With a whole two hours before National Novel Writing Month 2015 officially begins here on the west coast, I have finally settled on an idea for my novel. Woo!
I have decided to revive and modify an unfinished play I wrote back in November 1991, Yes, 24 years ago. A note at that top of the document reads “Reformatted to Word for Windows 2.0: June 11, 1993.” I think the original version was written on papyrus scrolls.
I’ve elected to not bring over any of the actual writing and just start from scratch, taking the broad strokes of the plot and going with that. I may also jettison some of the main characters in favor of new ones. I haven’t decided yet but I’ll find out tomorrow as I begin this latest 30 day excursion into writing madness.
Oh, the novel is called Weirdsmith. The blurb on the NaNo site is as follows:
William Smith is a writer and a musician with a unique talent. He keeps a personal journal–a lifelong project–but there’s something weird about it. The things he writes about tend to come true. Bad things.
When a couple finds him bleeding and hurt in the woods, they save him from certain death–and open their lives to a mystery they can’t afford to leave unsolved.
It sounds more serious that it will likely play out. While the plot is sinister and mysterious, the tone will be more reminiscent of last year’s effort, Road Closed. I’m a shallow person and keeping it light–even as horrible things happen to characters–is what seems to work best for me.
By tomorrow evening I should either have at least 1667 words written or be curled up on the floor, quietly weeping. Stay tuned!
