sandy

It is finally here and I am not sure what is going to happen. I have a storyline sort of mapped out. I know…me…planning through a storyline. Actually, it is going to be based on a guy I met just a couple months ago. I’ll warn you all now…it is going to be pretty depressing. I’ve mapped out enough of the story that I know how it is going to end.

I started writing at my traditional time of midnight on November 1st and I wrote for an hour. I wasn’t sure where to start and then I just did it. I had to pause a bunch and really think about the description and dialouge that I’m putting in here. I don’t want it to be exactly the same as this guy’s story, but the main point of his story I’ve felt needs to be told. There are so many like him that I felt he needed a voice. I just hope that I can give it in just the right way.

I have such a big heart that when I was introduced to him and we began talking my heart just broke for all he has been through. While I couldn’t help him in the way he needs, I hope and pray that one day he will realize that life isn’t as bad as he thinks it is.

Anyway, I didn’t get very far…only 398 words for the first day. I knew going into this year that I would be behind because I’m going to school this semester and I don’t know how it will effect me trying to do everything. So, this year will be a “learning” year and next year hopefully I’ll know how to balance everything.

Oh, and I probably won’t share this years story like I did last year. At least not right away. Hope everyone is having a great week and I’ll update you again sometime in the next week!!

Sandy