NaNoWriMo '09

National Novel Writing Month is kicking off in about two weeks. Last year's novel went very well; even though I didn't complete the 60,000 words by November 30th (came up 1200 damn words short!) I did finish the book, Blue Valentine, shortly after, to the wild accolades of my readers. (Okay, the three people who read it said they really liked it.)

This year's endeavor is going to be a challenge, since the week of Thanksgiving I'm traveling to Washington state to visit parents and fam. I'm going to have to really buckle-down and keep my fingers flying over the keyboard. Here's the synopsis I have on my author's page:

Like "Max Headroom" the story takes place 20 minutes into the future. A US civil war has split the country in half. A long snaking border city, stretching nearly from coast to coast, has filled the no-man's land between the two warring factions. It is a den of iniquity and lawlessness. Into this place arrives a woman searching for her vanished sister.

I still have to come up with names and such. This piece is probably going end up being more plot-driven than my usual stuff, but we'll see how it goes. And since this story will probably be more, erm, family friendly -- kinda ... maybe -- I might post some excerpts.