I’ve always been interested in NaNoWriMo. Mainly because I think it’s crazy that someone can write a 50,000 word novel in one month. Also, because I want to do this. I want to write a novel and I want to write it this way.

I tried doing it last year. I went in to November with the idea of writing this novel but I realized very quickly I was grossly underprepared. This year, I’m trying to learn from those mistakes. I’ve already started this year by getting my characters, scenes, and places all set up ahead of time. That way when Nov 1st shows up, I can just start writing and I have the back story of the characters ready to go.

That’s the plan anyways. I’m excited and nervous all at the same time. Five months seems like such a long time to prepare, but part of me thinks I may need five years. We shall see.