Today, November 1, is the first day of National Novel Writing Month. I have participated in this event four times before but have never finished. This is my year though, I can feel it!
So I have four half-finished, terrible, horrible, no good, really bad novels floating around. And today I started another one. In the past, I just sat down and remained seated until I had a good chunk of writing done, which could sometimes take forever. This time I tried to write in 30 minute chunks and it seemed to work better, I wrote 2,741 words today!
I wonder though, what makes me want to do this every year? What makes me think I have something to say that no one has heard before? Why do I want to commit myself to cramming 50k words into 30 days? What makes me think I am good enough to create something that anyone would be interested in? Ego, probably. Maybe.
If anyone would like to join me in this endeavor though, sign up at NaNoWriMo.org . I am Hlavallee on the nanowrimo site if you’d like a writing buddy.Wish me luck! Or email me if you have any writing secrets or advice 🙂
Feel free to raise my character from his grave. Xxx
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I loved that guy…
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You go girl. I’m sure you have quite a few good stories up your sleeve. We grew up surrounded by many a character lol. So proud of you and love that you are sharing this journey. You are an inspiration, trust me.
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Thanks, Amy. I’mean sure you’very got some stories too! I know I have some great pictures floating around somewhere too!
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