I do like to think there are some deeper themes and issues in Fortune’s Folly, but it’s also fairly plot-driven. Second, I picked a project in 2003 that was light and breezy. I think it’s fantastic that NaNoWriMo now has such a rich array of forums, but I also think that for folks like me, it can be more helpful to form a smaller, more focused support group. I sure didn’t want to be the ONLY ONE in the group who didn’t finish! (And in fact all of us DID finish, go team!) Last year, while I did know folks who were doing NaNoWriMo, and added dozens of “buddies” to my list, it wasn’t the same. Okay, the competition probably helped too. And then I didn’t write anything at all in December.įirst, I had a support group in 2003. I think I wrote about 6K words total that month. I had an idea for a new book, and I figured NaNoWriMo would be a good way to kick-start it. I’d written a couple other books since 2003, and sold a couple of them. Sure it’s changed some- I completely rewrote the ending and went through at least five beginnings- but the heart of the book remains the same as the story I was madly outlining on October 31, 2003.įast-forward to last year, when I decided to give NaNoWriMo another try. And now it’s out there in libraries and bookstores. A few years later, that book got me an agent, and then a publishing contract. A few weeks later, I had a completed draft of Fortune’s Folly. And at the end of the month, I had over 50K. The six of us created a Yahoo group to cheer each other onward. So I dusted off a funny little idea about a girl who told fake fortunes, and said yes. By that point I was sick of my “serious” book, and also kind of desperate to meet some other writers. He said a bunch of other folks I knew were going to give is a shot, and invited me to join them.
In 2003 I had been grinding away on a long, serious epic fantasy novel for the past year or more, when a friend of mine told me about NaNoWriMo. But as with everything in your writing kit, you have to decide if it’s the right tool for you, and for your current project. I still think NaNoWriMo can be a great tool. Don’t worry, though, this isn’t going to be a tale of woe and misery.
I tried it again last year and failed miserably. I first did NaNoWriMo back in 2003, and it was a wonderful experience.
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