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Have you heard of NaNoWriMo?
It stands for National Novel Writing Month, + this will be {my 4th year} participating! Essentially, the task at hand is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Sounds tricky, right? It’s actually a lot of fun.
The first year I participated, I didn’t finish. I don’t even think I came close! I let my word count get away from me, + had to wait an entire year to start again. But, last year + the year before I crawled across the finish line. Now, for some reason I’m really excited to do it again. In fact, I may or may not be pretending that I’m writing my new novel right now…
But, the point of all of this is that I’d like to invite you to join me. It really isn’t hard! There are no guidelines, no editing — no one else even has to read your story! It’s a personal thing. It’s about setting goals + proving to yourself that you can attain them. Spelling doesn’t count, grammar doesn’t count, just strive for that perfect Kerouac-esque flow + reach those 50,000 words. In December, you can go back + fix stuff if you really want to.
So, start brainstorming! It’s not too late to think up a couple of characters, a setting, + a vague plot, then let your imagination loose! We set sail for adventure on Tuesday!
Oh, don’t forget to add me as a writing buddy!
xx.
