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on the power of showing up

note: I wrote this post in April of 2019 (pre-COVID). It's been sitting in my drafts for quite a while, but I think it's time for it to see the light of day. It's been helpful for me to reread over the past few months, especially as I continue to try to make an effort to write, and I hope it can be helpful to you, too. i got an invite to a writers' group a few months ago, and i had never felt like more of a fraud in my life. it had been months, if not years, since i'd felt like a writer. the proverbial well of words in my heart had dried up, it seemed, and i wasn't sure if it was ever coming back. i agreed to go out of a sense of helplessness—i'd identified as a writer ever since i could remember. if i'm not a writer, who am i?  i told myself that it was important to show up and act like a writer even when i didn't feel like one, because even though i hadn't been writing, i reassured myself, i still was a writer. but sometimes the words f
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almost there, and i can't wait

I'm starting to feel the anticipation more than ever for NaNoWriMo. It's going to start tonight, at midnight, and I'm excited. The jury is still out over whether I'll stay up till midnight or wake up early to write. [I'm not sure which method of losing sleep would work better.] Regardless, I can't wait to start.

I've outlined all the way up to chapter 26, and after that I only have a vague idea about what happens.

Crazy, eh? Yeah, I get that a lot.

I can't wait for...

...the chats with friends.
...the writing, of course.
...delving into the plot of my fantasy novel.
...getting to eat, breathe, and sleep my novel for the next 30 days.
...absolute insanity.

Oh, and by the way, after this, my posts may not be as coherent as usual. My brain juices will be focused on NaNo, and I'm embracing the crazy. I'm embracing the challenge... and the adventure. In other words...

I can't wait.

What are you looking forward to about NaNo? [Or if you're not doing NaNo, what are you looking forward to about November?]
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  1. ElisabethOctober 31, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    Whee! Only about two more hours until the fun begins!

    Can't wait :]

    Elisabeth (somethingsolidoutofair.blogspot.com)

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  2. Marissa October 31, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Okay so I had really no idea what this whole thing was about. But I looked it up(finally, I'm not sure why I waited so long! haha ;) and it looks like so much awesomeness! I'm excited FOR YOU my friend :)

    much love♥

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  3. Georgianna PennOctober 31, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Yay! It's gonna be awesome! I'll be staying up, but then again, you already knew that. I always find it harder to wake up then to go to sleep. Yeah, I know, I'm a night owl. ;)

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