Sometime around noon today, I surpassed the 50K mark for this year’s National Novel Writer’s Month contest. Even though I had written out a detailed outline the month before, I had reservations about finishing this thing before the end of the month. I’m nowhere near finished with this story yet, but I’m relieved that the contest is over. I had a lot of fun and hope to work this into a sellable book next year.

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I have one week left to prepare for this year’s NaNoWriMo contest. So far, I’ve written three quarters of my outline and am struggling to figure out how this story is going to end. Usually, I have a general idea of how my stories are going to end before I write the first word. But this time, the ending is elusive.

Coming up with a title was also difficult. This story has a strong paranormal element, plus plenty of family and legal drama. As of now, my working title is Unfinished Business. This might change as I delve deeper into the story. I’ve decided not to worry about it right now.

The outline I’ve created so far is very detailed, almost a novelette. So I have plenty of material to keep me going throughout November. The question is, will it be enough to create a 50,000+ rough draft? I’m hopeful.

This year, I plan to attack this contest a bit differently. I’m not going to use my computer. Rather, I’m going to use my Neo, which has been gathering dust for a while. The problem I’ve had (aside from the blocks) in past contests is my obsession with editing as well as daily word count.

Last year, I reached the 30K mark. This year, I’d like to meet or surpass 50K.

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How many of you watch The Medium or Ghost Whisperer? I haven’t watched the latter, but the former was one of my favorite shows until CBS decided to muck up the schedule. I’ve always enjoyed the concept of psychics helping law enforcement to catch elusive criminals.

My story, which I haven’t come up with a title for yet, is based on this concept. I spent all day Saturday writing free form until I came up with this idea, which was influenced by a story I’d heard at my last temp assignment. It’s quite a doozie. I’ve got the plot brewing inside my head and the central conflict laid out. Karen and I have decided to become writing buddies and have been discussing our plans for our NaNo stories this weekend. Check out her blog to see what she is writing about.

The daylight burned out about an hour ago, replaced by the witching hour. I’m going to crank out some more story before I turn in for the night.

Happy writing, Everyone!

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