Nano

So.

Nano.

November is only 35 days away, and I thought I was sitting pretty. Since, oh July, I've been saying, "I'll write the sequel to last year's Nano. Yeah, that one I didn't finish. So long as I outline the first book first, it won't be a problem - I'll know where to carry on from."

Am I on crack?

Have I completely forgotten how tangential my writing can get? I don't stick to outlines! This is not an essay!

Yeah.

That is not going to work.

I need to let Lia grow up before I can write the second book. Man, sometimes I'm dumb.

So.

Now what?

I have some plot bunnies for fan fic. I could work on The Guardian (1 chapter pre-written that I couldn't count, but I do have an idea where the story is going). I could work on Death is Your Gift (8 chapters written, know where the story is going, don't know if there's 50K left of story). I could start something new - What if Drusilla got killed during The Bargaining Part 2? (Buffy still runs away, but this time Spike goes with her - fun and hot).

Or I could think really hard (accepting advice and suggestions from my friends, of course) and try and do something original. I've discovered that I'm a lot more anal when I write original than when I write fan-fic, which means it'll take longer. Lots longer.

So.

What do ya'll think?