Decisions, Decisions!

Less than a day to go until Nanowrimo starts.  Wow that went fast, perhaps too fast!  The question is do I stay awake until midnight and start writing, or wait until I get home from work tomorrow.  Last year I have to admit I did a fair amount of writing at work to get my word count up.  This year I will try and do less on paid time.  I hope to make better use of dead time, the odd five to ten minutes waiting in cars for example.  If I can get a couple of hundred words down in these little windows it will greatly help to reach my goal without too much rushing, and panicking.  I am still debating which story to write, so in an attempt to help me I shall try and use writing them down here as a mechanism for helping me decide.

Story 1:
Working title: Banshee
Plot: Early teen boy, bullied by peers, a little odd, possible with something like aspergers syndrome, meets and forms a relationship with an unusual old woman who may be into witchcraft.  Humorous adventures ensue, etc., etc.
Positives: lots of scope for toilet humour, and fun unrealistic capers
Negatives: 50k words might be too long for a children's book should I decide to foist it upon the unsuspecting public.

Story 2:
Working title: Bye Bi Christmas
Plot: A womanising, commitment averse photographer is cursed, and he is falling in love with a cross dresser.  Can he overcome his prejudices? Has he really found love? Can the curse be lifted? And why does his best friend look so good in a miniskirt?
Positives: Lots of scope for funny scrapes, male bashing etc.
Negatives: Back-story very similar to film "Ghosts of girlfriends past"

Story 3:
Working title: Warrior
Plot: Fantasy adventure in a jungle environment.  A teen girls world is turned upside down when she helps save her best friends life during a coming of age ceremony.  Outcast, betrayed and alone, she is the only one who can save her people from disaster, but will be killed if she ever returns.
Positives: Lots of adventure and excitement.  Positive female roll model protagonist.
Negatives: Keeping the pace going whilst maintaining good description, and characterising.

So there you have it.  As midnight approaches I will have to make up my mind out of these, unless of course another idea pops up!

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