A fluffy, funny novel for NaNoWriMo?
So if I’m not planning to write my serious second novel for the 2008 NaNoWriMo month, does that mean I skip the event altogether? Or should I turn my hand to some of the other writing ideas I have, for something a little less literary and more fun to write?
Recently I’ve really enjoyed reading a bunch of novels I’ve got from the “Humour” section of the fiction books in my local library. In theory, I dislike the way my library divides up all the fiction into weird categories including “Family Sagas” and “Romance” because most of the time I really have trouble figuring out where a book I’m looking for will be found. Yes, I check the catalogue then and find it, but I don’t see why it would be so bad to just have all the novels together in alphabetical order. However, having the “Humour” section separately has led me to indulge in a few great books, with my favourites being several by Mil Millington, like Love and Other Near-Death Experiences
These experiences have left me wondering: could I write a funny book? Could I write a fluffy, funny novel that is simply fun to write, for NaNoWriMo this year, without having to worry too much about whether it’s actually a good novel or not? I’m not even sure yet if it’s a good idea, but I rather love the camaraderie of NaNoWriMo and the badges I get to put on my blog, and that general flurry of craziness. So it’s something to think about - I still have almost three months before I have to decide for sure.
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Yeah, yeah, I really hate it when my friends are right. I just feel a bit sad about not doing NaNoWriMo this year, even though I’m still writing the novel I wanted to do then, just more spread out (and hence probably better) and it’ll still (hopefully) be finished by the end of November.
I’m sure you COULD do it, but considering the workload you have already committed to, maybe you could just PLAN it instead? Plus you have super holidays planned for November, non?
This is all just part of trying to keep you on track …
Kx