Southern Gothic

Today is the perfect day to begin drafting the plot for my very first southern gothic novel. Monsoon rains pour down outside from a dreary sky, making everything cold, damp, and listless. Upstairs a green tea, chocolate bar, bag of skittles, and notebook await me. Despite the fact that my ideas are all vague, I'm getting quite excited... Most of my stories fall into more common genres (Fantasy and sci-fi being the obvious two). But ever since I stumbled across its wikipedia page while researching To Kill a Mockingbird, the premise of the southern gothic novel has fascinated me. Go here to find out what, exactly, a southern gothic novel is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_gothic

Maybe, just maybe, this plot idea will turn into my story for NaNoWriMo this November. If not, I fall back upon the trusted and tried genre of fantasy, which has brought me safely through two NaNoWriMos. But I think that it is time that I stepped outside of my writing box... It's high time I took on a genre that I've never tried before.

And with that said, I head upstairs to begin drafting my novel. Wish me luck!