October 2^nd

Twenty nine days until National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2009 begins.

Over lunch this week, I shared with my children the new adventure I am about to embark upon, NaNoWriMo!  I am going to take the month of November to write 50,000 words towards a novel!  I even shared with them my three possible story arcs.

To pass the time while riding in the car, (when the DS batteries die, or they were not allowed in transit) we pass the time by telling an ongoing “And Then” story.  One person begins a story.  When they say, “And Then,” the story passes to the next person.  The story grows around and around the car, until the Fashion Fairy kills off the Dancing Dragon or vice-versa, (both literally and figuratively) and the adults call a halt to the whole process.  Hopefully, by this point we are in the garage and ready to get out.

Being well trained in the art of story telling (it may be genetic; you should hear my mother)…They immediately took it upon themselves to begin constructing my story for me.  My daughter offered the name “Bob” as the antagonist, or the nickname “S” short for a name she has not chosen yet.  My son leapt into the mix with a complex weaving of all three of my possible story arcs, carefully bound into one long flowing tale.

I considered explaining to them that this was MY STORY, but knew this would be pointless.  When a story teller is unleashed, there is really no stopping them.  Looks as if I may have to give them their own paper and pencil, so I can write My Own Story.  That is how it works with drawings in our house, and with mathematics, as well.  But that is another story for another day.

Wish Me…Errr…Us Luck!