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Ideas bombard me. A snippet of conversation or a newspaper article set my creative juices flowing. Does that mean I can use them to create a novel during NaNoWriMo? Ideas for stories seep from my brain, pools of drool beneath the cheek of the exhausted. Getting an idea is never a problem. Grasping hold of …
October waxes and wanes. Or is that the moon? Either way, in just a few days the most insane month of the year will be upon us. If you’ve been following me for a least a year, you know what I’m talking about. National Novel Writing Month What is it? November has been adopted by …
The ink on my blog post detailing why I wouldn’t be participating in National Novel Writing Month hadn’t dried. My writing friend and I met at the library, and she insisted I participate in the insanity. I said no. She cajoled. I signed up the next day. *sighs* I thought I was stronger than this. …
No one who has actually ever written a book thinks they want to write a book. They like telling stories. They enjoy playing with words. Creating things using sentences and punctuation as opposed to brushstrokes and paint is very appealing to them. When we sit down to write a book, we don’t think we’re going …
If you’re my friend on Facebook, you know I spent November writing between 2,000 and 5,000 words every weekday to “win” the distinction of writing a novel in 30 days. People wanted to know what the prizes were for winning. Let me explain National Novel Writing Month. The purpose of having a month focused on …
For a week before the big day, I deep-cleaned some room or focused on brightening the appearance of another room. My son got enlisted to scrub floors (in addition to toilets) and dust off the ceiling fans. I’m not saying I own too many pairs of shoes (an impossibility in my world), but I had …
Four years ago, a teacher I worked with sent me an announcement for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). His message: “You sound like you might have a novel in you.” His observation came on the heels of our first ever Open Microphone event in the middle school library. The librarian wanted to encourage students to …