Trick or Treat is nearly the exact term I would use for 2020. I have been keeping a journal and writing a book for first CampNaNo where I wrote about 25K and now starting at midnight plan to add another 50K. Getting ready for the start of NaNoWriMo this year required me to edit the spring start of the book and make sure all the journaling and whining and prompts not touched got put in the section of yWriter that keeps that count for being in the total word count. I want that count to be purely story.
All of that to say, I have now relived 2020 from March on. It has been a slow and boring rollercoaster full of angst and sometimes loneliness. Since my book is loosely based on the pandemic, it is titled Pandamapocalypse (I may have to rename it as I can never remember the way to spell it. Clue: There are Pandas and Ma’s but remembering is there an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ after the second ‘p’ and then after the ‘c’ has no hints to hold onto.
During this year I have watched more series than I think I ever have. It is curious how the writers come up with their plots. One thing I have noticed is that if it is a long series they resort to using the holidays as they come. Making sure there are tricks and treats for Halloween seems to give them lots of fodder for maybe even two episodes.
My characters have only experienced Easter and that was too fearful to do more than think it and move on. So they are going to get a treat both on Earth and on Haven as they all celebrate in ways to help them enjoy life again and yet stay to the mission to see why it is spreading and how they can help stop the process. My trick for them is how, now that the virus is human, things can get worse before it gets better while trying to keep it light enough that I want to write.
Well, I did manage to blog. Yay, me! Hope you all had a great Halloween and didn’t get tricked.
Happy NaNoWriMo to those that are joining me!
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Per Linda G. Hill: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “trick.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
Darswords 
Wanting to write is such a different thing to actually doing it, and I have failed miserably this year.
Time is running out in so many ways, so I have almost given up!
I’m sorry you’re bumping into so many obstacles to writing. May I suggest lowering the goal to something you know you can do? NaNo’s site allows that. Maybe a story or poem a day to keep the chops oiled? Maybe write in a month that is better for you? My first NaNo novel was written Ides of March to Ides of April. That it was a continuation of of a novel I started post 9/11/2001. Like this years I only had 25K so I added 50K. That was my first novel. The count ended with well over 75K. Do what you need to do for now. Write when you can. Even if it is complaining about everything. Who knows what character will need your words later.💜
Good advice, Dars!
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Good luck with your writing!
Thank you!
I wish I could do NaNoWriMo this year but because of my studies there’s just no way I would have enough time to do both. Good luck to you girl!
I’ve had years I couldn’t do it. I have CampNaNos or just anytime NaNos because the characters won’t shut up. What are you studying? I am thinking about taking editing or writing classes to up my game. Thanks for cheering me on!
Absolutely! I’m studying to become a transcriptionist. It’s slow going because I can’t do it every day, but that’s ok. I will get thee!
That is great. It seems everything is more complicated and takes longer these days. Good luck with the studies.👍