Back to my regularly scheduled program

[jana_denardo]

I won nano. Whee. I'm quite excited naturally.

But that leaves the void of what to do now. Traditionally I set aside my nano and leave it for years. Not a good tradition. However, I'm one chapter away from finishing my second ever nano and about 2-3 chapters from finishing my very first so they're getting priority.

2012 is probably going to have much different priorities than the last 2 years. I really do need to back off the short stories and work on an erotic novel. I know I have that in me easily if I keep from getting distracted so that's the plan.

Let's see how well it works

Comments

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the NaNo novels this year. I've finished the first two, and I've sworn to finish this year's novel without waiting for another NaNo event. I'm near the end, I hit 50,000 words in the middle of an exciting bit, and I refuse to lose momentum before the end.

Shelving the short stories to concentrate on the novel sounds like a good plan. Novels pay better, if you can sell them. Plus they seem to get easier the more of them you write. Once you develop a rhythm, you could be a regular novel-writing machine.

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

keep going. I envy you. I got to 50K without any major battle even happening yet. If this sells people will accuse the first book of being mere set up for the second

they do pay better. And honestly with the group of publishers I'm comfortable with none of the anthologies baring one is even tempting me so...

I could. I have. I mean I have so many finished novels lying around waiting for me to do the hard work of editing them

[treelight.livejournal.com]

Oh, one chapter away from finishing ... that's great! I envy you!

[jana-denardo.livejournal.com]

well i've had them half done for years so it was about time.