These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Searching for a Book

NaNoWriMo's quickly on its way.
Got to find a book of things to say.
Where we go is thrilling come what may,
then it's time to edit.

Stars and space in galaxies beyond.
Mysteries of wood or in the pond.
New adventures or the ones, that spawned.
Chapter thoughts. Now, spread it.

Linear the time line we explain.
Flashbacks show the truth, that's right as rain.
Dual-voice, perspectives we can gain,
built on entertainment.

Romance is a way to touch the heart.
Action thrillers, running from the start.
Hist'ry fiction, painters and their art.
Hardback, it's containment.

Two weeks from now, we must start the quest.
Find the book. We'll write our latest best.
Story found, 2000 words our test,
and our daily total.

Two months from now, we should have a book.
Then we'll marvel at the effort took.
Crawl up in our fav'rite reading nook,
seems quite sacerdotal.

What's it take to find a story plot?
'Bit more than the writer first hath got.
Something good may come near at a trot,
with a tale now waving.

Trust the gift, that God has put inside.
Write in peace, and humbleness, not pride.
When it's through, solutions will not hide
with the climax craving.

by Jay O’Toole
on September 19th, 2022