Happy Halloween, folks!
They don’t really celebrate Halloween in Spain but I youtubed “Hocus Pocus” and caught “Casper” on tv to get my fix. And tonight, I stuck my head out the window and it smelled like Fall at home and it was like a Halloween miracle.
They do, however, celebrate All Saint’s Day here so I have no work tomorrow. What will I do with my free time?
NaNoWriMo. Tomorrow marks the start of National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is an open invitation to all interested would-be-writers to write 50,000 words (aka a novel) in one month. November 1st-November 30th. I have attempted NaNo once before when I was a Junior in High School. I loved the experience all though I “failed” miserably with only about 20,000 words. Every year since I’ve been so busy with school and life that NaNo has been an impossibility.
This year, things are different. I actually have a lot of free time—too much free time—and I need something to distract me from my unhappiness here. I have no idea if I’ll make it to anywhere near 50,000 words but I am really genuinely excited to try. I am looking forward to having a purpose, an inspiring way to spend my time, and to get back into the swing of creative writing (hello, I majored in it!)
Now I just need to stock up on coffeecoffeecoffee, bookmark key resources like a thesaurus and NaNo pep talks, stretch out my hands and prepare for lots of typing, and come up with a plot idea...haha, you know, minor details.
I'm posting about this both because it's a big exciting deal for me and because I'm hoping having made my plans public will motivate me to keep writing.
Now the real question is, will NaNoWriMo be a trick or treat?
Edited to Add: If you're doing NaNo too, let's be writing buddies! I'm registered under Kayemeye.
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11 comments:
Add me as a writing buddy!!
katofdiamonds
{obviously, lol}
I'm doing it too! For the first time... What's your name there? Need "buddies"
I wish I could do it too, but Uni is keeping me so busy at the moment!
I wish you the best of luck with your novel! :)
I'm adding you as a writing buddy right now. You can find me under AnnieCristina.
Good luck and have fun!! I wish I had enough free time to participate.
Good luck with everything!
Good luck on your writing!!
oh my goodness, what a fun challenge! good luck!
I've tried to write a novel before.. many many many many times. I usually can't get past the first chapter.. but I'm sure you'll do MUCH better than me! And I want to read it when you're done! :)
i would love to try this challenge. i've started so many ideas, but the characters always end, stuck in the middle of a plot because my life gets too busy. i suppose i should help them out and write their happy endings. it's really all about making time i guess.
Kate! Did you get the last e-mail I sent you? I'm just not sure if it sent. :)
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