For those of you brave enough to read this year's Nano work, you can download the entire thing here (369 kb, rtf) or go to the 2004 novel page to read Beads of Horn Silver in individual installments.
And here's a description for those of you who want to know what you're getting into: Horror-lite. Two journalists are off to a small farming community to do a story and find out the reason behind their editor's illness. Strange things happen, plenty of innuendo gets thrown around, and in general hijinks ensue. Includes drunk bingo ladies, cats, and cast iron skillets not used for their intended purposes.
Writing a novel in a month can be both fun and depressing. Here's a bit of my advice for keeping the depression at a minimum and making sure that you finish the darn thing:
*Write every day. I know on my word count page I only list how many words I upload to the website on a particular day, but I do write every day, no matter what. Even if it's just five words, write! Unless you know you will be able to binge write successfully, don't do it. Break things into more manageable chunks and you will be able to accomplish something.
*Don't read the forums. I broke this rule all the time, but if you're an obsessive compulsive person who must read and respond to every post, stay away from the forums during November. Not only will this feed into procrastination, a lot of the threads can be really depressing for people who haven't written as much as others.
*Go to writing meet-ups during the month. This isn't possible for everyone, but if you can, you should go. Not only will you be able to meet and get encouragement other people doing this crazy novel writing thing, you will get a lot done during your writing sessions.
Well, that's it for now. If I think of anything else, I'll be sure to post it here.
