NaNoWriMo

Thursday kicked off another annual writing event, the National Novel Writing Month challenge. The purpose is clear and simple - write 1,667 words (at least) every day for the month of November, and have a short novel ready for the next step at the end. The goal is 50,000 words.

This will be my fifth attempt to get something written. I want to do something new, not go with something already begun. It has always been my way to choose the more complicated route. As a student in high school and college, I always chose the hardest question to answer, the hardest topic to address in my essays. My reasoning was simple. No one else would choose that question - they were, for the most part, a lazy bunch! - so my paper would have no other to compare it to, and the grade would be more "true" for that reason. And, as a bonus, I'd learn something from the comments my teachers and professors would make.

I still "roll" like that these days. All that has changed since those years is my level of confidence in my ability to write something of substance and quality. I turned 54 on Wednesday - it would be really bad if I still wallowed in the level of poor self-esteem that I lived in during those years. I'm still not your most self-confident woman, but I'm getting there.

Wish me luck! And, if you care to, join up!