Winter is coming. That's what everyone is saying and I'm trying to brace myself. I have a scarf, a coat, boots, and ridiculous socks. I can feel the chill creeping in every night. Leaves have already turned their colors, many have already fallen to the ground. I know it'll be more cold than I've experienced in years, but I'm excited. I haven't seen real snow in very long time.
For those wondering why I would say "real" snow, as if fake snow could appear, I'm explain. One, there is fake snow...sort of. In some place, like ski resorts, they actually make snow. Second, I say real snow, because if it flurries or there's less than an inch of snow, it doesn't count for me. Live through a few blizzards and you will say the same thing.
I've joined NaNoWriMo 2015, with a new account. They wouldn't let me change my name, so I had to make a new account! That really bothered me. All that data lost! This year had a rough start, as I started with a simple paragraph and no idea what I was writing. At this point, I have a guy going to war who doesn't want to...a veteran forced to fight. His name is Bane. My boyfriend was making me laugh suggesting names for the man's children. At first, I said, "It doesn't matter!" But he said it does. Yes, he's right...it does. The daughter's name is Fern and the son is Bae. I couldn't think of anything else!
Doing NaNoWriMo every year has taught me a few things. I've learned that part of my problem with novel writing is my multi-tasking, ADHD brain. I rotate through projects, so sitting down and only working on one project at a time til completion (and nothing else) is frustrating for me.
Another thing I learned is that I write a lot. The goal of NaNoWriMo is 50,000 words in a month, about 1670 words a day. Problem I write in journals, blogs, emails, research, and lately I've been applying to jobs everyday. By the time I'm ready to work on a novel, I've written enough to kill my motivation.
If you don't know what NaNoWriMo is...it stands for National Novel Writing Month. An online hosted, worldwide event for the month of November when people try their best to write a novel. So many novelist hopefuls never complete their goal, setting a word count and deadline helps to push the story out of you. Some people don't like it. I don't agree with their arguments. I also noticed that most of the haters have never been published. Perhaps that's a correlation and not a reason to hate on us? I find creating a deadline helps. For one, people, including myself, forget about the edit part. Write complete crap if you have to! You can always edit it afterwords.
My stories are created through destruction.
Learn about NaNoWriMo at nanowrimo.org, where there's a lot of different options to assist you into creating something. Add me as a buddy. I'm "LeesPanadaBear". Yes, I know. Silly girlfriend name...sue me.
Outside of NaNoWriMo, I have been job searching like a crazy person. I'm running out of jobs to apply for, so I'm thinking of changing my resume up again. I'm doing freelance online in the meantime, as well as looking into getting an open work visa. It doesn't sound easy, or cheap. Between searches I look up artists in Canada. I don't know as much about Canada as I would like, and I've found that art is one way to learn about a country. Art is a part of us. Art is expression. You can follow religions, spirituality, culture, politics, and history spelled out in art through history.
Enough for today, I'm off for more job searching, painting, writing, and copious amounts of coffee drinking.
For those wondering why I would say "real" snow, as if fake snow could appear, I'm explain. One, there is fake snow...sort of. In some place, like ski resorts, they actually make snow. Second, I say real snow, because if it flurries or there's less than an inch of snow, it doesn't count for me. Live through a few blizzards and you will say the same thing.
I've joined NaNoWriMo 2015, with a new account. They wouldn't let me change my name, so I had to make a new account! That really bothered me. All that data lost! This year had a rough start, as I started with a simple paragraph and no idea what I was writing. At this point, I have a guy going to war who doesn't want to...a veteran forced to fight. His name is Bane. My boyfriend was making me laugh suggesting names for the man's children. At first, I said, "It doesn't matter!" But he said it does. Yes, he's right...it does. The daughter's name is Fern and the son is Bae. I couldn't think of anything else!
Doing NaNoWriMo every year has taught me a few things. I've learned that part of my problem with novel writing is my multi-tasking, ADHD brain. I rotate through projects, so sitting down and only working on one project at a time til completion (and nothing else) is frustrating for me.
Another thing I learned is that I write a lot. The goal of NaNoWriMo is 50,000 words in a month, about 1670 words a day. Problem I write in journals, blogs, emails, research, and lately I've been applying to jobs everyday. By the time I'm ready to work on a novel, I've written enough to kill my motivation.
If you don't know what NaNoWriMo is...it stands for National Novel Writing Month. An online hosted, worldwide event for the month of November when people try their best to write a novel. So many novelist hopefuls never complete their goal, setting a word count and deadline helps to push the story out of you. Some people don't like it. I don't agree with their arguments. I also noticed that most of the haters have never been published. Perhaps that's a correlation and not a reason to hate on us? I find creating a deadline helps. For one, people, including myself, forget about the edit part. Write complete crap if you have to! You can always edit it afterwords.
My stories are created through destruction.
Learn about NaNoWriMo at nanowrimo.org, where there's a lot of different options to assist you into creating something. Add me as a buddy. I'm "LeesPanadaBear". Yes, I know. Silly girlfriend name...sue me.
Outside of NaNoWriMo, I have been job searching like a crazy person. I'm running out of jobs to apply for, so I'm thinking of changing my resume up again. I'm doing freelance online in the meantime, as well as looking into getting an open work visa. It doesn't sound easy, or cheap. Between searches I look up artists in Canada. I don't know as much about Canada as I would like, and I've found that art is one way to learn about a country. Art is a part of us. Art is expression. You can follow religions, spirituality, culture, politics, and history spelled out in art through history.
Enough for today, I'm off for more job searching, painting, writing, and copious amounts of coffee drinking.
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