BUT…..I’m not talking about “nano, nano” as Mork from Mork & Mindy would always say. What a shame, such a fine piece of our culture is off the air, and without reruns no less.
Today is the official start of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for all who dare. I am going to take the plunge and attempt to write a 50,000 word novel by the month’s end. We’re talking roughly 1667 words per day to stay on track. I’m pleased to report that with only 4 hours left in the first day, I have written…….nothing. The stress of figuring out what to write and where to begin, just swallowed me up today.
I started thinking about my blog writing. How could I do both? I had to figure it out. I couldn’t disappoint my 8 followers. Lord knows I had to beg them to read this. And yes, the money I owe you all is on the way.
The pressure was so bad…..I forced myself to visit friends and partake in their coffee. Then, I made myself purchase Halloween decorations (50% off). There’s nothing like a 12 foot zombie to clear one’s head. After the torture of shopping, I took a trip to the Burger King drive thru, where I proceeded to call myself a fat bitch, who needs to exercise, while eating my 1968 calories worth of God knows what. As I drove home, feeling the grease consume my every pore, I realized something. I don’t know what the fuck I’m going to write. I don’t know if it’s going to be total crap or just half-crap. The beauty is, I never know what the fuck I am going to write. AND….what I write now is probably mostly crap or half-crap on a good day. Who cares? No one said it had to be great. I just have to make the word count. AND….maybe in the end, it might be worth a read. If not, we can always use it when we run out of toilet paper.
So far I enjoy reading what the fuck you write and look forward to reading more.
I toyed with NaNoWriMo but now that I’m finally working again I need to work mo and save mo money, but the “good” news is that my 7 1/2 readers can look forward to updates about my adventures as a bigtime salesman.
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Thanks. I look forward to reading about the exciting world of sales.
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good luck 🙂
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Thanks. I could use it.
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I love your blog. If you have to take a break to write the great American novel, I for one will still be here waiting for your return. I gotta say you got bigger cojones than me to even attempt such a feat.
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I won’t break from this, it’s my outlet each day.
I don’t know about the great American novel or even a sucky one, but I’ll try to make the writing goal and see where it leads me.
I’m glad you like this blog so far. Hopefully I won’t disappoint. Your writing is something I enjoy as well.
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Why not use this blog as your project? Who says it has to be a novel? And aren’t your blogs “novel” enough? They could be turned into a book.
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That’s been suggested a few times. Nothing written prior to 11/1/11 (yesterday) can be used, but I’m considering fitting it in to what I started last night.
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