NaNoWriMo~ National Novel Writing Month

I am setting out on a month long adventure. An adventure into the world of writing a book in one month. The rules for those who wish to participate are thus; write a 50,000 word or about 175 page novel in the month of November starting on the 1st and work until the 30th. Share your results with others online at NaNoWriMo (you should join the group today) and reap the reward of getting a novel done in a month.

There are groups all over the world going through the adventure together and there are the lone wolves, such as myself (no group in my area) who will work their fingers to the bone to get done by the end of the month. Okay, it really is not all that bad. To have the "book" done by the end of the month I will only have to write about 1667 words a day. In the journal I am using that is only 9 handwritten pages. No big deal! The best part is, the book does not have to be a finished product. We are being given the permission to write a extremely rough draft and after we are done it is then that we may want to revise the words we have written into a book. Many writers have gone on to finished best selling novels. I believe one of them is the Author of Water for Elephants, which I have read and it is well worth the read (read it before seeing the movie.)

I had planned on taking my adventure one step further and go to Southern Utah to camp for the 30 days and write. However, at the moment there is not any money in my budget for gas and such. I might go towards the middle of the month or sooner and finish the book down in the warmer area of Utah at this time of year. My trailer is my Muse and I enjoy reading and writing in him (Parnassus On Wheels.) The only distraction while camping is nature, one son, a dog, a bird and sometimes company. At home there are way more annoying things and such getting in the way of writing. I will have to make due, at least until I am able to travel to a warm campground. No, it will not be a RV park, but actual camping. Well, there is a potty and water, but no electricity or any other hook-ups. There will be a lot of fresh air, hiking, writing and schoolwork with my son (that means we have to drive to a wifi spot to get it done, but not every day.) 

Anyway, wish me luck and I hope that you will also go on this adventure with me. Now, go get paper and pen, sign-up online, if you wish and let us get our creative writing Muses ready to begin. 

~I will post a bit of what I wrote here when the month is over. Adieu! 

Can I Do It?

Annie wants me to hurry so we can go on our trip.

     My trailer is almost done being painted. Yes, it has taken a while to do the work on it and the only explanation I can give is that the weather has gotten in the way most of the time. The other reason is procrastination on my part. Despite these reasons for the process of painting taking so long, I can honestly say that my trailer looks a lot better. I love the bit of red on the trailer, it makes it so fresh and cute. Now I just need to finish the painting, which is mostly touch-up and then fix the front window awning. Of course, the weather here in Utah will have to get better (we woke up to snow on the ground) in order for me to be able to paint. I will post photos when done, I promise!