Following up my last entry, a whole lot of stress has been lifted from my life. I now have a nice apartment that I’ll be happy with and able to afford. It’s a very short walk from the hotel I’ll be working at (a stone’s throw, quite literally) and very close to a shopping center. It’s quiet (with only 22 apartments), surrounded by trees and quite spacious (perhaps too much so for a minimalist like myself, but I’ll find ways to use the space, surely). I don’t think a better place for my needs could have been found for the price I’ll be paying, and I’ll be able to move in Saturday, which is excellent luck, as that’s when I will start my job. The fates are smiling upon me, my friends.
I’m considering taking part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, as I will have a good deal of time to kill in a vacant hotel.
National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. – NaNoWriMo.org
Not only does this organization offer great support and incentive to complete a novel in the alotted time, it also does charitable work in the fields of literacy and access to literature. This year donations will be funding the creation of libraries in Cambodia. Why not take part and simultaneously contribute to a worthy cause and, if you’re like me, fulfill a life long dream.
16 comments on “A Home and A Novel”
The Shopping Centre?
My sister lives on Young Street.. unless you’re talking about a different one. In which case just ignore my random babble.
Halifax Shopping Center. I’m on the end of St. Margaret’s Bay Rd., about a 10 minute walk from HSC, about 20 to Young, I believe.
Yeah!
Cool.
OMG my happiest weeks in the Halifax area were at Head of SMB … Tantallon.
Well, I certainly hope the same will prove true for me. It seems like a nice area, as long as you don’t count the reported crack house down the street.
You know, that came to mind just after I replied: I was actually in a country setting.
HeyHo …
… be well and prosper!
Where are you moving to? And where is this vacant hotel?
I’m moving to a place on the end of St. Margaret’s Bay Rd. The hotel is the Howard Johnson Hotel, a couple buildings down.
I’m very excited for me too. Huzzah!
Good on ya.
Sounds like you could hunker down into a new routine this winter.
I’m happy for you.
Yeah, it seems like the winter is shaping up to be quite pleasant for me. I hope things will be looking up for you as well, though it seems so far that’s not the case.
50,000 words??? *passes out* *recovers*
That’s a lot to write in just one month. I write about 20 or 30 thousand words a month, but not always on the same novel. I sort of bounce from one to the other depending on my muse. Also, I write longhand (because I’m eccentric like that and because I don’t have a laptop.) If I had a laptop, I’d be game… Should I just try anyway, even though I probably won’t reach my goal?
It may seem daunting, but 5.8 pages (1667 words) each day isn’t too far fetched. For me, especially, it will be not too much of a trouble since I’ll have many hours to work on those each day.
I think you should definitely give it a try. You can read more on the website if you wish. I’d like to have someone else to share my writing experience with. I have two other friends who may be joining up as well.
Okay, I’ll give it a shot. There’s nothing else I do during the day anyway except be on the computer or write, so I guess combining them shouldn’t be that hard. *hopes*
*goes off to sign up*
If you do it please tell me how tough it is (the writing contest) I wanted to do it last year but was too busy moving and finding a job, and this year all my time is taken up with school, so I want to plan and be prepared for it next year.
Lets just say I’m about 10,000 words behind. 😉