I’m Doing It
You all out there might recall that I took a step toward writing after several spastic attempts at Flash Fiction as well as the mediocre success of this very blog. Okay, since you skipped over the links, try clicking the orange words before this one.
Thanks. So I related my decision to wade into real writing mojo and sign up with the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. This annual event held each November (concurrent with that beard-growing thing for men’s balls that the Army won’t let me participate in) is an attempt to crank out 50,000 words in thirty days. I even made a sidebar widget (that shit is on the homepage but I’ll let you geniusi figure out how to get there)(I’m tired of freebies) to track my progress.
Though I give you all sarcastic and ironic shit about never checking my home page, the sad truth is that I never do either. That’s the downside. The upside is that I’m normally in the Dashboard area, which only one of you out there will ever lay eyes on. Don’t. Ask.
Anyway, I checked my homepage and noted that I’d well surpassed the halfway mark of NaNo so far. According to maths, I should pass 25,000 words on the 15th of November. Apparently I’m ahead of schedule and doing well, since today is the 14th and according to the NaNo page, I destroyed 25k two days ago.
Two words: Fuck. I’mwrintingamotherfuckingbook.
Yay?
BrainRants 
November 15, 2014 at 10:05
I’ll read it…as long as you don’t bore me! 🙂
November 15, 2014 at 10:22
Never.
November 15, 2014 at 11:11
Awesome, Rants! Keep kicking ass!
November 15, 2014 at 11:19
I still think you should attempt this next year, Scott.
November 15, 2014 at 11:36
Maybe. I have a novel on my hard drive on which I’m about 15,000 words in, but I keep losing my drive to write it. I get on it for about a week then get tired of it. Then I get back to it a month later and get tired of it again. I’m sure there’s an ADD joke in here somewhere…
November 15, 2014 at 12:10
Sounds familiar. I have an 89,000 word work that I merely stopped because I realized it sucked ass.
November 15, 2014 at 12:18
We’re always our own worst critics.
November 15, 2014 at 16:36
I am, that is true. But it’s also true the MS sucks ass.
November 15, 2014 at 11:11
Haha….I love the “two words”. I guess I should head over to your home page, just so I can say I did!
November 15, 2014 at 11:20
You should! It has cool shit down the right side and stuff.
November 15, 2014 at 11:23
I like cool shit!
November 15, 2014 at 12:09
Widgets!
November 15, 2014 at 19:56
Fuck yeah, you are doing it. I’m not privy to it…your novel, your rules. So happy for you…yay.
November 16, 2014 at 08:41
No real rules. You just write.
November 16, 2014 at 17:16
Kinda got that…regarding who gets to read…your novel,.your rules.
November 16, 2014 at 18:27
With luck, someday I’ll mail you a signed copy. How’s that, MIss Pouty?
November 18, 2014 at 22:07
Pouty? With luck, I will be one of your paying customers. Signature would = fucking most awesome.
November 18, 2014 at 22:09
If ever, will-do.
November 18, 2014 at 22:34
Right.
November 18, 2014 at 22:36
Or not.
November 18, 2014 at 22:38
Again, right.
November 19, 2014 at 05:12
🙂
November 16, 2014 at 18:02
Let me guess, you’ve novelized your Buffy fan fiction, right?
November 16, 2014 at 18:27
How did you know? By the way, I’m also in the closet.
November 17, 2014 at 20:46
This is fucking cool. I wrote one create piece a couple of months ago that was 16,00 words. Just one piece. Granted it took a lot of time, but I’m thinking that I should be focusing on creative writing, rather than this daily prompt stuff. Maybe I should sign up for this wrimonoblopomogoproorwhateverthefuckitscalled.
November 17, 2014 at 20:49
Absofuckinglutely!
January 14, 2015 at 06:02
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