I've decided to give NaNoWriMo a try this year.  All I have to do is write 50,000 words in 30 days.  I've done it before but this time.... I get a certificate at the end which brings a whole new level to my geekyness.

My mind has already started buzzing with ideas but I'm holding back as I don't want to run out of words - word count stars on 1 November 2010.  I've also decided I'm going to aim to write 2,000 words a day which would mean I achieve by 25 November 2010. 

This isn't going to be easy though!  I work full time and I'm going away for my birthday in November but I'm not going to let real life hinder me.  Next month, I'm going to like my imagination rule.  I've done it before, back in January when I caught the writing bug, doing around 3,000 words a night.  Might as well end the year as I started it.

Guess this means no more online gaming and I'll have to take a break from keeping fit in the freezing cold pool.  If I'm going to be successful, I'll need to get obsessed again but this time I'll be better prepared and remember to tell Rob I love him before I disappear into my own little world for a whole month.
 

I'm really looking forward to it - itching to start now.  I promise to take some breaks for real life so the cats don't forget who I am and to ensure I don't start foaming a novel at the mouth.  Plus work is mandatory so I'll still see people 9 to 5.

If your nuts about writing, you can join too at: http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Just 50,000 words in 30 days!

I've signed up as Redfae 

I found the most fabulous Twitter today.  They're called @agentgame and 'claim' to be the assistant to a literary agent.  I say 'claim' because they are anonymous but to be honest reading their tweets I do believe them. 

Its an enlightening read to see all the 'whys' for the 'Do Nots' that we are constantly told about.  Her (assuming its a her - just how I picture this assistant) tweets are classic complaints she probably experiences on a daily basis in response to the queries from potential authors that can't even query right.

I added most of 'her' tweets to my favourites and followed her, so I can giggle in future when I take a break from writing.  Its also refreshing to see I am not the only one that has made mistakes querying like attaching chapters to an agent that only wants a synopsis. 

She complains about someone writing to the wrong agent and I remember one agent I queried and spelt their name wrong - was resulted in a no.  Another query, I spelt 'October' wrong.  I spent ages reading and checking it was perfect clicked send and there is was like a neon light 'Ocotober'.  I thought "well that ones a no reprentation' but they actually came back to me asking for a full manuscript - sadly they decided despite loving it that they didn't want to represent my story.

Still, I hear a lot of big writers recieve a number of nos before becoming a best seller so I guess perseverance and faith that I will make it is what will make me a published writer. 

Maybe, one day my story will be on the anonymous agent's assistants desk and there'll be a positive tweet on @agentgame about someone getting it right and that writert will be me.  I love my imagination.

I have created an account on Mail Chimp so I can keep in touch with groups of interested people more easily.  More details can be found on my newletter page where you can sign up and be the first to hear any exciting news about my upcoming novels:  http://redfae.weebly.com/newsletter.html