The Insanity has Begun!

As regular readers of my blog may recall, last year was the first year I succeeded in "winning" Nanowrimo. (You can read most of the story here.) I made it to the 50,000 words, but alas, my story wasn't finished--and I haven't touched it since. :(

I didn't burn out on writing; I had made my goal and was content with that, especially since I tried to make the goal in both 2002 and 2003, but didn't even come close. In fact, it was quite uplifting to have completed that goal. My goal for 2005 is to not only make the 50,000 word count, but to FINISH the story I start writing (which looks to be in the fantasy genre at this point). So far, I have a first line and a character and a vague idea of the society the character lives in. Before Nov. 1, I want to know the ending, so all I have to do is write to get there. We'll see. Last year, I had a title and a character and an opening scene.

After Nano, my writing slacked off. I fell into depression again, mostly because I wasn't writing. It was a vicious circle. But that's all over now--it's that time of year again! The Nano forums are open, and people are getting ready to start writing their brains out on Nov. 1. I don't know if I'll be publicly posting my writing this year. Last year, I did it as a backup more than anything.

You can read what I learned from Nano here. Wish me luck!