November is just around the corner. This means cooler
weather (hooray!), the last month before finals, and Thanksgiving turkeys. It
also means you may start to see small groups of people scattered around campus,
huddled over their laptops, and typing with fervor not typical of students
doing homework.
These people are writers.
In addition to being chilly and promising a much-needed
Thanksgiving break, November is also National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is
a month-long writing event that is hosted annually online. During the 30 days
of November, thousands of writers worldwide each attempt to write 50,000 words
of a novel. NaNoWriMo steps in and provides writers with many useful perks and
tools, such as a word counter to keep track of their progress, links to forums
with other participants, pep talks from famous writers, and prizes for those
impressive individuals who complete the word count goal.
Crazy? Perhaps. Rewarding? Absolutely!
Read more about NaNoWriMo at http://www.nanowrimo.org/, and if you plan
to participate, be sure to check the Tempe forum for more info about write-ins
at ASU. Happy novelling…
No comments:
Post a Comment