The Novel Push Initiative:
NPI is a mere four days away.
Packsister and I are going to push our novels’ word counts forward from March 1st through March 31st.
The goal is to write at least 250 words (or half a page) per day. If we miss reporting our progress via our blogs even a single day, we’re knocked out of the event.
If I can’t handle this, I guess I have no business entering NaNoWriMo.
So this is a test for me.
And I’m excited.
And nervous.
The Writing Contest:
This time last year, my college hosted a writing contest that I entered. It was the first time I’d ever submitted any piece of writing anywhere, so it was a big step for me.
The contest was very general: Contestants could either enter a poem, a song they’ve written, a short story, a speech, or even a research paper.
How they can pit together and judge all these wildly different things subjectively, I’ll never know. But I figure now that I know a few more tricks, it can’t hurt to try again.
The Fiction Writer:
My college is also hosting a small event on March 2nd where a local fiction writer/poet (Steve Davenport) is coming to talk with students and answer some questions. I figure if anyone at my college can stand to gain something from this event, it’s me.
And who knows? Maybe I’ll get to meet some like-minded local writers.
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Comment by packsister — February 26, 2009 @ 5:46 am
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Comment by Nick Enlowe — February 26, 2009 @ 10:27 am
So they’re hosting another writing competition? Are you going to enter “Go Big Blue,” or is it going to be a brand new piece?
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Comment by christopher. — February 26, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
Your determination is pretty inspiring. I hope all goes well and you reach your goal!
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Comment by Latrina — February 26, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
A brand new piece isn’t looking like a viable option, either. Because I won’t be able to complete a new story and get it polished enough to be submittal-ready by March 3rd.
So I’ll probably use ‘En Prise’, which is my most polished piece at this point and the one I’m most proud of. Last year, I entered a pretty crappy story called ‘An Escape from Reality’. ^_^; I’m sure ‘En Prise’ will fare better.
And thank you, I really couldn’t do all this hard work without you guys pushing me along!
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Comment by Nick Enlowe — February 27, 2009 @ 8:48 am
“I should do something like this for myself. Instead of writing a novel, just try writing something for myself. I’ve always wanted to strengthen my writing ability and maybe I can think of some way to keep me motivated and hopefully be able to do something like that.”
Heyyyy, wanna join in NPI? You could just freewrite a new piece and do 250 words a day. If you only make it a few days, no loss, right? riiiight? :)
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Comment by Nick Enlowe — February 27, 2009 @ 8:51 am
Dude, I am in on this here NPI. I just started writing again – as of my ‘Dayman’ post – and this would fit perfectly into my writing schedule. I could use the extra kick, whilst enjoying the comradery of it all and well, it just sounds ‘fun’ too.
Coolbeans.
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Comment by RG Sanders — February 27, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
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Comment by Nick Enlowe — February 27, 2009 @ 3:01 pm