Who else out there is taking part in NaNoWriMo?
This is my first year, and so far, so good. In the weeks leading up to the start of November, I had several different story ideas floating around my head, and I agonised over trying to choose which one to develop, eventually jotting down basic structures for several ideas. What has surprised me though, is that since starting, I have followed none of these stories and a completely unexpected story has been born. It’s almost as though my main character is telling me the story. It’s quite exciting, if somewhat unnerving, because I have no idea where I’m going with this! I guess I’d definitely fall into NaNoWriMo’s “pantser” category!
The story is set mainly in Russia, from the perspective of a British teenager who moved there with her alcoholic mother and abusive step-father. Sounds depressing? Yes. Yes it is. As I say, it’s not the story I planned for or chose at all…I didnt even know I had this story in me! It is simply the story that began to unfold as I typed, almost possessed, words flowing before I even knew what I was writing.
What about you? Are you a pantser or a planner? What’s your synopsis? And feel free to add me as a writing buddy – I need all the accountability I can get!
Not me, I’ve never had an idea for a novel that I could write in thirty days. Good luck with yours.
I had a whole outline, but then it felt like “why write it when I know what’s going to happen?” So, I added a new element and it totally shifted my story, in the best I-have-no-idea-what-will-happen-kind-of-way! I’m a bit behind in my NaNoWriMo word count, but no worries. Hope you keep pumping out those words! By the way, I think the unexpected stories are always the best 😉
TyCobbsTeeth did NaNoWriMo and wrote bout it. yall have stuff in common 🙂 yu guys r the only two ppl in my feed to do NaNoWriMo. #congrats #goodjob #gogirl