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A month of writing

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If it weren’t for National Novel Writing Month, I would likely still be in denial that it is already November. But here we are again, November first, day one of NaNoWriMo madness. This is my fourth time participating, and I went back and forth on whether or not I should. It wasn’t a question of time because I just finished my first semester of grad school in Australia, and the academic schedule means summer and holidays are rolled into one insanely long break. My schedule is, for the first time in a very long time, wide open.

But the thing about grad school is I have to write a dissertation. I spent a large chunk of my first semester doing research and I’m now at the point where I should start writing. So while I love NaNo, my brain told my heart that I should be practical and work on my thesis project because time has this way of getting away from us.

I’m not always the most practical person, however.

That is why I have decided to dedicate this month to writing. Writing, writing, and more writing. I’m doing NaNoWriMo and tweeting about it daily. I also just found out about the first ever Academic Book Writing Month. As I’ve mentioned before, I feed off of the excitement and inspiration from fellow writers. By participating in both events, I hope to stay motivated to write daily, even when I get stuck on dialogue or can’t stand to look at another footnote. As I am writing, whether it be fiction or academic, I’ll be tracking the progress on Twitter using #NaNoWriMo and #AcBoWriMo. Please follow along, or better yet, join me. Let’s all make the clackity noise.


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