NaNoWriMo blues

I gave on NaNoWriMo.  I could not keep up the word count, and kept falling further and further behind, due to an initial mistake. That initial mistake was not plotting out my novel beforehand. If I don't outline a story first, I stall out when I hit the part that's beyond my initial vision.

At least I've learned from it: Thou Shalt Outline Your Novels!
Not to mention, get to know the characters.

By the way, plot failure is why I'm so held up on Deceiver's Legacy. I think I know where I want to go from here, but I didn't outline the last bit, and it's come back to haunt me.

Raditz's Return and Mythic Descent were both outlined in some detail.  My short stories are generally outlined in my head--I get the idea for the complete story, or mull it over for a few weeksmonths until it turns into a complete story idea in my head.

Finally, November is a lousy month for writing furiously to a deadline. Too many family functions to attend around Thanksgiving, and Christmas preparations to start making. Only December would be worse.

I've also learned that it's time to visit Atlantis seriously and write those sword & sorcery stories I always wanted to tell. I can write  them now, and who knows? Perhaps someone will publish them.