Titles

Sometimes I hate coming up with titles.  For some stories, they come easily, sometimes while the story is still in the idea phase.  And other times...

It can be really frustrating to have a story completely written, and still be struggling over the title.  With no title, there's no cover either.  Granted, you could probably play around with some cover ideas based on the story, but often those two things tie together, at least in my mind.  

And so, my NaNoWriMo story continues to be without a title, as I play with a variety of ideas, trying to find one that grabs hold.  I have another story that I have the full outline for, and am about 1/3 through writing, and it's already had 2 titles, and I'm still not satisfied.  I'm hoping I don't get backed up too much on untitled stories, but I guess that's better than having titles without stories, lol.

The Downside of NaNoWriMo

I enjoy doing NaNoWriMo, the few times I've done it.  I think I've tried 3 times and completed it twice.  It's a grind, but the push helps get stories out and onto "paper".  At the end, if you've managed to finish the story, there's a real feeling of accomplishment.  However...

After writing hard for all of November, you don't feel like writing anything in December.  You're simply exhausted.  That's how my December has gone, very little accomplished as far as actual writing.

That said, I did manage to work on my office, cleaning it up, putting up pictures and a cork board.  I've also tried doing some work in the new version of Photoshop I got a week ago, to familiarize myself in preparation for creating new covers.  So December hasn't been a total loss, but I haven't completed as much as I would have liked.  Now, to refocus for January...