As per usual, I got off to a decent start before life set in. This year’s version of ‘life’ included a lovely holiday, an annoying as heck back problem that makes it hard to sit for any decent length of time, emotional upheaval… Yada yada. I’m sure you don’t really care about my reasons because I’m getting bored just listing them.

As always, NaNo has provided me something I needed. This time, it was the need to learn that I can make myself sit down and write.

Call it a block, call it ‘issues to work through’, but I have not finished a book in a long time. I wrote one ebook, which proved to me that I could write something and finish it… But as for fiction? Well, I have yet to see something to its completion since I moved to Australia.

There it is: the sad but true fact that I have had ‘writing issues’ for just over three years now.

Yet, there is a light at the end of this abysmal tunnel. I attempted NaNoWriMo. I like the story idea. I like it so much that I think this could be it. No, this will be it. This will be the first completed novel I’ve written in my new life.

Because I say so, darn it.

Yes, I am incredibly behind.

I did get to about 1700 words, which is a good start. I’m not stressing about it, though, because I do have a vacation coming up next week which will likely put me so far behind that this will be another year I don’t get it done by the deadline.

But it is too fun to resist joining up.

If you want to have me as your writing buddy, you can see my profile by clicking here.

(I’m still undecided about whether or not I’m going to join. As always, I probably won’t decide until November 1st around midafternoon.)

No idea.

There is just over two weeks to go and I’m still not decided on whether or not I will be participating. I have been playing with the idea of posting what I write here and allowing people to unleash their plot ninjas on my story, but I would hate to have something come up and not be able to complete it. Plus there is always the time factor, not to mention that would end up being a lot of long posts people would have to trudge through.

While I deliberate about my participation and whatnot, I’m wondering what would be of most benefit to you the readers? Would you like a daily/weekly check in? A place to relax? Or would you like something more along the lines of random plot twists or other types of inspiration?

I like the idea of having weekly NaNo breaks, but if there is something you would like better…

I’m not lacking for ideas, by any means; I am just indecisive. (A wonderful thing to be with less than a month to go…)

Even so, I’ve been noticing an increasing amount of posts on the subject…

I wasn’t able to join last year due to time constraints, but this year looks as if I might have a decent amount of time available for doing it. This is the first I’ve thought about it, though.

Are you thinking about NaNoWriMo already?