Sunday, November 9, 2008

Writing a bad novel

November is National Novel Writing Month. This is a challenge to all writers is to write a 50,000 word novel before the end of the month. After thinking about it for a week, I decided I'm in.

After my first day (yesterday) I wrote about 2000 words. Today I've written another 500. Its a really bad start. The object is not to worry about how bad it is. Just keep writing until the goal of 50,000 words has been written. And then its edit time. Or garbage time. Or seeing as how these are computers, hit the delete button time.

My novel is something I've thought about for awhile. A husband and wife who solve murder mysteries. Kind of like Murder She Wrote, but a duet not a single. I was a big fan of Jessica Fletcher. I'm planning a series. Its just getting started that's the hard part.

Hmm, or maybe this has already been done. Anyone remember Hart to Hart?

I need to pick up the pace. Just over 47,000 words to go.....

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