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NaNo Crunch

So I've been spending a lot of time lately preparing for NaNoWriMo. Not for myself, per se, but more to motivate everyone to participate in this fun, challenging and satisfying event. I created the "NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon"  to raise funds for some great WDC groups, and I've been doing weekly installments of writing lessons in my newsletters for the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group" . Of course, today I realized that the only problem with all this is that I'm not preparing my own novel; I still have no idea what I want to write about!

I know I'm going to try tackling a crime/mystery novel this year, maybe with a horror slant. I tried an erotica novel last year and feel like doing something a little different this year. But with no idea about the story or the character, I've got a lot of work to do before November 1st, especially if I'm going to make good on my promise of actually preparing something and not writing cold like I did last year. So I think it's time that I follow my own advice and take part in the NaNo exercises I publish for the UEN. Sure I may not be able to win the prize every week... but I should be able to follow my own advice and adequately prepare, right?

Anyone else finding themselves up against the wall as far as their NaNo prep is concerned?