NANOWRIMO

Those of you who know what NANOWRIMO is are wondering why I am writing a blog rather than working on my NANOWRIMO. But I ask you, what are you doing reading my blog rather than working on yours?

So, let's agree to not judge each other for needing breaks.

Anyway.

For those of you who don't know what NANOWRMO is this blog is an attempt to elighten you.

National-- Though it's pretty international now.

Novel  -- 50,000 words of fiction. I hate the label "fiction". As if epic poems, teleplays, screenplays and scripts are not "fiction" for the purpose of my defintion I am saying that fiction is anything that is not based in reality. The novel is 50'000 plus words in a book MS format. But I guess you got the book part worked out from the novel thing. Forget it. This whole defination was a waste of space. 

Writing-- Giving the truth scope!!! Or sitting your butt down and typing, scribbling and trying not to get sucked into Netflix... too often. I mean, we all need inspiration.

Month "one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year. " Thank you dictionary.com

Okay. Basically people attempt to write an entire novel manuscript in one month's time.Why? Because getting an English degree was painful. Horrible. Now we are so used to punishing ourselves with the written word that we can't stop!!!


No, really, it's because we want to write. And this is a month to prove to yourself that you don't want to write, but that you do write pretty fun and great.

Here is what I have learned in this expedition.

1. Art is time management.

This was the catch phrase of a professor in the art department I used to model for.

2. It's actually not that difficult to get 2000 words down a day.

3. It is EXCRUCIATING to get 2000 words done a day.

4. Headphones give me a headache. 

I think that's all I've learned. But it's actually really fun. I encourage all to try. Don't be inhibited that you have started late. Here's a calculator to help you figure out daily word count. http://www.intothelabyrinth.net/mystuff/nanocounter/ 

Also, I have a bunch of friends who already have a draft and are celebrating "Revise" version of Nanowrimo. They are editing like crazy this month instead of word vomiting.

Or, one of my favorite writers is celebrating this month by just writing whenever she can. Like she doesn't give herself a word count, but she still writes. Like non-organized NANOWRIMO.


So, not that's all I got. I have to go get a few thousand words written... or at least a few words.