Writing a novel in a month… dare I?

My novels, National Novel Writing Month, The Easthope stories, Writing by Lois

Thanks to a WordPress blog, National Novel writing month has been drawn to my attention…

http://4amwriter.com/2012/10/22/writers-start-your-engines/

I’ve read about it before but never more than vaguely contemplated doing it. However, having decided that ‘Loving Judah’ will be published on October 31st, maybe I should set myself a new challenge for November. I have decided my next published book will be ‘Night Vision’… but that comes from my stable of unpublished but completed work. Maybe I should actually start to write creatively again rather than editing and refining something I already have?

I have plenty of ideas… I  even have three characters, brothers, actually… I have been practising my writing here on the blog since March, and before that 750 words, which is like a private blog to yourself  but with an aspiration of writing those seven hundred and fifty words every day for a month!

Badge
750 words earns you badges!

I did it for about a year – not completing every month, but it was a terrific inspiration and really got me back into writing with verve again after a couple of years of labouring in the shadows while my day job and family commitments were to the fore.

http://750words.com/

Now… how about a new challenge for myself… how about it? I wonder if I could… surely it would be fun… surely it would be worth trying? Nothing ventured, nothing gained and a load of other clichés?

I’ll let you know tomorrow!

http://www.nanowrimo.org/en

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