So I've been enjoying this blogging thing quite a bit. I've been keeping a weekly schedule (I know, I didn't publish the weekend, but I have a great topic that I am still processing and will have out soon). I've also been looking for other ways to deal with stress, and process my daily life. Well, as I was reminded the last couple days by some Facebook friends, there might be one.
Tomorrow is the first day of NaNoWriMo, also known as National Novel Writing Month. It's a writing challenge- 30 days in November, 50,000 words written of a novel. That's 1,667 words a day, or maybe 3 pages single spaced. It's a decent undertaking, and one that I don't want to start tomorrow and by Sunday already have quit. It would fun, though, to write creatively and not just about my life. At the same time, I could incorporate aspects of my students and their lives and write a novel that could encompass their point of view. I don't know what my plot would be yet, only that I want to give a voice to the children I am working with and find a way to empower them. I'm open to ideas from my creative friends on how to accomplish this.
I still have 5 1/2 hours before NaNoWriMo starts to commit to the task. I'm kind of excited, though, after writing this. I just hope I know what I'm getting myself into!
1 comment:
I actually signed up, and want to do it. Just have no idea how I can. I haven't even had time to write in my blog. I like your idea though....maybe I just need to at least try.
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