My First NaNoWriMo - by Eileen Padmore
October was frantic but I managed a quick first look at NaNo on the 30th. Help! So many writers way ahead in the preparation stakes: planning, scheming, writing out neat chapter structure cards. I was coming at it with a blank computer screen (and head). Best jump in for a dummy run now then do it properly next year. No pressure, no word targets I decided. Title? Nothing! An empty mind to match the virgin page – signed into with a pseudonym so nobody could witness me making a fool of myself. I chose the title of a recent blog that had been popular, then hit genre – difficult when you don’t know what to write about. Exploring ‘chat rooms’ and ‘ genre lounges’ opened up options. Would it be ‘ Fantasy’ , ‘Literary’ or Satire, Humour and Parody?’ Humour always seems to find a way into whatever I write, but I opted for fantasy. It offered more scope. Badges next: one for posting in a foru...