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Oct. 29th, 2008 07:05 pmI find it interesting that the current number of messages in my inbox is 666.
But anyway. I am going to have to get into the habit of blogging everyday or I will never be able to do the NaBloPoMo. Which I want to do in conjunction (is that the right word?) with NaNoWriMo. As well as finish a writing notebook.
Yep, you heard me.
My dad just got back... um, never mind. I was about to say that my dad just got back with a Coke and a writing notebook for me to write in, but apparently it's only the Coke. Even though I find it hard to believe, there were no notebooks at the store, even though I went to the store a couple of weeks ago and there were plenty. There were all expensive too, so he'll have to get me one tomorrow.
Blah.
I really wanted to start writing in one today.
You see, I am reading Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. It is all about "freeing the writer within," as the subtitle says. One of the things Natalie Goldberg presses is this: Write every day. Don't go into it saying "I'm going to write a novel" or "I'm going to try to write something good." Go into every writing session with this mindset: "I give myself permission to write junk."
This is the basic premise of NaNoWriMo, obviously, but you know, if I went into every writing project with the same no-holds-barred attitude I did with NaNo, do I have any clue what I could come up? No. I would probably end up with junk, but there would be gems in that junk that might end up spouting a bigger and better story.
And there's no way to get to those "first thoughts," as Natalie Goldberg called them, if you don't let yourself just write whatever comes to mind and let go. After all, writing is supposed to be fun. Anyone can write, if they only put their minds to it and just do it. If you write, you will get better. If you write a lot, then you might learn the specific lessons necessary to excel at what you want to write (whether it is the next great American novel, a short story, a poem, or just a school essay) faster than you would otherwise.
Writing is so amazing. As Walter "Red" Smith says, "There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." And if you open veins often, then... well, you let people know who you really are. And if you know who you really are, you can write emotions, feelings, and situations better than you could otherwise.
That's partly why I want to write in this notebook. I want to be able to curl up in bed with a notebook and pen and write to my heart's content. It'll be fun to write by hand for a change. Although it'll take a bit to get used to, I can't wait.
Now, if my dad would just get me my notebook, I'll be all set. And feel free to pester me if I don't finish a notebook in a month! *grin*
(Eeep. Speaking of writing, only two days, four hours, and fifteen minutes left until NaNoWriMo starts for me. And I got a friend to do it with me! *squee*
I'm excited, if you couldn't tell!)
But anyway. I am going to have to get into the habit of blogging everyday or I will never be able to do the NaBloPoMo. Which I want to do in conjunction (is that the right word?) with NaNoWriMo. As well as finish a writing notebook.
Yep, you heard me.
My dad just got back... um, never mind. I was about to say that my dad just got back with a Coke and a writing notebook for me to write in, but apparently it's only the Coke. Even though I find it hard to believe, there were no notebooks at the store, even though I went to the store a couple of weeks ago and there were plenty. There were all expensive too, so he'll have to get me one tomorrow.
Blah.
I really wanted to start writing in one today.
You see, I am reading Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. It is all about "freeing the writer within," as the subtitle says. One of the things Natalie Goldberg presses is this: Write every day. Don't go into it saying "I'm going to write a novel" or "I'm going to try to write something good." Go into every writing session with this mindset: "I give myself permission to write junk."
This is the basic premise of NaNoWriMo, obviously, but you know, if I went into every writing project with the same no-holds-barred attitude I did with NaNo, do I have any clue what I could come up? No. I would probably end up with junk, but there would be gems in that junk that might end up spouting a bigger and better story.
And there's no way to get to those "first thoughts," as Natalie Goldberg called them, if you don't let yourself just write whatever comes to mind and let go. After all, writing is supposed to be fun. Anyone can write, if they only put their minds to it and just do it. If you write, you will get better. If you write a lot, then you might learn the specific lessons necessary to excel at what you want to write (whether it is the next great American novel, a short story, a poem, or just a school essay) faster than you would otherwise.
Writing is so amazing. As Walter "Red" Smith says, "There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." And if you open veins often, then... well, you let people know who you really are. And if you know who you really are, you can write emotions, feelings, and situations better than you could otherwise.
That's partly why I want to write in this notebook. I want to be able to curl up in bed with a notebook and pen and write to my heart's content. It'll be fun to write by hand for a change. Although it'll take a bit to get used to, I can't wait.
Now, if my dad would just get me my notebook, I'll be all set. And feel free to pester me if I don't finish a notebook in a month! *grin*
(Eeep. Speaking of writing, only two days, four hours, and fifteen minutes left until NaNoWriMo starts for me. And I got a friend to do it with me! *squee*
I'm excited, if you couldn't tell!)
