Closer and closer...

NaNo starts in two days! Are you excited? Nervous? Maybe some of both? Since this is my first NaNo, I'm mostly nervous right now, although there's some excitement, too. (This happens to be my just-before-it-starts post, but I'm posting it today since tomorrow will probably be too busy.)

We're probably all doing this for a reason. Whether it's to improve our writing, have fun, or just keep busy, there's an underlying reason for undertaking this crazy task. So, why are you doing NaNo? What (if anything) do you want to accomplish? Here's my list. (Yes, I know most of my posts on here lately have included lists.)

• Learn to stop procrastinating.
• Actually finish something that's somewhat long.
• Try not to use parenthetical remarks anywhere in the novel. (For me, that's really hard!)
• Learn to create more interesting dialogue and give characters unique voices.
• Improve descriptions.
• Learn how to describe things in more detail and write chapters that are more than two pages long. This has already been partly accomplished with the Greatest Treasure, but I'd like to keep working on it.
• Have lots of writing practice!
• Most of all, have fun!

Okay. I just proved to myself that I'm not completely insane. What about you?

~ Sophia-Rose