It’s almost that time of year again...
NaNoWriMo (stands for National Novel Writing Month)
It is setting a goal for yourself to write 50k words within the month of November...technically. Sometimes I set other goals, but this year I'm thinking of going with the traditional 50k.
Consider this my project announcement. This November, I'll work on a story I've titled Pearl Before Swine.
One week to prove she’s flawless. Loveable. Human.
Pearl lives where the waves lap the sand, watching the creatures of the sea, land, and sky, wishing she could be like them. She cannot move. She cannot speak. Then one day, a human plucks her from the water and gifts her to the Essence of the Land, a being thought to grant wishes to those he favors. He is a lonely creature. He gives her a voice and legs.
His sister, the Essence of the Sea, claims Pearl belongs to her, but the land will not give her up so easily. The siblings decide on a wager: As the humans do not belong solely to land, sea, or sky, Pearl will walk among them. If she can convince just one of them to love her, then the land may have her. If not, she will return to the sea.
Pearl adores her newfound freedom. She wishes she could remain like this forever, and the Essence of the Land might let her, but he and his sister are not mere spectators. Pearl searches for one human to fall in love with her, but any of them could be a ploy of the sea to get her back.
Any thoughts? Questions? It's a bit different of a world for me, and I'm looking forward to it.
One of the cool things about NaNoWriMo is the spirit of writers writing alongside one another and cheering each other along. If you'd like to cheer me on as one of my "buddies" on the NaNo site, here's the link to my profile over there:
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/taki-zyngtara
Want more info about NaNoWriMo? Here's the link their homepage:
Happy Writing!
Taki