Happy Halloween

... and Happy NaNoWriMo eve!

Say what?!  I have no idea if I've ever mentioned NaNoWriMo on this blog before.  I may have because there have been many projects that have come and gone that have never been fully completed. NaNoWriMo is one of them.  The idea is to write a rough draft of a novel in 30 days - November.  National Novel Writers Month.  A few months ago I blogged about writing and how the greatest downfall is not finishing.

NaNoWriMo is an attempt at conquering procrastination, perfection, and any other hurdle that prevents finishing a novel.  The nuts and bolts are that you aim for writing 50,000 words, which is the equivalent of the length of The Great Gatsby.  The quality is far from that of The Great Gatsby, but you're left with a rough draft that can be honed and polished.  The hardest part is done - getting all out of your head onto paper.

I tried NaNoWriMo last year.  I got about 10,000 words into a crime novel based in Chicago before getting run over by life and abandoning my story all together.  This year I'm more prepared.  Many, many months ago, I started jotting down notes.  I have pages upon pages of plot notes and character profiles.

So, even though the beginning of November is gearing up to be very busy, I'm going to attempt NaNoWriMo again.  50,000 words in one month.  A rough draft in one month.  It's a tall order.  I'll never know I can do it unless I try.

Synopsis:

Provenance begins when my young heroine uncovers a pocket watch while processing a collection at the local history archive.  Upon rubbing the watch, she travels back to 1915 - Laramie, Wyoming, literally falling into the arms of a young ranch hand with a penchant for reading.  While searching for her way back she discovers her fellow bibliophile holds the pocket watch that is her key back home and possibly his ticket out of World War I.