I previously noted that I'd be endeavoring to write another 50,000 words in 30 days as part of the 2013 National Novel Writing Month challenge. I wrote over 4000 words of a story I called The Death Cheater's Diary. While I intend to finish the story, I'm now envisioning it more as a short story, and I'd like to try to sell it to an outlet such as Analog magazine, or another purveyor of such fare.
As far as my back out of NaNoWriMo, I have a 'been there, done that feeling' after completing the challenge with Noah's Custodian. The issue I have with NaNoWriMo is that it is so dead focused on a number, not really the art or love of novel writing. I get it- I understand what they are about- erasing the excuses and writing, come hell or high water, quality and substance be damned (but if you can do that too, more power to you). The breakneck pace did have the effect- for me- of writing a real page turner- the story literally sprinted along. But it took a year of polishing to get it to where I was comfortable trying to sell it.
I still await word on Analog's acceptance or rejection of the novel, but that's just fine. I've scribbled the beginnings of a couple of other novels, and I continue to plug away at Death Cheater's Diary, though now as a short story.
Just have to keep putting words on the screen.
