Nanowrimo lame-o

I am a Nanowrimo lame-o this year.

Not that I think Nanowrimo is lame. Quite the opposite. But I am. Or, at least, I am going to be. I am not going to do Nanowrimo properly this year. I've done it for the past two years, and it has been a great experience, but at the moment I am trying to slow down and focus on development rather than on the volume of my output. Nanowrimo embraces the exact opposite. So this year's Nanowrimo group is going to be a little different for me - instead of aiming to write an entire first draft in 30 days, I am going to finish the first draft of my YA novel in that time, which will probably take another 30,000 words. 1,000 a day! Much more manageable. It's not really Nanowrimo, but I want to do something in the spirit of things, and it was so much fun working along with all of you last year!

So. I am going to host a writing group for Nano again this year, complete with timed Twitter writing sessions, 'assignments' and so on, just like last time. The only difference is that you can choose to do the full-on, all-guns-blazing, hot-to-trot genuine Nanowrimo, or you can choose to be a Nanolame-o like me and commit to 30,000 words instead. I'll put up a sign-up sheet in the last week of October. I'll link to everyone who signs up, and do a weekly round-up post where I'll link to those members who are blogging about the process (again, just like last year!). Please let me know if there's anything else I could do to be helpful or make this more enjoyable for you. Suggestions welcome! It's such a great way to get to know other writers and stretch your creativity to its limits. Or slightly beyond its limits, like those rubber bands you used to ping at unsuspecting classmates. Always a good thing.

Tomorrow is LOML's and my wedding anniversary! And our first one in Texas. Exciting.