Worderella Writes

Big News

I’ve won NaNoWriMo! How exciting. I hope everyone who participated is proud of however much they were able to produce, and that they have donated to the Young Writer’s cause. Even $10 does a lot, so please help! Look me up as worderella on NaNoWriMo for my profile and sample of the text I’ve been working on.

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Ponderings

Why is it, that during this particular November, I’m getting a lot done? I am, perhaps, the most productive I have ever been, and that’s coupled with the threat of a sinus infection and insomnia. I think it’s because of NaNoWriMo, personally, but that’s just me. There is something very motivating about having that daily goal of 1,667 words looming overhead, just within reach. After talking to people, I realized that I’m using NaNo as a reward each day for completing some task, whether it be a classroom assignment, an important e-mail, or the dishes, among other things.

How many of you are participating in NaNoWrimo?

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NaNoWriMo

For those of you who are unaware, November is NaNoWriMo (nan-oh-wry-moh) aka National Novel Writing Month. To help celebrate this fact, writers all over the world have joined nanowrimo.org, a website that writers can join and compete to win. The thing is, if you win, you’re really only winning as a writer. Here’s the deal: writers join nanowrimo.org, and by registering, they announce to the world that they’ve accepted nanowrimo.org’s challange to write 50,000 words in one month. For the mathematically inclined, this means each writer needs to average approximately 1,667 words each day during the month of November to accomplish this goal. You win if you get 50,000+ words. If you don’t, you still have words on the page to work with. There isn’t any real prize except the fact that you love writing, you are writing, and in the end, that’s all that matters.

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Fairy Tales

Stuck in a rut? Want to begin a new novel (since NaNoWriMo is coming up)? I find that I love fairy tales, and that they have the best themes to make the backbone of any good draft. Tired of the Disney versions? Don’t worry, they are by no means the only and official version of these stories.

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