I’m attempting to complete both nanoblopomo (blog every day for a month) and nanowrimo (write a 50,000 word novel in a month) at the same time.
I work 12 day weeks; I’ve got a chest infection; and I’ve just discovered that I may have about 3 weeks in which to find somewhere else to live.
But, work is just work, the chest infection has given me a voice like Tom Waits, and I can always live under a bridge.
Right now, I’m writing.
And there’s three things that have kept me going so far that I want to give thanks for: supportive comments, a writer’s trick called ‘don’t break the chain’, and sheer bloody-mindedness.
Virtual Hugs
One of the things I love about nanowrimo and nanoblopomo is the community.
Which is kind of funny, given that I’m a hermit.
In the real world, announce to your immediate friends and family that you want to be a writer, or even more dangerous, that you’re actually writing, and you’re entering a world of pain.
But online, it’s a different story.
The internet may be a…
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