NaNoWriMo Plans!

Alrighty, since it's getting close to that time of the year (besides the release of many Oktoberfest beers), it's time to announce what I'm planning to do this NaNoWriMo.

I have decided, since I attempted this last time, but I then wrote something else (OMG Spiders)... my next project will be something fun: a Silent Hill fan fiction. Right now, it's titled Silent Hill: Secret History (a “tribute” to one of my favorite novels). It's actually an idea I had for a while going with themes I normally work with, but in a Silent Hill setting.

Okay, okay... it's an idea for a game for the series that I hope one day I'll become respected enough to give it to Konami. (Yeah, I wish. Pffff.)

Either way, as it gets closer, this could change, but I really feel it. I want something super-fun and silly. So a fan fiction for one of my all-time favorite video games. *shrug*

And now... since I had nothing better to do a while back, here is the playlist/soundtrack I created for it (that's always half the fun: creating a soundtrack for a project):

"It’s Gonna Be Easy Now" by Dan Seals

"The Last One to Know" by Reba McEntire

"Holding On for Life" by Broken Bells

"Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" by The White Stripes

"Worlds in Collision" by Jerry Harrison*

"Looking At the Invisible Man" by The Dead Weather
"Leave A Trace" by CHVRCHES

"Half Life" by Twin Shadow

"The Waiting" by Akira Yamaoka

"Compass" by Zola Jesus*

"Catch" by Allie X

"Helelyos" by SEXWITCH

"Poison Tree" by Beth Orton

"Carrion Flowers" by Chelsea Wolfe (hells yeah!)

"Lord Knows" by Dum Dum Girls

"When She Comes" by EMA

"Surround Sound" by Empire for the Sun

"Immortals" by Marnie Stern"

"Am I Real?" by Nite Jewel

"The Day of Night" by Akira Yamaoka

"I’m A Ruin" by Marina & the Diamonds

*I’m torn between “Worlds in Collision” or “Compass” being be the official song. 

What? You want a title for this?

With the aid of Crystal Journey Candles (thanks to Motivation and Abundance) and nearly-endless glasses of water, I have been busy doing some writing. Well, transcribing.

It counts, shut up.

I've been diligently keeping a pocket Moleskine for over six months, and now a Rhodia notebook, to keep notes for my novel projects. And now, the Rhodia houses about 3K of a short story that I started on last week. Once combined with what I wrote on the computer, I got to about 6K. A few more details and I have a decent first draft.

Sadly, that is the only success story in this so far. The rest of the time I am screaming internally for getting myself into this mess. For now on, once I finish a notebook, I immediately fish for the good stuff and then set it aside.

So if y'all excuse me, I have more fishing to do.

*turns to see stack of Moleskines about five high*

Awww... dammit.