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Happy NaNoWriMo 2013!!!!!

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It is that time again!!!

 

NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH

 

50,000 words in 30 days!!!!

 

So, before you start coming up with excuses I should give you a pep talk.

  1. That is really just less than 1700 words a day.
  2. You aren’t supposed to be editing anything. That is what December is for.
  3. You can write a collection of short stories… just hit that word count.
  4. You can write a poem a day. Do a 30/30. You can create a book based on a theme or just write poems at random.
  5. It is about reaching the goal. It is about the challenge. If you think you can’t do it, then you can’t. So why not believe you can.

 

I am posting writing prompts that can be used for short stories, poems, essays, or prompts to keep your novel moving along.

 

So…

 

GET TO WRITING!!!

9/11: Where were you? Writing Prompt

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Take a moment and think about where you were on 9/11.

Even if you don’t want to remember the horror of that day, still think about where you were in life.

What were you doing?

Who were you with?

How did you feel?

Now run with it. Write a non-fiction or memoir piece about that day. Write a fiction piece using what you remember about yourself, taking the truth and spinning it. Write a poem about what you saw, heard, and/or felt.

Just write!

FEAR…

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Take some time to write something that you have been afraid to write, that something that has been on your mind but you just couldn’t bring yourself to put it down on paper. Write it! Make a note in your phone! Let whatever it is go and let it be what it wants to be! See if you feel any differently when it is done.

National Novel Writing Month ~ Sprinted in through the finish line…

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My track coach said you don’t slow up until the finish line is behind you.

 

So I clocked in 53,952 words and finished at 4pm today.

 

The big thing for me is that I set a goal and I saw it through.  I am so motivated right now to keep writing.  I am thinking of another goal to set.  I mean, I know I can do it now so I should keep at it.

Isn’t that how it works?

 

I know there is now editing and then doing my own layout work… I am my own worst customer… but let me celebrate this moment right now.

 

There doesn’t have to be a worldwide movement for you to challenge yourself.  You don’t have to write a novel.

Set a goal.

Give yourself a time frame.

Work hard to meet it.

 

And most of all… remember to surprise yourself!!!

 

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30 Days Hath November ~ Days 29 & 30

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In honor of the end of the month…  write first about setting goals… then write about the feeling you get when you reach them.

 

Happy Writing!

30 Days Hath November ~ Day 26 & 27

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Write in a form you typically do not write in.  Step out of your comfort zone.  If you write long epic poems, pen your thoughts in a haiku.  If you write fiction, write a short memoir piece.  If you write non-fiction, exercise your imagination in a short story.

Need a topic: pigs flying

(This topic in honor of the fact that I may actually finish a novella during nanowrimo!)

 

Happy Writing! 

30 Days Hath November ~ Day 25

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Write about a goal you have that seems out of your reach.

 

Happy Writing!

30 Days Hath November ~ Day 24

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Explain/describe an emotion without using the name of the emotion.  For example if you are describing anger, you would find every way you can describe it with out using the words anger or angry.

 

Happy Writing!

30 Days Hath November ~ Days 22 & 23

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Write your interpretation of one or all of the seven deadly sins.

 

Happy Writing!

30 Days Hath November ~ Day 21

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Write about the change in seasons.  I am thinking zodiac… but you can take it wherever you want!

Happy Writing!