I can’t believe how close I am to 30 thousand words - I could even make it this weekend if I try really really hard - but I must admit I am starting to struggle. I don’t know how people with actual novels do this; do they spend the months beforehand planning their plots? Then again, I think most people do actually have plots and proper novels. If I decide to do this again next year, I am going to start plotting out an actual story about August, and have fleshed out characters written down, and dot points on scenes, or even a plot. Just, something to make the madness easier.
I have a heap of house work to do tomorrow - and I really need to clean out my garage if I want my new car to have somewhere spiffy to spend its days! -so if I may be so bold to cheat, I am going to use up a couple of dozen words writing out my to-do list for tomorrow.
BEDROOM:
Change Sheets
Make Bed
Pick up Floor
Mr Sheen
Mirrors
Vacuum
The top of the tall boy
HALLWAY:
Vacuum
Mr Sheen Butcher’s block
Clean up wine
BATHROOM:
Mirror
Shower wall
Bath
Toilet
Sink
Drawers
Vacuum
Mop
DINING ROOM
Clean up table
Mr Sheen
Clean up telephone table
Vacuum
Mop
Tidy breakfast bench
Groceries away
LIVING ROOM
Coffee table
TV table
Lego table
Put CD’s away.
Put washing away
Roll up swag
Clean lounge
Shred bills
Vacuum
Mop
Put heater away
Wipe down exercise bike.
LAUNDRY
Change cat litter
Clean out fridge and freezer
Sweep
Sort out shelves
Mop
kITCHEN
Wash up and put away dishes
Wipe down oven
Clean out fridge and freezer
Left side of sink
Right side of sink
Wipe down sinks
Long bench
Clean behind plastic bag drawer.
Vacuum
Mop
GARAGE
Pull everything that is crap out.
Hose out
Baker’s stand
Garden stuff organised
Clean out glove box and the part on the left.
Empty boot.
Now, as long as I don’t get distracted by fan fic, I should be able to get all this done pretty quickly. But I have no idea what I”m going to write about tomorrow, and that worries me. I just have no idea what to say. I’m going to have a look at the NaNoWriMo forums, and look at the ideas that are up for adoption. Maybe even write an old fashioned short story for a change?
