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NaNoWriMo has been a thorn in my side since I started
blogging years ago. My writer friends
would say Join
NaNoWriMo, Charla! Join
NaNoWriMo, Charla! Just the mouthful
should have told me how difficult this challenge would be.
I don’t write novels, which is the main focus of NaNoWriMo
(National Novel Writer’s Month) but
I do write. I write personal stories on
my blog. Every once in a while I throw
in a bite of fiction or a puff of poetry, but personal stories and experiences
are my forte. So I figured I didn’t
qualify for NaNoWriMo. I mean, why would
I? I can barely find time to read
novels, certainly not to write them!
But then I joined the Mind Key Community. Being surrounded with so many talented professionals,
I have been encouraged to spread my writing wings and push myself. That does NOT mean I’m trying to write a
novel. Uhn uh, no way! But I have been told that you can be a writer
without focusing on fiction and novels, so that’s what I’m doing.
Camp NaNoWriMo brings together a small group
of writers, spanning multiple writing genres, who are available to encourage
each other on our individual writing journeys.
Some of us know each other and others are completely new. Some have
lofty word count writing goals and others (like me) are shooting for word count
a bit lower. There is one thing ties us
together though, and that’s the Mind Key Community.
You may have seen the Camp NaNoWriMo Mind Key Writing
Challenge (wow, that’s mouthful!) posted daily on the Mind Key site and
Facebook page. What we’re doing (mostly
to encourage each other to write) is choosing an excerpt of our writing and
posting it for your viewing pleasure.
We’re also hoping to get your encouragement. It’s not always the easiest thing to write,
you know. Putting pieces of yourself, your
heart and soul, out to the public for applause or criticism, praise or ridicule
can be stressful.
And that is why I’d like you to come vote! Take a minute out of your day to visit either
the Mind Key page or Mind Key on Facebook to read our excerpts. Read the writing you see there, send out some
encouragement and vote for your favorite.
Take the time to be part of our community and make it your
community.
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Here are a few example excerpts from our talented writing pool:
I let the red back in, because it
also felt good to be mad. Being mad at Jesse made sense. Forgiving him for
using me was just too much to swallow. He touched my face again, this time with
a finger, and sucked that bit of red away.
Danielle Rose
Danielle Rose
Rarely was there an absence of color and energy, at least in
one room. I just wish I wasn't so concerned with beating my dead horse of a
husband with pleas for another chance. I wish I spent more time reminiscing
with Dad about our Laurel and Hardy VHS nights and staring at the microwave
waiting for the popcorn bag to approach combustion.
Tara Lesko
Tara Lesko
Charla Dury <-- ME!!!
It was his the smooth, velvety voice that had seeped through
her mind for days, calling her and promising to help discover her true power.
She wanted to know everything about him, right then and there, but his slow
movements and relaxed doe eyes hinted that he was still examining her, trying
to figure out where to start. She had a million questions but soon, the effect
of the wine mixed with the exhaustion of traveling for days, cradled her into a
sleep.
Tamara Rokicki
Tamara Rokicki
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Posted by Mind Key on Friday, April 17, 2015
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