Oh boy! My November 2009 will not only be for celebrating the birthdays of several close friends. And I do have a number of fierce, fun-loving Scorpios in my life. The eleventh month will also see me putting my hand to paper and actually doing what I've set-out to do a long time ago.
That is...penning a novel.
Assisting me in this mammoth task is NANOWRIMO where during the span of a month I'll be writing and submitting a minimum of 50,000 words (uhm...punctuation does NOT count).
Nothing like self-induced pressure to assist the mental cogs in turning, sweaty palms and gastric upsets making a grand entrance to actually get the task done. I'll keep you posted on my progress via this blog during the threshing. A once weekly update should suffice. If you don't hear from me do check-in, please.
As for plot: nothing, void, blank (for now). I've been assured this is OK too. I like to think of the lack of a plot as a blank slate, primed and ready for a masterpiece. But then reality kicks in and I realise less is not always more...
My PP's (Previous Plots) ranged from action heroes the likes of "Wonderbra-lass" saving the world from the wrath of flat-chested woman to soppy dramas only worthy of dubbed afternoon TV soaps somewhere in the world where the tales of sobbing men and their philandering wives are appreciated. Not really an aftermarket there.
Scorpios: do practise some stinger restraint might I be a tad late wishing you happy b'day with a chocolate cupcake in tow this year.
After all, what is a day or two between friends.
Now if only I could find a partner (would have to be kooky one) to jump into this project with all the enthusiasm he/she can muster. To succumb to the madness and perpetual folly, to...
Wait a minute, I just might have found my plot!
