As if I didn't have enough to do, I will be participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. I completed the word goal in 2005 and 2006. It was fun even though I wasn't the fastest typist. Now that I type for a living, that will be the easy part at only 1667 words per day. The hard part is the plot.I have 3 ideas for novels. The 1st is a fusion of Dr. Who, time travel through church history, Pelagius as a time lord and leader of the Sith, with cameos appearances from Calvinistic Cartoons and other assorted nonsense. The 2nd is a more serious murder/crime mystery in an academic setting. The time constraint doesn't lend itself to serious and thoughtful writing, and my 2006 novel was a Doctor Who/Jane Austen blend. Therefore, I have settled on a 3rd idea, The Green Bean Casserole Mystery. I don't want to spoil the plot, meager as it as, but think of a Southern, theologically reformed mix of Nancy Drew and Miss Marple with a dose of humor. I'll be posting my daily quota here beginning November 1. You're welcome to read along as I write.
Oh Persis, you are so brilliant and clever! I'm looking forward to reading along! God bless you this weekend my dear friend!
ReplyDeletePlease don't give it a Flannery O'Connor style ending, is all I ask.
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ReplyDeleteI only write happy endings.
It would take me a year to write 50,000 words!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Persis. You are really a character! I'm waiting for this one - but will the mystery be solved before we put those cassaroles on our Thanksgiving tables?
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