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I’ve been hearing about this NaNoWriMo thing here and there for about a month, and I’ve finally figured out what it is. It’s National Novel Writing Month. I read up on it, thought about it for a few minutes, and then I thought… What a perfect opportunity to get in gear and finish Seasons Past!

The deal is, you’ve got thirty days (the month of November) to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel. I’m sure the general idea is an entire novel, but hey, I’ve got a job and a life and I’m really not all that far into Seasons Past.

I’ll try to keep you posted this month as to how it’s going. I’m excited!

• Literary constipation
• Novelist’s pothole
• Thought rot
• Writer’s railroad / story derailment

My favorite, of course, being literary constipation and Johnny Depp (what story and where’s the rum?).

All thanks and credit go to Amanda, Jessyca, Andrew, and Johan. Thanks, guys. Well, except for the “moobs” part because… well, it WAS creepy.

Therefore, I’m now going to call it literary constipation. It’s writer’s block no more!

On a more personal note, it’s been a very trying week(end). I’d better keep the details to myself, for the safety of everyone. Stress has been running high all around, I guess. Anyhow, I hope it gets better. It usually does. In any case, that’s why I haven’t been getting on AIM or yahoo, and why I couldn’t answer the phone (Matt and LB, I’m really and truly sorry). Let me patch all of this up and then… I’ll talk to you guys. Seriously, I’m sorry.

EDIT: I honestly don’t think I have the time to work out this theme I’ve been working on for this site. You know what? Who cares. It’s just my blog; it’s not my portfolio. It’s not like people are coming here looking for a wonderful theme I whipped out on my own. I found a really, really cool theme that just SCREAMS “Meli” (at least, one of my current obsessions), while at the same time being sleek and smooth and super-cool.

Let me spend a day or two customizing it (thank you, theme switcher that you all can’t see!) and then I’ll put it up.

I need a new name for a common ailment: writer’s block. For some reason, it sounds so cliche. I’ve got writer’s block. You’ve got writer’s block. The kid down the street has writer’s block. Everyone’s got it, whether they’re writers or school kids or the guy bagging your groceries at the Walmart up the street.

So I need a new word for it, one that hasn’t been dragged up and down all of the streets in town… one that’s reserved for Writers Way or something. You know what I mean?

I haven’t written in ages. Seriously! Greystreet is collecting dust; I’m supposed to be editing that. Seasons Past… well, I’m still stuck on the same chapter I was on about a year ago. No new stories, no new poetry (well, thank goodness on that one)… heck, I can’t even keep a personal journal anymore. And you all know how sporadically I tend to update.

So along with some fresh, 2.0 synonyms for writer’s block, I also need some fresh, 2.0 ways to get rid of it… no matter what we decide to call it. I think I’ll try my hand at some short stories, or maybe some writing prompts.

Wish me luck, and share linky love if you know of any good writing inspiration sites.