Writing Journal

Yes! 

I took a walk on my lunch break.  It was brisk and chilly, and I normally think as fast as I walk.  Which was good today.  I got a lot of thinking done for my NaNoWriMo.

I know who my main characters are (I cut out one that I had before) as well as who needs to receive and grant forgiveness and what for.

This week my roommate's out of town, so I'm hoping to get the apartment clean enough to foster clear thinking come November.  I'm also hoping to get my story binder filled.  I've got a tab for characters/relationships, one for settings, and one for plot points (stuff that happens).  I'm thinking I might create one for the conclusion, too, since I struggle with those.

I also just joined on at the NaNoWriMo website.  My username is seashmore if you want to be my buddy. 

Writing Journal

So, it just hit me: I'm going to write a novel.
Next month.
And I don't know what is going to happen.

I mean, I know what's going to happen to the novel I write: it'll probably sit on my computer for a while.  I might let other people read it (if I'm satisfied).  If they like it, I might save up and try to talk to my dad's publisher. 

What I don't know is what's going to happen inside the story.  I know who my characters are (or did; I haven't spent time with them in months), but I don't know what they're going to do.

So I asked myself: what do I want them to learn from their experiences?  That might help me decide what experiences to give them.
I've decided: I want them to learn about forgiveness.  How's and why's of granting and receiving.  I've got some drafts for a series about this on my home blog, but haven't really made time to flesh them out.  I probably should.

Next step: deciding how I want my characters to learn these lessons.