So, I've decided to do NaNoWriMo this year. I've obviously been tweeting too much about it because I had the almost irresistible urge to put a hashtag in front of it. I've been tweeting because I'm trying to motivate myself. I've had an unbearable time trying to get motivated lately. I'm not really sure what the problem is. I guess it's because I don't really know what process works best for me.

I've been trying to outline this week because I can't imagine a world where it's possible to bang out 1667 words a day flying by the seat of your pants. I also can't seem to find a world in which it's possible for my to feel at all creative trying to outline. It's like trying to draw a realistic representation of the world using only stick figures. I'm sure there are people out there that can do it. I'm just not one of them.

I really think the best thing for me to do would be writing some character sheets for my characters. I just don't seem to be able to figure out what should go in them without a better idea for where my story is going to go. Yay for catch-22s. I'm really tempted to pants for Nano, but I'm afraid I will just sit there and stare blankly at my computer for 30 days and feel even more depressed by the end because I have so few words.

I feel so lost. November is going to be a crazy month. I really hope this turns out to be a positive experience. I don't think I can take another negative writing experience right now. I really want to write this story. It's strange that it isn't fantasy. I only tend to read fantasy, but now that I think about it, most of my projects that I wrote in school were Sci-fi. The story was inspired by an awesome song from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Here's a link to the video. And here's a snippet of the lyrics.

Zero

Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Find me never never far gone
So get your leather, leather
leather on on on on

You're zero
What’s your name?
No one’s gonna ask you
Better find out where they want you to go
Try and hit the spot
Get to know it in the dark
Get to know it whether you’re
Crying, crying, crying oh oh
Can you climb, climb, climb higher

Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Now you’re never, never far gone
So get your leather leather
leather on on on on

I just love the whole feeling of the song and I want to write something that feels like this. I love this song, but even if it's not your thing, I think the general feeling will make for some good reading. What do you think?

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• |2009-10-30 07:14:05 Ian Arbuckle
  Do you have writers to connect with daily re: NaNoWriMo? That is maybe the best motivation. I'm not doing it this year, but I am in the middle of a project and would love to be a sounding board if you could make use of one.
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• |2009-10-30 02:34:28 Robert McKay
  I have quite a few "writing buddies" on the Nano website and I talk to a lot of people on Twitter in the #amwriting chat. You should have a look at that. There are a lot of cool people there.
  
  I may very well take you up on your offer of being a sounding board. Thanks. Will's already been quite helpful in that respect.
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