NaNoWriMo Eve

On the eve of national novel writing month (even though the competition is an international thing), I have got virtually no idea of what my novel is going to be about. Okay, I lie. I have about three pages worth of scribbling, character names, stylistic ideas and quotes I'd like to use somewhere. As for storyline... well, they're over rated anyway, right? So I know what it's going to be about just not what's going to happen. That's what HSC English does to you. "Don't retell the story, tell us about the themes and techniques and all that other bullshit". With that in mind, I'll just let my creative juices flow and unleash the madness monkey inside my brain. It speaks very fluent English and acts as a fill in for my frequently absent muse. I told you the voices were there to help. And should my novel end up being James Joyce style mess (which is more likely than America being involved in a war at any given point in time), I blame my English teachers.

Anyway, to anyone else crazy enough to write a fifty thusand word novel in a month, good luck and God speed (no, really). Especially any university students who happen to have exams running at the moment.

Ganbatte kudasai!