NaNoWriMo...

In other words, National Novel Writing Month. It's a cool event that happens every November, and has existed since 1999. The aim is to write 50,000 words in one month. It originated in the United States, but now has participants worldwide.

So why am I posting about it?

I've debated this for a while. I've always wanted to be a writer. It was always my secret (or semi-secret) dream. Ever since I was a little girl, I was told I should write books when I grew older. I have also won a few competitions and had some poems published in the past...but that hasn't got much to do with the reason why I'm signing up for NaNoWriMo.

OK. 50,000 words. I believe everything in life happens for a reason. My innate interest in writing led me to stumble upon the NaNoWriMo website. These people write 50,000 words in 30 days. 50,000. They don't have to make any sense, or be publishable, or even add up to 50,000 in reality. The point is thousands of people sit down at their computers and type away, for a whole month. It could be about anything. They could type nonsense, make up a story, write the alphabet over and over....but they do it. And they're there for eachother via a forum and blogs.

So...what exactly IS my plan??? Here I am, in my final year....But that's the point. 50,000 words is the limit for my PhD thesis. If I can write at least 50,000 words of made-up stuff in a month, that should be damn good training for when I have to write up to the same amount next year for my thesis. Even if I don't reach the 50,000 mark, the self-discipline required to make time to sit down and type away will be quite handy when I'm writing up next year....

Crazy? Yes! What's new then?! ;o)

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