Today is going to be a bit of a rest day for me. Only going to work on the outline at work, and when I come home, I’ve got laundry to do. I’m starting to feel a little burned out on writing the outline, and I know I am not going to get it finished in time for Nanowrimo. I’ve got a good third of the book outlined, so it’s not like I am going into this without some sort of plan. Not that it’s stopped me before.

The whole thing is daunting, really. While, yes – I’ve finished books in less time, but there is something different about this one that I can’t really put my finger on. I’m not dreading it…maybe a little intimidated by the idea of a hard deadline. Also – I have an idea for another horror novel that I might pick up in a while (horror is a subset of fantasy, right?). It all seems larger than me to accomplish, but I am going to try anyways. The worst that can happen is I don’t finish it by my deadline of December 31^st, with days off for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and the day after Christmas.

I can do it.

On other things, my mini painting has gotten a little better. I’m not going to worry about layering, glazes and the 3-D look. I am just going to paint for me. I’m not going to compete in contests, I’m not doing commissions. This is as close as I am going to get to a visual artistic medium, and to he honest – this is for mini I am going to use in my D&D games. No one cares.

I don’t know why I am feeling so anxious about Nanowrimo this time around. I’ve won it a couple of times now, I’ve been in it longer than I can remember, but it seems really larger than me this time. Maybe it’s because I am really throwing myself into it this year. Going to all the write-ins, getting up earlier to get an extra hour of writing in and working in three writing periods (morning, lunch and after work).

I’m sure it’ll all smooth itself out when November 1^st rolls around and I am clicking away on the keyboard. Wish me luck.

I promise to get back to the goofiness next time around.