It is that time of year!

Halloween has come and gone and with the clock striking midnight NANO season has begun! To everyone taking part in National Novel Writing Month Good luck! I'm hoping to jump in next week once I finish a current book I'm working on.

I once thought writing a book in a month was impossible, but it's not. You can do anything you set your mind to. Stay strong! Stay caffeinated! You got this :)

I've got Crap

I am at that point. You know the point. The one where you think everything that you are writing is crap. Yup, I have officially arrived. I was so gung ho in the beginning, but once I got to 25,000 words it turned to crap. Now I'm at 29,000 and I feel like everything I have written is crap. As you can see there is a whole lot of crap. It is so frustrating. I want to write and I had this whole plan but now my goals seem to be slipping away.

I got to one point in my WIP where I just got stuck and if you've read previous posts you know it's not the first time. This time though I didn't know where to go and what exactly I wanted to happen, so I added more drama to a drama ridden story. So now I"m wondering is there such thing as too much drama? Ahhhhhh! Okay I feel better now.

And if that's not enough to weigh heavy on my mind, I start thinking okay well I can wrap it up soon and bring it all together, but I'm only on page 115 and I'm only at 29,000 words, I need at least 30,000 more to go. Maybe I should just stop thinking. That might actually be my best bet.

Okay. I'm sorry for my mini freak out. Hope NaNo is going much better for everyone else. Would love to hear updates. Leave them in the comments.

~Weekend Post~

How's NaNo going for everyone? I'm here to cheer you on. Think of me as your personal cheerleader, except I don't do the uniform and pom poms. Sorry. I will, however, be here for moral support and tough love. If you need a push to get past the writer's block I will be more than happy to shove :) Pretty funny considering I was stuck for a day or two. At first I was like, No! How can I be stuck? It was going so well. I was pumping out words like Henry Ford pumped out cars, but it happened. So instead of stressing over it I took it as my brain telling me to take some time and relax. I finished reading a book I have been reading forever. Started reading a new book. Caught up on all my favorite TV shows and didn't think about where my characters are going to go and what is going to happen next. All I needed was a day of pushing it aside to get right back on track.

So if you are stuck, don't stress. You just need to give your brain a little breather. Go out for a walk, watch a movie, call an old friend, have a drink :) and when you go back you will have a clear mind and will be ready to pound away on your keyboard.

The chapters that were giving me a hard time is a key point in the book and I want to share with you the pictures I used for inspiration. (If you haven't figured it out by now I"m obsessed with photos)

National Novel Writing Month

I have never participated in National Novel Writing Month but I decided that this year that is going to change. I just started work on a new WIP and I think NANO is exactly what I need. This particular WIP requires tons of research since a majority of the book will take place in the 1920's. I figured by the time November comes around I will have all the research I need to start that part of the book. It's one of those things that I just know if I don't put myself on a strict schedule of BIC (Butt in Chair) I'm going to keep second guessing myself and get discouraged. I'm excited to see if I can stick with it and what I will learn along the way.

Have any of you ever participated in National Novel Writing Month? If not do you plan on giving it a go this year? And if you have was it a success? Did you learn anything about yourself and your writing? Anything I need to know before going into it?  

If you want to sign up for this years head over to: http://www.nanowrimo.org/