Watch This Space

It's almost November first. That means I'm really, really going to start my NaNovel soon. And guess where it's going to be appearing as I write it? That's right, here! You know what that means, folks - you might actually get to see me keep my attention on one plotline long enough to (mostly) finish a story! For a whole month, only one story will appear here to perplex and delight you, and it will be going up at a (comparatively) lightning pace. 50,000 words in 30 days, dude. I might actually get somewhere!

Right now I'm trying to outline my plot, so I don't hit any big snags once I start writing. I'm itching to get started, but no, bad Karen, must wait until 11/1. Until then...I shall sit here muttering to myself and hoping that, come Thursday, a quajillion people will suddenly go "OMG! Look at this awesome blog where this girl is posting her novel! Let...I know this is revolutionary, but let's try it...let's READ THE BLOG!"

And then, my friends - then...I shall have more than three hits on this blog. And I shall be a success.

Relatively speaking.

Or, you know, the same three people who've been with me this far can cheerfully enjoy all 50,000 words. I guess that would work too.

NaNo...Ooh!

It's almost that time again. That special time of year when nutjobs all over the world abandon whatever they've been working on for the past year and turn to the complete chaos of (dun dun DUN) NaNoWriMo! Thirty days. Fifty thousand words. Gallons of coffee and kilos of sugar.

And fun. Lots of that.

NaNoWriMo is sponsored by The Office of Letters and Light, a nonprofit that runs programs supporting young writers and libraries in Southeast Asia. They're a nonprofit. A charity. That means they operate on donations, folks. Donations from nice people who write novels during NaNoWriMo, mostly, but then there are those of us who are, um, not so much gainfully employed. It's hard to donate when you've got no disposable income.

Until now! You know how marathon runners get sponsored by people who aren't actually running? Well, NaNo has set up a similar system. All you have to do is click on this link, get out your credit card, and click "Give Now" on the page that pops up. You can donate as much or as little money as you want to the cause, and 95% of it goes directly to tOoLaL.

Yeah, I'm shaking you down. But it's for a totally good cause, and you can donate any amount, from a dollar to a thousand dollars (heh, I wish). If you donate, thank you so much! And if you don't, that's ok - my nanovel will still be going up in pieces on this blog for you to enjoy.