Life's Funny That Way

Tis' the season - NaNo pre prep season, that is!

September starts my favorite time of the year. I call it NaNo Pre Prep. October, of course, is prep, and November is NaNo!  I like to call September my "What the heck am I going to write about" month. This year, I moved and bought a house. Across the street from this house is a large church. It instantly became an inspiration when my beagle, Daisy, would randomly bark at the church for what seemed like no apparent reason.
"Oooh," my writerly-brain said, "What's going on over there that's got her freaking out?" Upon further research, she was not randomly barking at the church at all, but at a squirrel that was running through the yard over there.
Okay, so not exciting. BUT, the point is, the seed was planted in my mind. The church is still the inspiration - and something nefarious that could be going on within its walls.
My first thought was that the nuns were, in fact, witches. In some ways, the idea seems trite and perhaps overdone. But I could put a different spin on it, I am sure. I don't know what that spin would be. I haven't thought it out that far yet.
Another idea: the nuns are aliens. That sounded fun. It would allow me to "make my own rules," in some respects, giving the aliens certain powers and finding certain other things that are their equivalent of kryptonite. Hmmm.  Interesting, and maybe more fun than the witch angle.
This afternoon, while somewhat watching football, I plan to do a rough outline of each idea. From there, I will see which one sparks. Maybe it will be neither. Maybe another idea will come of it. That remains to be seen.
But the church. That is steadfast in my 2022 NaNo. Good luck to all that are taking on the challenge this year!