It’s that time again …

The damnable thing is, I decided a month or two ago that I was going to NaNo this year. I know what I’m doing (a sequel novel to the story I’ve worked on the last three NaNos).  And I’ve been doing some writing workshop stuff that’s given me all sorts of tools for plotting.

Yes, this is the year I actually plot my NaNo entry in advance.

So the plan was obvious.  Make use of October to work on an outline.  I had the main characters in mind, and a basic plot premise.  It would be straightforward to go from a simple plot premise to a more structured outline to a detailed plot layout that I would simply need to type like a madman to flesh out.  Easy-peasey.

And here we are, October 28th, ready to rock and, fully prepared to — um — well, I’ve — uh — and I have …

… well …

… the main characters in mind, and a basic plot premise.

Sigh.

I could blame a bunch of personal stuff in my life.  Or business trips that ended up occupying much of October.  Or all sorts of stuff.

But I think I’ll just face facts that I didn’t get it done.

There are, of course, a few days left before things go APESHIT-WRITING-AS-FAST-AS-I-CAN, so maybe a miracle will occur.

In the meantime I think I’ll …

… watch some TV. Because I’m very tired.