Wednesday, October 31
So, it's that time again. I failed miserably last year. I haven't really figure out why, my only explanation is sheer laziness.I'm more ambitions this year.
It will be done.
One way or another.
I know it's a little late, but on the eve of National Novel Writing Month, the question I'm struggling with is simply this:
Shall I write something easy and meaningless, and in doing so ratchet up my word count quickly and painlessly?
or
Shall I write something hard, yet potentially meaningful, and in doing so muddle along slowly and painfully, and hope for the best?
I've tried it both ways: in 2005, I wrote a piece of horror fiction that sent me sky-rocketing past 50, 000 words with time to spare; in 2006, I wrote (or started to write) a piece that I am still unable to classify and didn't finish. The latter piece has been languishing at 15, 000 words for the past year. But it haunts me.
And so the question is, do I go for the glory of a fast, painless finish, or do I muddle along and hopefully triumph over something more difficult? Considering the even starts in mere hours, I don't have long to decide. Both ends have their temptations.
All I can say is, I'm glad I have a couple of bottles of wine handy. You may not see me until December. And when you do, the wine will likely be gone. Hopefully by then I will have made up my mind over which road to take.
Every writer I know has trouble writing. ~Joseph Heller
