National November Writing Month is Almost Here!

It's that time of year again where all types of writers try to write 50,000 words in 30 days...

"National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30."

I first did Nanowrimo in 2008. My first year I wrote a supernatural horror story about a demon. In 2009 I wrote a Contemporary Murder Mystery Young Adult. Last year I didn't officially take part in Nanowrimo but was able to write 50k in 3 weeks. I have no clue how I did that! And my Nanowrimo story from last year turned out to be Xavier's Loving Arms that I sold to Decadent Publishing.

A few writers who have done Nanowromo have sold their stories they wrote for it. It's a great way to get your butt in the chair and write. Because I've done Nanowrimo, I've surprised myself by how much I can write. In order to make the 50k words in 30 days, you must write 1,600 words a day. I end up writing more, where some days (usually on the weekends) I end up writing anywhere between 4-5k words.

This month is going to be tough because I have 3 books to edit and am very busy at the day job. But I'm dedicated and plan on typing away on my computer and release the story in my head on paper. I already have planned ahead by writing up an outline/synopsis for this year's Nanowrimo, which is tentatively titled:

If You Only Knew 

Synopsis: Manhattan museum gallery owner Stella Jennings love life is DOA. She yearns for fun and excitement like when she was younger, but now as a mature business woman with too many responsibilities, she doesn't know how to make that happen. When she meets tattoo artist, Kristi Welch, their first introduction is full of lust and a crazy physical attraction that confuses them both. Kristi is just getting out of a bad relationship with her fiance who cheated on her, and she thinks Stella is too much of a goody goody to give her what she wants. Stella is more than willing to prove her wrong.

This will end up being the third book in my Lovestruck series about the youngest Jennings sister. My two books Lovestruck and Burning for You are about Stella's older sister and brother.

Click here to view my Nanowrimo profile, and while you're there, why not create your own profile and join in on all the Nanowrimo madness?

I'll update each week on my progress and hope I can make that 50k word count and not become too batty while doing it.