Yes, I'm in. I'm down with the NaNoWriMo.
PROBLEM THE FIRST: I don't know what I will write about.
PROBLEM THE SECOND: I am not feeling too confident about this writing business lately.
PROBLEM THE THIRD: I fully intend to be employed soon which will really limit the "writing time" I usually have.
But, I realize most people in NaNoWriMo's face are employed, so the third problem really has no bearing on the competition.
As for the other two problems, I'm hoping I will get over them. See what I can pull out of my hat and run with it.
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In regard to your concerns,
The 3rd Problem: I am in university full time and work three-quarter to full-time. The secret... caffine. It comes in many delectamable forms and is complimented well with a little B vitamin complex and niacine.
The 2nd Problem: There is no way you can suck as bad as Ryan. And if he is still giving the old try you might as well too.
The 1st Problem: How about a novel about a struggling male nursing student who is recently divorced and trying to pay for university by working in a group home for at risk teens, and knows he is destined to save lives and break hearts? No... I thought it sounded good. Ok then on to the B material. Oh! I got one! A ninja clan fighting zombies in a post-apocalyptic future. That would be sweet. And you know that if people were willing to watch something like Space Truckers a movie deal is a sure thing. Yeah, that would be awesome.
-Gordon
Ril, as to problem 1, I'd like to see a speculative dystopian novel about [insert problem of your choice here]. Perhaps evil elves who take over the world and make everyone eat nothing but corn dogs and powdered cheese?
As to problem 2, that's your writing critics whispering in your ear. Write a short paragraph in which they get plucked off by aliens and experimented on, and you'll be okay.
And as to problem 3, if you're having trouble, you can always join me in my modified NaWriMo experiment. Other than a short 8-hour break this afternoon and evening, I've been doing quite well on these conference paper things I've been working on (really really time to get back to them now--nothing like a hard Monday deadline to make a girl write her heart out). But yeah, got to go grab more of that caffeinated chai I just made.
Ril-
Problem 3: You can do 1800 words a day in your sleep. Stop whining and do. I know full well you can do it.
Problem 2: Tell your inner critic to eat a dick. Seriously.
Problem 1: Write what you know--the life of a heroin addicted prostitute who plays way too much Rock Band.
Gordon-
It frightens me that you are a nursing student, ostensibly a medical health professional, and yet you misspell niacin.
Also, eat a dick. (See 2nd problem above)
and caffeine.
Jesus. I weep for the future.
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