Well, I’m gonna do NaNoWriMo again this year. Yepper.
I’m Buying New Pens
It’s just for fun. Last
year, I wrote my stuff by hand and that was even more of a blast. I got to use all sorts of pens.
Elmore Leonard and Nelson DeMille are two of my favorite
writers. They handwrite their
stuff. I could say that I’m using pen
and paper because of their influence, but it would be a filthy lie. I like that they handwrite their stuff. I do.
But I just love using pens and writing
in cursive. It makes me happy to
play around with different kinds of pens, even a fine tip Sharpie or two. And it’s an excuse to buy some more … I need
them for NaNoWriMo.
Must. Buy. Pens.
(I worry about how abnormal I sound to you right now….
Sorta.)
Oh, and I figured out how
to bind everything together using those Happy Planner discs. This is great. I can gather the pix I’ve torn out to remind
me of settings, or maps I’ve created, or just anything … and pile it all
together with the handwritten pages.
Which may well end up on all kinds of paper.
This disc binding system is a big deal for me. Really makes NaNoWriMo so much better.
Plus the stuff I research.
Last year, I learned a lot about tsunamis, because I had so
many subplots going that I just drowned a whole lot of them in one fell
swoop. Felt good. Felt REAL good.
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I’m Researching Tornadoes
So, this year I’m already researching tornadoes. Have you ever watched those storm chaser
videos of the El Reno tornado in Oklahoma?
Wow, that was one scary monster.
(And no, even after Hurricane Harvey I’m sticking with
tornadoes. Why? Tornadoes are sudden -- a
hurricane would give my characters too much warning. They might scream less. And more might
live. (I guess I have a dark side.))
Here, you watch that El Reno tornado for yourself. Wowzer.
More later. I’m off
to Amazon to see what pens are on sale and to buy those extra big discs that
are the size of small dessert plates.
Maybe in pink.