Happy Halloween- Nanowrimo's almost here

While I'm out with my nieces and nephews tonight, having walked by 7 Elsa's, I can't wait for my adventure to beginning. It's a trick or treating of sorts- Nanowrimo. Because I'm a discovery writer I never quite know what's going to come out. I love being sucked into the story so much that I don't realize it's 2 AM. (I don't love it so much when I have to get up at 5 AM for work.) I love the late night phone calls to my writer friends where I can shout, "you'll never guess what happened!" I drink more caffeine than I should. Chocolate stashes around the house are raided. The world becomes one flowing story line that is occasionally interrupted by reality.

So for those of you who are afraid to write because they haven't religiously plotted in preparation- here are some final thoughts:

1) Sit but in chair is always excellent advice.

2) When in doubt- repeat above.

3) Have you picked an idea yet? Pick one- no matter how cheesy, corny it may seem, you'd be surprised at what comes of it. Pick it and make best friends because you're going to get to know each other very well.

4) Character interview—these are awesome. Sometimes in finding out more about my character it helps me shape the future story better. Here is one suggestion: https://www.writingclasses.com/toolbox/character-questionnaire/gotham.

5) What's the worst that could happen? I'm in the middle of editing (and won't finish until sometime in Dec due to nanowrimo) a YA urban fantasy romantic comedy. It's a previous nanowrimo project. Whenever I hit a spot I wasn't quite sure where to go I'd ask myself what's the worst that could happen- and then I made it happen. They are in the middle of romantic dialog on a hike and one of the character falls off a cliff. Even if you don't make the worst happen, it may give you an idea of what can happen to move the story forward.

Any questions or suggestions you want to ask/ pass along? Post in the comments