I made a tough decision, but the right decision. I ditched the whole lot. I hated it and it was going nowhere and it bored me to write so god knows what it was like to read. And did I mention I hated it?
But that doesn’t mean NaNoWriMo is over for me. I’ve started again. I am currently some six thousand words behind where I should be (honour dictates a restart means a word count reset too). But this is a story I really want to write. It’s a re-imagining, or retelling, of the NaNoWriMo I did a couple of years ago. It will all be original text, but I am using many of the same characters, a similar setting and some parallel storylines. The story was originally called ‘Some Solitude for a Social Species’, but this time round I am giving it the working title of ‘The Valentine Mansions’.
I fear that between prior engagements and the word count deficit, winning this year will be pretty tough, if not impossible. But I am going to give it my best shot.
I always caveat NaNoWriMo with the usual quality warnings, but from here on in you will have to really indulge me. I’ve got a lot to do and no time to check it. Anyway, here’s the first bit. Let’s not think about word counts, eh? This is supposed to be fun.
