NaNoWriMo!!!!

it's almost october, which means that it's nearly november, which means that NaNoWriMo is nearly upon us!
what is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month, silly!

this is the delightful part of the year where i like to psyche myself up for an impossible task. every year, i say to myself, this time, i'm gonna make it. i just have to get past the outline and the awkward first chapters. this time, i'm going to be a WriMo!

so far, i've failed miserably, constructing nothing put more tension. but, rather than stressing myself out this year, i've decided to give myself a few outs. sure, i'm make another failed attempt, but then i'll nurse my spirits with a few more challenges.

1. writing fellowships
if artists can get paid to sit around and dream about the perfect piece, why shouldn't i be able to do the same with things that people actually care about? i mean, seriously, i need a patron...


2.the three day novel
a website that encourages you to do the same thing as NaNoWriMo, but in three days instead of thirty... i suppose my commitophobia would be best employed here. three very serious days of writing until i can't see anymore, that sounds like a dream. i'd planned on getting a cheap hotel room, locking myself in with a whole lot of booze a la hunter s. thompson, and writing my life's work.

3. the drinking and writing festival
there's also apparently a festival in chicago. i dare say i have found a harmonious marriage of two things i do rather well, and it's only a stone's throw (or hung-over megabus ride) away.


all that decided, it's time to brainstorm my NaNoWriMo novel. i'll take any suggestions, explicit photographys, or candy necklaces you aren't using...