Well, another grand old NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is upon us. This November, I and thousands of other writing aficionados will embark on a great journey of literary abandon to write a 50,000 word book in one month. After succeeding at the 3-Day Novel Contest back in September, it will seem comparatively tame. Nonetheless, I have a great story to do this month.
It’s a tale of fantasy set in one of my favourite eras, the Gilded Age of the early 1900s. The world is one where everyone has a heart made of certain things that determine their personality. The hearts can be taken out via a special incision in their chest and have other things put on them, to change their personality in small ways. But no one really knows what any one object may do.
Take our protagonist, Phineas. His heart has a core of fine mahogany wood to make him sturdy and firm, yet warm and rich. Some objects that are grafted to his heart include a pair of glasses, which make him perceptive; a tassel off an academic cap for cleverness; some dove feathers for sympathy and goodwill.
A lot of people have displayed interest in my book’s progress, so I’ve decided to start this blog for them. For October, I’ll keep you up-to-date on my planning process: coming up with the characters, the settings, the plot synopsis, and so on. November is when the real show begins; I’ll be posting daily excerpts from the book as I write them, as well as progress reports and personal thoughts of my journey.
Patchwork Hearts is the book, NaNoWriMo is the event, and literary abandon is the goal. Let’s do it!
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