NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, kicks off November first. For those of you thinking about writing a novel, this may be the push you need. To quote Thomas Edison, "writing is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."
Okay, so Edison was talking about genius, not writing, but writing fits just as nicely. When I'm editing my early drafts, I can't distinguish between scenes I wrote while truly inspired and those I wrote while glancing at the clock every ten seconds, wishing these darn characters would hurry up and do whatever they need to do so I could go read/watch TV/be lazy. You would think the inspired passages would stand out but they don't. Or maybe I wasn't quite as inspired as I thought at the time.
So, if writing a novel is on your bucket list, there's no time like the present. Sign up, and start sweating!
Good luck with your NaNo project.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dale. I'm actually not registered in NaNo, but I did recommend it to someone else I know personally who's been talking about writing a book but needed a little push. I saw myself spending more time stalking other people's progress than actually working on my own word count!
DeleteStalking, lol.
DeleteShamefully, I do many things online that would be frowned upon in civilized society.
DeleteHi Marla,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement on my blog. Happy to hear that you are blogging, too.
Thanks for visiting Sherri!
DeleteStopping by from IU to say hi and have a look around. Ah, NaNo. I just don't have the time to do a proper job of it, but I LOVE the idea of doing that much writing. Hope it goes well for you this month!
ReplyDeleteI personally don't participate, but I too love the idea and some people just need that additional encouragement. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteHi Marla,
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Indies Unlimited. Best of luck with your writing.
Joanne :)
Thanks Joanne!
DeleteHi, Marla, Just visiting from Indies Unlimited. I know exactly what you mean about not being able to distinguish later between the mood you were in when you wrote particular scenes - I guess it just goes to show that the mood has actually nothing to do with the quality of the writing - what matters is just sitting down and doing it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the new release.
Hi Mel. I'm glad you can relate. Getting myself to sit down and write is always the hardest thing, not the actual writing itself. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteStopped by via Indies Unlimited. Nice blog and blog post. I am one of the many who are participating in NaNoWriMo for their very first time. Still hanging in there with over 13k words total as of the 6th day of the challenge. I am hoping to be at 50k by Thanksgiving Day.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is awesome progress for NaNo. Now you're making me feel lazy for not having written anything new this month (in my defense, I was getting a book I wrote years ago ready for publication). I bet you will reach your Thanksgiving goal early!
DeleteUI suggested I stop by. Go Marla .. you know you want to and you know you can.
ReplyDeleteWell, although I'm not officially participating in NaNo I secretly have a goal of completing 50,000 words this month. As of this moment, I'm up to 0 so I have a ways to go!
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