November is National Novel Writers Month.
What is NanoWrimo? A community of writers from across the world that come together for one month out of the year to cheer each other on by writing 50,000 words in 30 days. Even better, they raise money to support literacy and other reading/writing programs across the globe. What do I get out of it? Inspiration. Practice. New words. The beginnings of a new novel. The guts of a novel I'm stuck on. Support. Validation. Community. I discovered this wonderful world of writers almost twelve years ago. I have seven years listed in the "novel" section of my participant page. As I was gearing up to participate this year, I went through my memory lane and discovered little gems of my own writing history. I have to admit I teared up a little. I have attempted the same story several years in a row. Each a little different from the last, and now can be seen as the stepping stones of completed manuscripts. (at least 2 of them!) Even 2017 and 2018 are the same story. Different titles (much better, I might add). Even different character names! It is so much fun to see how things develop. It is officially day 8. I am at 11,307 words, which is a little shy of my goal. Even if I don't make it to 50,000, I will have something concrete to build from, and that's more than I an say before I started. If you are looking for a boost and a support system that will spur you into the right direction, check out it! www.nanowrimo.org
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AuthorMy dad has a copy of a story I wrote when I was 9 or 10 years old called My Life as a Clothes Hanger. I thought if I ever wrote a memoir, that would be my title.Then it hit me, I have a blog I never use... Archives
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