NaNoWriMo and Taylor Swift

I’ve been waiting for the bugs to get all worked out of the new system we’re using for blogging and then November came upon us. For those of you who don’t know, in November a writing challenge called NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) takes place. All participants have the entire month of November to write a 50,000 word novel. I know it sounds daunting, and if you don’t write every day then it is definitely a big challenge. The goal of this challenge is to get people to just write and write and write and finish that 50,000 word novel. It’s an incredibly challenging but rewarding experience. I am about 2000 words behind, not including today’s word count.

Because of that I’ve had a very limited time for extra curriculars because school is taking up all my available time and then NaNoWriMo gets all my free time, not including the other commitments that I have. But more on NaNoWriMo…

Each novel has to start somewhere. Every book you see on a shelf started out as an idea in someone’s mind. That person had to sit down at a computer, or with a notebook and pen, and get that idea of his or her head and onto paper. That is how Harry Potter started- nothing more than an idea. And it has blossomed into an entire community and a way of life.

It’s not too late to start NaNoWriMo-ing! You would have a long way to go to catch up as we’re already halfway through the month but if you’re dedicated enough you can do it!

In other news, my all-time favorite musician, Taylor Swift, has just released a new album titled Fearless. I’ve been listening to it almost non-stop since I got the album on its release date, Tuesday. It’s wonderful and is great to listen to while I write.

So for all you writers out there…do you have any writing habits? Tips? Rituals you go through? For me I like to have music on and a bottomless mug of some beverage, usually tea or ice water.

NaNoWriMo Word Count: 18,258/50,000