So my original idea for this year's Nano has been put on hold. Well, not really. I've already started writing it. See, I was afraid of losing interest in this particular story so I decided to just start writing.
It's about a year in the life of a rural schoolteacher in 1901-1902. Actually, I believe it's her only year teaching. I haven't quite decided whether they're going to fire her or not. I suppose I'll find out when I get to that part!
And I have two ideas for my possible Nano this year:
1) I'm resurrecting a story I started writing a few years ago, but I'm completely rewriting it. It'll be set in a different time period and possibly in another country. It's a fantasy-type story in which a young girl is transported to another world through a book. Yeah, it's been done before but look at me not caring.
2) Letters and postcards between friends (and their families) during either the 1920s, 1930s, or 1940s. I've been reading The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters, so I was heavily inspired by it.
and 3), for there is a third option, I combine the two above ideas. In fact, that might actually be my plan for Nano where quantity rules over quality. Hurrah word count!
I've been lurking about on that Nano forums. My post count should probably be triple at what it is now if I actually finished replies to posts and such. I'd start them, then start clicking on random other things before finishing and posting.
I've opted to take part in a 'NaNoWriMo Care Package Exchange', so I've got a few ideas on what to send! It's going to depend on who I get and what they like and all. Don't want to send a shiny pink notebook full of stickers of fluffy kittens if they're writing about cute-animal-eating-zombies.
But before I do any of that, I have to continue working on a friend's very belated birthday gift. And before I do THAT, I must go load up on caffeine.
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