Hello all! I hope everyone’s well and happy and as lovely as ever!
This is just to say that against my better judgement, I’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo, after years of yearning for free time in November (which I fondly refer to as the Hell Month whilst I’m a full-time student).
I’m part-time in school right now for health reasons, and while that means I probably shouldn’t be taking on additional sources of potential stress, let me tell you: I’m bored as hell. This blog is one outlet, my writing is another. And I write regardless of whether I actually have the time, so I might as well try to be a bit more disciplined about it (I even made a little overly-pretentious cover, lol).
The book I’ll be working on is one I’ve been writing for the last six years. Yes, yes, I know, how have I not finished it already?! Interestingly enough, I’ve found that as I’ve grown (particularly over the last three years), it’s grown with me. And now, it’s something that’s so a part of me, I’ll never release it into the world until I’m sure it’s the best it can be. The plot’s changed more times than I can count, characters have been added and cut, and I’m always working on the world-building. My writing is always improving, and I take comfort in that.
Thing is, I have no idea how NaNoWriMo works, and even though I’ve read all the things there is to read, I’d love to hear any advice anyone who’s reading this might have! If you’d like to be my writing buddy (and stumble through November with me, lol), my profile is here!
In other news, I’ve got two more books to add to my Fall Bookish Bingo card!
I read The Universe of Us by Lang Leav last week (read my review here!), and I just finished An Ember in the Ashes last night (slash 1AM if I’m being honest).
The Universe of Us covered the ‘Fall Release’ square, and I decided that An Ember in the Ashes could have been either the ‘Killers’ or ‘Retelling’ square (because it’s inspired by Ancient Rome) but I settled for ‘Killers’. Anyway. I almost have a Bingo!
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Have any advice? How’s your Fall Bookish Bingo going? Let me know! And happy Thursday to everyone!
So close to a bingo! That’s great! I’ve yet to get one.
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Thanks! There’s still lots of time 😄 I love your ‘stickers’ by the way! They’re so cute!
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You’re welcome! And thank you! Yes, I hope to get a bingo soon!!
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I added you as my buddy! My username is DaydreamingBooks.
All the very best for your novel, I hope it turns out super awesome! Btw, is it your first time participating in NaNoWriMo?
It’s my first time and I’m going to be using the reverse NaNo technique that I found out about a few days ago, it might just be the only way I can finish my novel or reach a good number of word count by the end of the month!
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Yay! I added you as well 😄 I wish you the same for yours! Yes it is my first time participating! What’s the reverse technique if you don’t mind my asking?
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Well, the reverse technique is where you aim to write more in the first two weeks which ultimately makes it easier to reach the word count goal. Here’s more about it- http://crazedmom.com/reverse-nanowrimo/
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Oh that is a good idea! I’ll definitely have to check it out, thanks for the link 😀
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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I don’t understand the book bingo and I was planning on joining Nanowrimo but I don’t think I have the right mind space for it this year 😦 good luck and I hope you accomplish over 50k words and finish your story!
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The book bingo is just crossing off a square for every book that matches its theme! So for An Ember in the Ashes, which has a ‘killers’ theme, I crossed off that square, and then it’s just like normal bingo! And that’s why I’ve always refrained from partaking in NaNoWriMo – it’s definitely a commitment. Thank you though! 😄I hope you get to do it one day!
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Okay thank you. I think I’m going to find one for myself to play 🙂
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That’s great! I hope you enjoy it 😄 They’re definitely a nice way to give your TBR pile a little direction!
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Good luck with NaNoWriMo! I added you as my buddy 🙂 🙂 🙂 It’s gonna be a craaaazy month!
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Good luck to you too! I added you back 😄 It definitely is, but we’ll get through it together!
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Good luck! I’m doing Nanowrimo too…it’s going to be a wild ride! I won Nano last year, but I’m going non traditional this year, so I have no idea what to expect.
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Oh yay! We should be buddies. Congrats on last year! Non traditional sounds exciting 😀 Good luck!
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I just added you- my name on Nanowrimo is Rose Devivo (I have to change it! That was back when I think having a pen name was the coolest thing ever 🙂 ) thank you!
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I totally went through the same stage! Pen names are still cool 😜 I think the adult-version of it would be pseudonyms and people totally still use those, lol.
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I’m still thinking about doing nanowrimo I want to but don’t know if I’m gonna have time
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I’m kind of in the same boat, but I figure that I’ll try, and even if I don’t win it, I’ll still have something at the end of the month! 😄
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Thats true, i might do the same and try and atleast do a bit of writing each day as i have a story started i just need to carry on. x
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The Bingo card is lovely!!!! *_*
And I wish you the best of luck for NaNoWrimo! 🙂 This year I would try it, too and I am really happy about it! 🙂
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