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Ladies and gentlemen, the first of the month is upon us.

Not the first of any month, however. It's the first... of November.

And November is National Novel Writing Month.

50,000 words. 30 days.

It starts here.

Every day I intend to update you on my progress, and this year maybe I'll share an excerpt from each day as well.

Blank pages are disconcerting, nerve-wracking. I avoid my blank-page system by starting my NaNo writing with a quote. This year, it starts with:

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. ~George Orwell, "Why I Write," 1947

See you on the other side.

Date: 2007-11-08 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] littlespoon.livejournal.com
Ohhh, I love that quote and will be posting that all over my house!! I'm doing NaNo this year, too. Well... theoretically. Mostly I'm tearing my hair out as I find way to avoid it. LOL How is yours progressing??

(p.s., found you via the Broadway share community :D)

Date: 2007-11-09 06:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arqueete.livejournal.com
Mine's doing pretty well. I'm behind -- should be at 13,000 and I'm at 8,000 -- but hopefully things will improve :) Glad you like my quote of choice.

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