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12 Thursday Nov 2015

Posted by Vinitha in NaBloPoMo

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You might know that I am in the process of writing a novel. Signing up for NaNoWriMo was essentially to give that nudge to focus and write the novel, the bits of which had been brewing inside me.  Are you curious about my progress? Well, not much! I am writing, at the same time I am not.

Unlike short stories or 100 words fiction, writing a novel, when I myself, don’t know which way I am going, is hard. All I have, are a few visions, fragments of imagination, and a few words after the labored effort of an hour or so. It is much more exhausting than I thought it would be, because as I try to write, I put myself in my character’s metaphorical shoes and inadvertently I feel what I want my character to feel. And since there is more than one such character, I am literally experiencing the emotional roller coaster ride, right here in my living room, all on my own. At times, even my dreams are invaded by these imaginary people! In addition to this I have my other daily routines and the roles in my life which I have perfected so far.

Sometimes I find myself getting caught between my character and me. While it does good for the writing process, I am doubtful on its impression on my real life character. I don’t have the answer to why I set out for this, but I am expecting and hoping that if and when I  finish writing this one, I shall get to experience the joy that only a writer chances upon!

I don’t know when this novel will see another pair of eyes. I am not even sure if it happens at all. But I can tell one thing for sure, I am learning a lot through this process of writing. This novel may not be a masterpiece, but this novel sure is teaching me a lot of otherwise overlooked lessons.

Here’s to taking chances!

Written for NoMo at Yeah Write and NaBloPoMo at Blogher.
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Challenging November Ahead

29 Thursday Oct 2015

Posted by Vinitha in NaBloPoMo

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November will be here soon. And as for blogging and writing November is a very busy month. So I decided to get busy. I have signed up for NaNoWriMo. I decided that it’s time I just write and write. I have been feeling kind of ‘un-writy’ in Void Thoughts these days. Haven’t been writing fictions at all, other than the occasional poems. And last week, after a long break I attempted Friday Fictioneers, which I felt could’ve been better. This is what happens when we stop attempting for so long. We have to start fresh, all the initial barriers we faced, we have to deal with it again. I felt that my quality of writing just went down a lot more than I am willing to admit.

So I figured that I owe this to me. At least I might find my way back to fiction writing. And to my astonishment I have signed up for NoMo at Yeah Write. Basically, I am committing to write 5000 words a day at NaNoWriMo and daily post in here as part of NoMo at Yeah Write. My nerve! I hope that these challenges work in my favor and help in guiding my writing muscles in the right direction.

I am a strong believer that we have to make mistakes to learn something right. So don’t be surprised when you find mistakes from me. 🙂 Worst case, I will wrap up the challenges sooner than they were intended to, and just add another page in my learning book.

So are you participating in any of the challenges next month?

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