SeptNoFinMo Update 2
Not only have I managed to not write a post since mid-September, but I also haven’t read any more of my 2008 novel. So, SeptNoFinMo has turned into OctNoMaybeFinMo. I’m not very optimistic about finishing anything in October, the reasons for which will become apparent if you continue reading this post.
I just recently (like, 10 minutes ago) started my application to the University of New Mexico’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a masters in stats. All I’ve really done at this point is write to some of my college professors asking them if they’ll write letters of recommendation for me. Tomorrow I plan to take care of getting my transcripts and GRE scores sent. At that point all I should have left is the application and the letter of intent. The letter of intent always scares me a little because it’s easily the most important part of the application, but sometimes my intentions don’t really make sense to anybody but me.
My mom is coming to visit me Oct 9 to Oct 18. That should be fun. She stayed with me for a week back in December of 2007 when I first moved to Alabama. It helped to have somebody around and we ended up doing some pretty cool things. Hopefully we can find some neat things to do this time too.
NaNoWriMo is just around the horizon. The signup page went up just a few days ago (www.nanowrimo.org), so go sign up to write your novel now! I’m still not sure what I’ll write about this year. More than likely it won’t be a continuation of my 2008 story since I won’t have it finished by the time November starts. I don’t think I want to recycle any of the characters either in case I somehow manage to salvage my 2008 novel. This year my goal isn’t just to get the 50k words, but to actually finish the novel. Ideally I’d like to aim for writing 100k words.
On top of that, I’m writing a joint-novel with my brother. We haven’t discussed the terms yet of how we’re trading or how often. I don’t think we’re going to discuss any story or character aspects before we start either. My brother said he’s ok with fantasy and that he makes no promises that things won’t get silly. I think for the most part he plans on giving me challenges to see how I get the character(s) out of things, and I’ll probably do the same. So, that’s very vague but will be a ton of fun.
As you can see, my free time is pretty busy with applying for school, my mom visiting, and some minimal planning for November. I may get around to reading my 2008 novel, but I doubt I’ll be able to write enough to finish it before NaNoWriMo 2009 starts. Despite being busy, I’ll also try to post more. I had a few posts planned out for the last couple of weeks, but never got around to writing them. At some point I may write those and sneak them in to make the last few weeks look less lonely. I’m not sure that I have enough readers that check often enough to actually notice their suspicious appearance.
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