non-nanowrimo: Day 1

The original plan was to participate in NaNoWriMo. Recently I decided to do yuletide for the first time year, which would mean starting a short story at the same time I'm trying to write a novel in one month. Okay, I thought, and changed the idea to writing 50,000 words of fiction on anything during the month of November. Then a couple days ago I got an idea for a story that I'd like to have posted for Halloween. So I'm amending my version of NaNoWriMo even further.

The goal: 50,000 words of writing in 30 days, starting today. Fiction, poetry, creative essays. If I really get stuck near the end I might start including writing in my paper journal. Work on my novel and revisions on previous stories won't be included unless I write giant sections that weren't there before. I very seriously doubt I'll make it, but I need something to get my creative juices flowing. It would make more sense to do this in November proper, when I'm not stressing about classes for the spring and planning a trip this weekend, but I'm doing it anyway. I feel like being ridiculous at the moment. Best-case scenario: you'll have several fics from me in the near future (starting with the one for Halloween. I'd really like to finish that in time). Worst-case scenario: you'll be amused or annoyed by continuous cryptic ramblings of a writer's-blocked mind.

ETA: Wrote over 900 words in longhand this afternoon/evening. Not a bad start.