NaNoWriMo wrap-up

NaNoWriMo 2022 is in the books.

I set out to write two novellas instead of one novel.

The first one went great. The second one, not as great.

I can’t wait to share the first novella with the world when it’s ready. It’s sad but also hopeful and harsh but also cozy. It features travelers, exiles, and misfits - all of different species - all with things in common. It was wonderful writing it. It really reminded me of why I write, of flow states, inspiration, whimsy, sweetness. I’ve been sharing first bits of it with my writing group and according to them, it seems to work. That was rewarding.

The second novella - it reads okay, weirdly, but my heart wasn’t in it.

I also counted words from other writing toward the 50k NaNoWriMo goal this year. In particular, I wrote a piece of non-fiction and a couple of horror shorts and flashes.

The piece of non-fiction was needed. 2022 has been a year of change, of big decisions, of taking ownership of my life, my health, all while also emerging from pandemic restrictions. The piece of non-fiction is about a particular journey that threaded itself through my 2022. If it ends up getting published, I will share more, but not now. Not yet.