Yeah. I take it pretty seriously. I'm kind of fiercely competitive when it comes to word count, too. So I'm going to spring awake tomorrow morning and write as much as I can before I spend the next 6-7 hours at school. I hope I can get a good lead on the writing buddies I have living out in the west. Lol.
One of the reasons I love Nano so much is because it gets me pumped up for writing. It puts pressure on me, and when I have that pressure - or sense of competition - I will do whatever it takes to achieve my goal. And since writing is something I've wanted to do since I was little, it's nice to know that I can come up with a whole novel in a month (usually less than a month, but in the past four years, I always had a good idea of what I was writing because it had been a project I'd been working on for months in advance - plotwork and whatnot). Plus, I like all the excitement behind it - it's so awesome - yet intimidating - to see so many people wanting to write books of their own. Intimidating because it's scary to think about all the things these people are writing about. Is it anything close to what I'm writing about? What if these people get published? Then I might get someone trying to sue me for inadvertently writing about something similar. Because you know... people love to sue.
It makes me wonder what life would be like if everything truly was paradise. If we still wrote books - and why wouldn't we - would people be so nasty to each other over creative property? Or would we finally just be able to appreciate a good story, even if some elements are inspired by another tale? Same applies to art and music. I would think if it were really peace on Earth, people would just express compassion and appreciation. Some of you might be snickering to yourself, in which case I'll link you to a relevant post on my sister blog.
But paradise aside, that's why I'm glad I'm in the spiritual fiction department. Not that many people are gutsy enough to attempt to write - or even publish - fiction with a lot of spiritual elements to it. This isn't a matter of "guts" for me, though. This is just something I know I have to do, both for myself and as part of my quest to empower others. Plus, it's something I enjoy.
So yeah. I had a pretty good day today. Critique went well. Came home and had absolutely nothing to do. Mom got us some sushi, and I curled up in front of a few episodes of Supernatural. Also did a few readings, two of which were for J. I was supposed to knock out a few more on my list, but eh. As long as I do at least one or so a day, I think people will be happy.
9 days and counting!
Now excuse me while I go figure out how I'm going to start my novel in the morning.
Evaah
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