I’ve never understood the urge to Write the Great American Novel. It just seems like an awful lot of work to put toward inevitable mediocrity. I do however understand the urge to get free software. So I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo, aka National Novel Writing Month, to be eligible for a (half) free copy of Scrivener‘s novel writing software. Which I can then use…to write a novel? Hmm, I’ve got plot holes before I’ve even started. Only 50,000 words to go.
As of last night’s kickoff at the elegant St. Julien Hotel, I had barely settled on a genre, and spent the time doodling in front of the fire trying to come up with ideas. 
My friend Mike (aka Mikepedia, so called because he has read everything published before 1900) managed to write a remarkably gripping opening scene reminiscent of Nick Hornby writing as Snoop Dogg. Chloe, our 13 year old muse, scribbled pages of vampire character studies. She was the only one to get the memo, so she had the right novel-writing glasses on, along with most of the 25+ participants. (Say hello to the team at NaNoWriMo who are making this madness happen: Opening NaNoWriMo Video)
So far this morning I have managed to write a synopsis, which to be honest, I am impressed with, if only because I didn’t have a single clue as to what to do a few hours before.
A murder takes place during Boulder’s Halloween Naked Pumpkin Run, and a real life witch solves the crime. The small city is a hot spot for New Age spiritual seekers of all stripes (and sports), and ultimately our heroine must decide who is for real–and who is not!
Blending a Neo-pagan worldview with a careful interplay of detective’s logic and witch’s intuition, this book explores the world of New Age and Wiccan politics in a world of competitive athletes, entrepreneurs and de rigueur costume parties, all in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
Wish us luck! I clearly need it. And why aren’t you writing your own? Get on it! Only 1,667 words a day!
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No, really, why aren’t you writing one? All the cool kids are doing it.
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Mysterious Artemis 