Decisions, decisions . . .
Nanowrimo starts in about six weeks, which is very exciting. I’ve done this three times now (Chiaroscuro began as a Nanowrimo project, and then grew) and always enjoyed it. As I’m something of an adrenaline junkie (though very safe adrenaline, like roller coasters and tattoos) I find the group energy very stimulating.
Last year’s project was about another couple from the same universe as Chiaroscuro (I find these boys very inspirational—must be all the pretty) and I was planning for this year’s to be about a third couple from the same ‘verse. But now I’m reconsidering . . . see, I’ve had this title looking for a story in mind for years and years, and I think I’m finally ready with a plot. I was planning to write it as a Single Shot for Torquere, but now I’m thinking, You know, this is a pretty complex plot, it could be fifty thousand words . . .
I’m torn. I mean, I have 45 days to decide, but deciding is the hardest part. And this one will involve some research and stuff. Fortunately I’ve got a lot of sources on this particular subject. The part that worries me most, though, is that it’s a genre I’ve never explored much: it’ll have some supernatural elements, some adventure elements, and of course the romance element. And I always feel a little silly writing about the fantastic. (Well, perhaps not always: in jr. high I wrote a report on lycanthropy for a science class. Got an A on it, too. But that’s vastly different from writing fiction about something supernatural, and trying to keep to its rules and still keep it fresh.)
Expect waffling on this until November 1st.
Also, I want to revise last year’s Nanovel before Nanowrimo begins. Of course, I’ve been wanting to do this all year and have so far been unsuccessful in settling into it. My discipline is shot. Woe.
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