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NaNoWriMo is a quasi-acronym for National Novel-Writing Month, which authors and aspiring authors celebrate by... writing a novel in a month, regardless of how many other priorities try (or succeed) in getting in the way. Well, maybe not an *entire* novel, but there is a relatively daunting 50k word count goal. Full details to be found at www.nanowrimo.org.
Now you might be thinking, "I thought this was an art blog. That has zip to do with art."
It has to do with the entirety of my excuse for not doing any art since Halloween. I'm using NaNo to get down an idea for a fantasy novel that's been fermenting in my brainmush for quite some time. I'd had to stop writing to focus on the things in front of my face through four years of art college, and haven't quite been sure how to 'get back into writing,' as the saying goes. Rusty writer cogs and whatnot. On the night of October 31st, I made a snap decision to unceremoniously jump off the dock fully clothed, into... a lake? An ocean? A 50,000 word book, perhaps?
My current word count is 40,626 and I'm genuinely surprised how well the book is coming together. Nine days and 10k words to go!
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