Writers all around the world are sharpening their pencils, pulling out their laptops or iPhones and are organizing themselves their stories will be ready to spill out in the page. The 30 day, 50,000 word count rough draft novel challenge is almost upon us. And for the first time since 2014 I was not sure if I’d join in this year.

There seem to be two types of writers who sign up for NaNoWriMo. Plotters and Pantster. Plotters create a story line with graphs and outlines. A Pantster has the seed of an idea, sits down and literally writes by their seat of their pants as fast as they can. I’m a Pantster with Plotter tendencies when it’s time to revise/edit.

This year without the seed of an idea I may turn to rewrites (which are allowed) and a revision of an old draft. I have four rough drafts in my arsenal yearning to be worked on. But no new ideas. Wish me luck.