NaNoWriMo begins! | Update #1

So NaNoWriMo starts in less than two hours. I think it is safe to say that I am most definitely freaking out. It is like pure excitement and pure panic at the moment. No cold feet though. I refuse to back down or give up.. (ask me mid-month and let's see how motivated I am then).

I have been ~prepping~ a little, and playing around with characters names, profiles, plots, etc etc. I don't really know a lot of the middle of my story, but I have a starting point and an end point. I don't know how I'm going to proceed with time either, because my story will take place roughly in a span of two years.. so time jumps will have to happen of course.

Anyways.. the purpose of this post? I guess this is my first update post.. so you can expect a ton of these from me. I will write about my current process, update you all on the word count, etc. So yeah, if you are interested, sit tight and wait for these writing updates to start rolling in.

There is still time to sign up for NaNoWriMo if you haven't already. If you do, please add me as a writing buddy. I am also trying to raise money as well during the month of November, so if you can donate at all, please do! You can track my progress on my page, but the best place to see it all will be on twitter!

I'm going to now make a big cup of coffee in my new NaNo mug and get the laptop charged so I can start right when the clock strikes 12! ;)

NaNoWriMo 2014!

So.. I'm finally taking the plunge and joining NaNoWriMo this year. I've known about NaNoWriMo for a couple years now since a lot of youtubers that I watch such as Kristina Horner have participated in the past. I have always been intrigued by it, but I've never fully committed to it. Let's be serious for a moment.. 50,000 words in ONE month is pretty darn terrifying. Considering I have NEVER written a book before in my life. I have always wanted to dabble in writing and I own journals full of ideas, but it hasn't gone beyond that. UNTIL NOW. I will say that having my two best friends participate in it really was the final push to encourage me to sign up.

If don't know what NaNoWriMo is.. well in short, it is National Novel Writing Month which takes place every year in November. It is free to register and you can even find events to attend within your city. There are great prizes and you basically ~win~ if you validate at the end that you wrote 50,000 words. You can find out more details here on the main page.

I am participating this year and I have a rough idea so far for a novel. It will be Young Adult and most likely, contemporary romance. I have a few character names, but that is as far as it has gotten. I really need to start prepping soon! You can track my progress over at my participant page :) Please add me as a friend if you are participating as well :) We can encourage each other during the month of November.

Lastly, I am also trying to help raise money for the cause, so if you have the chance, please check out my donation page :) it will keep me encouraged during the month of vigorous writing.

I will most likely have weekly updates on the participant page and the donation page, but I will have blog posts as well on here surrounding it, so keep your eyes peeled for that. I am incredibly excited!

Are you participating? Let me know in the comments below!