NaNoWriMo Update: This novel is craptastic...

so that means I'm accomplishing the goals set forth by the NaNo organizers. Check

Also, it has taken an unexpected turn around the 4,000 word mark.

As you might recall from my pre-NaNo post, I am experimenting this year by writing a reimagined, modern version of a very famous book. And, I am using Cliff's Notes as my general outline. The famous title is Madame Bovary! So far, this has been a fun ride.

However, the very strange turn is that my Mme. Bovary (aka Mrs. Boyd) now thinks she has more in common with Anna Karenina than Emma Bovary, although you could argue they have a few similar traits. Well, a character is going to go where they will. For now, Gemma Boyd is shop-lifting while her none-the-wiser hubby, Charlie Boyd, has discovered unusual activity on her computer that has him reaching for his whiskey.

How, you wonder, does this parallel with the original book? I decided to present my doomed pair as you would find them right now, this minute - and then I will go back to the beginning and create a linear story following the footsteps of Flaubert. (Note my excessive alliteration word-count builder there.)

You never know. Mrs. Boyd is set in Texas and they may end up in Wal-Mart before the day is through. Think of how many craptastic scenes I create using that backdrop?

Onward!