I know, I know. There have been plenty of these blog posts that start that way. It seems like I can only commit to writing so much for so long …. then it goes by the wayside again. I think one of the best things for my writing is the fact that I’m writing for Examiner.com. That makes me write. I have to write at least so much per month in order to keep all of the criteria to stay at the different levels that I am currently at. I think that’s a big thing. Yes, it is nonfiction, and its easy right now because I write about fishing, and I fish at least three times a week right now. So, that does make it a bit easier.
I do know, though, that I need to kick myself in the butt once in a while to actually get myself to write anything. This month starts the second round of CampNaNoWriMo for the year. I have entered, got into a cabin, and I’m ready to get going. So, I thought I’d stretch my fingers and say a few things here. It certainly can’t hurt, can it?
I think part of my problem last year was that I was full-blown convinced that I would write Steampunk or I would write nothing. Several silent months later…. well, I’m sure you can guess what I am thinking now. Maybe I’m not going to write Steampunk for this novel. Maybe I’m not going to write it for my next novel. It’s out there and it’s obviously an awesome genre and I enjoy it a lot. But, if it’s murder mysteries or paranormal that I am to write this time around, then that is what I will write. I think that is where Never the Light of Day stagnated. Yes, it could be Steampunk, and it could be a really good steampunk story…. but, depending on what I do with it and what the characters decide, it could be a regular drama, it could be a mystery, or it could be paranormal. I think that I stunted my creativity so much by trying to push my characters into a steampunk setting that I could never actually write it… or even attempt to write it. I think I have once scene, and even that one is not complete. I am not even sure, now, if that scene will make it into the end work or not. Nonetheless, I think I will still keep that idea until NaNo this year.
The story that I have for CampNaNoWriMo this year revolves around a couple who buys an abandoned resort in “God’s country”, and soon realizes that the Devil himself may also be lurking in the deep woods. oooohhhhh. Sounds creepy, right? I hope so. I’m ready for a good summer thriller, I think. We’ll see how it goes. I only 500+ words starting today, but it is a start, and I do plan on working much harder on this novel than on my June attempt!
Here’s my “deal” that I will make myself….. no checking the bass fishing forums, facebook, or anything else that may be construed as fun, until I have written at least 2,000 words for the day. Of course, I can’t start that today, because I’ve already been on all of those, but, from here on out, that is the rule!
Tight lines and Happy Muses, All!
