NaNoRHYMo

Hmmmm.... would long spells of poetry (that did or did not rhyme) count fairly toward the word total for NaNoWriMo? Having someone constantly quote poetry would be a helpful diversion ... maybe it wouldn't even be NOTICED!

How about an author preface? Part of the 50,000 words, or not?

Really, I'm following the rules of THE BOOK and not doing much plotting and planning at all. So far, I think one of the most useful tricks to working fast may the five-click Google for information / research. If you've read the book you know what I mean. If you haven't, well, do. I'm also reading the book Bird by Bird by Anne Lammot, recommended by a close personal friend of dear Dari, and it's doing a lovely job of taking my mind off things.

Meanwhile, I've found my "theme song" -- "Apres Moi" by Regina Spektor just feels like the one. Actually, two of the most fascinating female children in the world went on so about Ms. Spektor that I bought the album "Begin to Hope." It took a bit of getting used to, that is, until I realized it is perhaps the world's most perfectly put together album. Now I'm doing my best to see if it is humanly possible to OD on music. So far I'm still standing -- of course, I haven't listened to the album without stopping for more than six (or was it seven?) times in a row...

By the way -- I've searched for "legal" music links -- you can go HERE for an NPR interview, along with music links at the bottom of the page. (Be sure to listen to Samson -- it becomes very singable once you know it.) Unfortunately, I can't find a "legal" link to "Apres Moi" -- I would suggest that you just grab your nearest teenage girl with a decent allowance and an iPod and see if she doesn't have it for you to listen to...

There is an animal or two in my mind for this book, too -- they always make things lively and are so much fun to anthropomorphize. One is, I believe, a poodle. (Being very visual this book is currently just a set of pictures in my head, but I'm pretty sure that's a poodle there on the lower left.) Another one is still undetermined -- I mean, his exact species is undetermined. After today, though, I may have to add this guy, or someone like him. (Thanks for the link, Dido dear -- we hope the rottweilers are still getting along with the llama.)

Best news of all -- I believe we have convinced the Magnificent Moon Maidens to join us in the NaNoWriMo experiment. This just gets better and better.

(note -- this post was 459 words, or about 27.5% of the number of words to write daily in order to make 50,000 in 30 days. I feel better about this...)