To all of you who don’t know. I (Sal) am a writer. Am I a good one? Well, I suppose that is up for debate, nonetheless, I write because it is my passion! One day I hope to make money off of it, but that is getting ahead of myself. Anyway, if you gotta moment I would like to talk to you about NaNoWriMo and the adventure I and many others are about to undergo.

What is NaNoWriMo?

For those who don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is a challenge of sorts, one where during the month of November you must write a 50k word novel! That is roughly 1666 words a day! To some that might not seem like a lot, but consistently writing that many words every single day amidst your busy life can be a lot more difficult than you would imagine. If you are curious about it, you can visit their website nanowrimo.org for more information (side note: they are also a non-profit event so if you would like to donate to help them out that would be awesome.)

Nano and I

Now that all that information is out of the way. I am here to tell you that I am going to be a part of this month-long journey and would like to take you along with me! Starting right here, right now with my before months that I am calling my ROAD TO NANO! Where I am going to be posting some polls, and other fun updates in an effort to prepare myself for my month-long task. Also when it starts, daily updates on my progress. (and hopefully, yours too if you are so inclined to join in!)

It is a tradition that I only ever complete NaNoWriMo every other year and since I successfully completed this monster last year it is my year to fail. Some may say I’m doomed for failure, but I would like to be a bit more optimistic than that! This is the year where I break that vicious cycle, I can feel it! So to keep me motivated I will be here, with you hopefully!

First Step

Let’s get started, shall we? And the first most important thing in my opinion that we need to get started with is figuring out what the heck I’m going to write about. I have some idea, but I would love to hear what you think! So here are some working stories and titles I am thinking about writing this year. Let me know which one you would like me to write, or something you would like to read! Because who knows, maybe one day it will actually become a book.

Skimmer – In a world where magic once flourished throughout the land, our heroes find themselves in a desolate future where magic has been ripped out of the earth and starved of its essence. To survive here, you either fight for the magic, taking down all who get in your way or skim magic from the earth, taking only enough to keep yourself alive. The never ending struggle moves onward, but perhaps there is another way. Perhaps there is a way to bring the magic back into the world.

The Ripper Games – Being the number one Ripper player in the world, Kyle’s life has always been a thrill. Playing a virtual reality battle royal game, making money, having woman fawn over you, traveling the world, what more adventure could he possibly ask for? Well, Kyle is about to find out when a fellow rival and several other competitors end up dead at the end of one of their tournaments, dying in the same way Kyle killed him in the game. When he is thrust into a murder investigation he must decide whether or not he wants to give up his dream or risk letting others die. Who could have done this, and are they coming for Kyle next?

Walk the Blood Moon – Kelley’s life is finally moving forward. She and her newlywed husband Dan have just purchased the most beautiful home in the most wonderful neighborhood. With a new Husband, new job, and new home in a new state Kelly is ready to take the bull by the horns and start her new life, and everything seems perfect until kids in her neighborhood start to go missing an no one seems to notice or care, part that and add the fact that she keeps having these awfully strange dreams and you can safely assume that Kelly’s perfect new life is coming to an end. Something is terribly wrong, and she is going to get to the bottom of it. Kelly never believed in witchcraft before, but now she is not so sure.

The Dominion Project – In the future, where Russia and China are the only remaining superpowers, they struggle in an arms race that could decide the fate of the world. On the one side, Russia is trying to hone in on the latent superhuman abilities some humans seem to possess, while China focuses on cybernetic enhancement. Our story takes place at a school, meant to bridge the gap between these two countries at odds with one another in an attempt at peace between the two nations, but tensions are high and one side always seems to be slightly ahead of the other. What happens when you try to force kids to get along with people they grew up being told they were supposed to hate? Nothing good. That’s what.