Day 11

Word count:

Today - 1570
Total - 16685

Still at the festival, although a number of interesting things have come up. Will get back to main plot soon. (Well, what there is of it anyway...)

"We are the all-singing, all-dancing suck of the world."

On the NaNoWriMo forums, there are threads where people post about their writing triumphs, like finishing their 50,000 words within a week. (Yes, this does happen. Yes, I try not to think about it.)

And then there are threads where people commiserate with one another about how far behind they are and how much their work sucks. (I tend to hang around these threads much more.)

Last year, there was a thread called 'Suck Club'. It was so popular that it's been revived this year. What I love most is the official mantra:

Welcome to Suck Club.

This is the place for everyone whose work sucks.

The first rule of Suck Club is you don't talk about Suck Club. Others will do that for you, while pointing and laughing.

The second rule of Suck Club is you don't talk about Not-Suck Club. Those people with talent make us cry.

The third rule of Suck Club is when your plot says stop or your characters, you will continue to flog them, dead horse-style.

The fourth rule of Suck Club is no strong characters, no tight plotting, no exploration of themes and NO GODDAMN ENCHANTING POETIC TURNS OF PHRASE.

The fifth rule of Suck Club is if this your first night at Suck Club, or if you've been here for years, you have to Suck.