Showing posts with label october. Show all posts
Showing posts with label october. Show all posts
Monday, October 20, 2014
I'm going to do NaNoWriMo again (I know you're not surprised)
October is almost done, and the website has rebooted, so it's NaNoWriMo time again. I know you're excited. (Well, maybe you are. Maybe you should participate?)
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Monday, October 21, 2013
It's that time of year again (....almost)
So, seeing as how it's almost the end of October (finally!), I've been thinking about National Novel Writing Month.
As happens to me very often, I had an idea at the beginning of the month (an urban fantasy novel about an occult biker gang, to put it in a nutshell). I started planning it out a bit, did some reading, started watching Sons of Anarchy again (I'm only partway through season 2, no spoilers please!), that kind of thing. So I was ready, right? Then I looked up and it was only October 16. So.
Now I'm thinking of writing something that takes place at the Jersey Shore, where I'm from (surprise, right? Writing about a place I know). But of course there are ten days left before November. So. I still don't really know. And I may or may not have already started the other novel (also urban fantasy), which may or may not be cheating if I use it (it is).
So I need to lay in some toys/treats for Elka to occupy herself with so I can shoehorn some writing time in evenings after work. Remembering to freeze Kongs will help. Getting a couple new squeaky toys will help, as they only last so long. It's funny, Elka didn't used to like squeaky toys, but she sure does now! I can just watch her play with one, and they are an enforced "No, you play with that yourself" toy.
Any of you novelling this year? How does your dog occupy him or her self when you write?
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