November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and this is my first ever attempt at the challenge. The goal is to write 50 000 words in the single month of November, which I'm sure you can agree is no easy feat.
I have always been a girl who doesn't finish a thing. I have dozens of notebooks containing only the first chapter, or very first pages of a novel I know I will never finish. I don't believe I have ever filled a notebook in my life. I forever have ideas swirling around my head. I feed off of them, I plan the characters, I build fantasitcal worlds. I just have no plot to put them in, but I relish on it. This my friends is a phenomonon known as brain crack. And I am an adict.
For the first time I am determined to put myself in the line of fire, to finish something even if it's terrible; Even if something better comes along. I will finish this novel. And I love the challenge. Everyday when I hit that daily word goal I feel... (thrilled? exhilerated?) Only six days in this is already one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
If you are attempting the moth of literary abandon, I wish you luck and commend you for your dedication. And you can add me as a writing buddy here. If you are not (and perhaps have never heard of NaNoWriMo before) you can click here for more information.
From Shayla, 12068 words
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