Carolyn Creative

I did it!  I finished my novel for National Novel Writing Month!  If you don’t believe me, check it out:

That’s right.  We also got a certificate we can download and insert our names.  Kaaren, my co-conspirator,  was a bit disappointed in our spoils.  Her husband  reminded her she didn’t do this for the money.  

 Satisfying and exhilarating, it also feels … a little weird.  I got used to writing 1600 words a day!  And I miss it a little bit.  This was one of the positive effects of the challenge.  Here are some other things I learned …

 1.  I use “and” quite a lot.  And then some.  And then some more.

 2.  I need to find more ways to describe voices.  If everyone had a “gravelly” timbre, things could get scary.  It would be a world populated with Al Pacinos and  Kathleen Turners.

 3.  Though I enjoy nature, I don’t dig describing it.  What if I pitched a book to a publisher that included postcards?  After finishing the book, you could mail them to your friends: “Hey, buddy.  Wish you read this book.”

4.  I tend to fast forward action.  Perhaps I should consider a sci-fi plot where people can be beamed places.

5.  Who cares about that stuff?  It feels wonderful to challenge myself!

Dream on, creative warriors!  Until next time …