10.11.2010

NaNoWriMo-round the corner

I'm trying to get ahead. I fear as usual that my good intentions will be all that I'm left with at the end of November. And yet, I'm looking to November and thinking of the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. 50,000 words in 30 days. Can't start till November 1. Must get to 50k by November 30. Every year I want to do it, and I never get very far.

So, step 1. Between now and Halloween, I need to brainstorm topics and form some outlines. I need to get back into the idea of writing as well. I used to write. I don't much anymore. But, that's the point of doing NaNoWriMo.

Wait - - - I need to break this down. How many pages is 50,000 words? According to the website, 175 pages. Ok. Divide that by 30 days. That's less than 6 pages a day. I can do that.

Time to do some research. I feel like I need to understand the framework: how to structure chapters and characters and themes, etc. when writing a novel?

It's just 1 month. I can do this.

9.28.2010

CapriSun & Bubbles

Summertime. It's over now, but here are some pictures from just a month ago, during our glorious vacation to the coast of Maine. I need to shoot for fall. But for now, here's summer . . . .

Annika on Porch at Bayside

She's into gathering leaves. Late August 2010

Purple Sky and Boulder

Facing back up toward the cottages from the low tide mudflat at sunrise, late August 2010 at Bayside, Northport, Maine. You can see the moon behind the trees!

Raft at Sunrise, Bayside

I think the shadows in the foreground and middleground need some dodging, but I love these purple skies.

Sunrise at Bayside

Penobscot Bay at Bayside Cottages, Northport, Maine. Late August 2010

Graffiti on the Wharf Shelter

Northport, Maine. Late August 2010

Work Area

at Young's Lobster Pound, Belfast, Maine. Late August 2010

Sunset at Belfast Harbor

from Young's Lobster Pound, late August 2010

9.27.2010

Juice & Bubbles

August 2010 in Northport, Maine