And what's better, I actually have an idea. I have no idea if it'll work, but I'm hoping so. My first concern about said idea is that I have no idea how to classify it, that is, none of the genres seem to be the right one. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Strangely, I think chick lit might be close, even though the book will be very (and I cannot stress the very enough) loosely based on Dante's Inferno. At this point I have a setting (a university), characters, and themes (the journey, romance, bildungsroman), but sadly no plot. I know what I want to happen, but that doesn't exactly translate to plot. It's been my experience that seeing something in your head doesn't mean you can make it work outside your head. Or at least, I have that particular problem. So, with just a little more than 24 hours to go, I'm thinking I may just let the inmates run the asylum this NaNoWriMo and give my characters (and my mind) free reign to let the story develop however it sees fit.
With all that in mind, I think I'm going to try to attend some write-in events this year. I found out that there's a NaNoWriMo group in my town and that they're having events, so I'm going to try to go. Matt works tomorrow night, so I may have to catch a ride to the kick-off party. It's from 10pm - 6am or whenever everyone is gone. I've been struggling a bit with the idea of going to a perfect stranger's house, in the middle of the night on Halloween, alone, but I found out a guy we know in town is also going which, surprisingly, makes me feel better. So, we'll see. It'll be a matter of whether or not I can get the car (if not, they've offered me a ride) and whether or not I can win the battle with my agoraphobia/social anxiety just long enough to get there. Again, we'll see. I would hate to miss the opportunity to meet new people, even if it is the middle of the night, just because I'm afraid to leave my house without my husband.
So what about you, plan to NaNo this year?
