There's an organization called National Novel Writer's Month, or
NaNoWriMo for those in the know. Their goal is to get people to write a 50,000
word novel in the 30 days of November each year, and hundreds of thousands of
people participate world wide. Last year, I was a "winner" (meaning I
completed a 50,000 word novel in the month) and loved the experience. It was a
challenge, trying to keep up with the required daily word count.
I enjoyed how it pushed me to be creative and to write every day,
and I would love to participate again. But I'm at a spot where it feels like
giving 90 minutes a day to writing isn't the best use of my time, so I've
decided to tweak it a little. Rather than be driven by a word count and the
challenge of writing a novel, I'm going to write about one memory each day. My
hope is to recall moments I thought were lost and to flesh out, give life to
the familiar recollections. I tend to need deadlines and external motivation to
write, so I hope this does the trick!
I'll be posting most of them right here all November long, though
I expect to hold back a few particularly personal ones. Make sure you
check back all month to see what turns up!
