{"id":4317,"date":"2015-10-07T20:11:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T00:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/?p=4317"},"modified":"2015-10-07T20:11:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T00:11:19","slug":"want-to-write-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsavannah.com\/blog\/index.php\/want-to-write-2\/","title":{"rendered":"So you want to be a writer…. (pt 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been thinking about my next (this) post for the The Insecure Writers Support Group<\/a> (#IWSG<\/a>) series, like, a LOT. And I’ve basically decided that being a writer comes down to two very simple things.<\/p>\n

First, you have to do this:<\/p>\n

\"tagxedo-read\"<\/p>\n

And then, you have to do this:<\/p>\n

\"tagxedo-write\"<\/p>\n

That’s it. Read<\/b><\/span>, to learn the craft, then write<\/b><\/span>, to hone YOUR craft and figure out your unique voice.<\/p>\n

Yeah, it’s that simple.<\/p>\n

(And next month I’ll tell you why it’s not really that simple at all.)<\/p>\n

\n

dSavannah bonus<\/span>: I’ve signed up for #NaNoWriMo<\/a>, National Novel Writing Month. This is my first time signing up for it. I think I must be cray-cray to even consider it, when I think about my health problems, my doctors’ visits, my chronic fatigue, pain, tears, etc.\u00a0 But then, I think how I managed to complete the #AtoZChallenge<\/a> for 2014<\/a> AND 2015<\/a> (which was a blog post every day in the month of April), and I think: maybe, just maybe<\/em> I can do this.<\/p>\n

Oh, what’s #NaNoWriMo, you ask?\u00a0 Essentially, you commit to writing an entire novel in one month: November. To “win”, you have to write 50,000 words, or about 1,600 words per day. My record for number of words per day was about 6,000 or 7,000, I can’t remember exactly which. And when I get going, I can write 3,000 words in a sitting, easy.<\/p>\n

The problem is of course, sitting my butt down and doing it. (That’s the hard part of writing, btw.)<\/p>\n

\"Faux

Faux cover with one of my photographs. I created it in like 10 minutes. This is probably not the title nor the cover nor anything at all related to my #NaNo novel.<\/p><\/div>\n

BUT: I have an idea, I have a notebook in which I’m writing ideas, I’ve brainstormed with my writing buddy Gareth S. Young<\/a>, I’ve told Mark Ethridge<\/a> what it’s about and he didn’t run away screaming, I’ve done some research, and I’m doing more research, and I’m doing more scribbling, and I’m dreaming about my main character.<\/p>\n

AND: I trained to be a journalist. AND: I worked in marketing and PR for 20+ years, and was a teacher and mentor. This means that most of my life has centered around DEADLINES. If something didn’t have a deadline, it didn’t get done. I forgot about it. No deadline = not important.<\/p>\n

So, I’m giving myself a deadline. October to outline. November to write.<\/p>\n

We’ll see how I do. I may fail miserably, or I may create the next great Southern American Fantasy Novel. Who knows. Either way, cheer me on, wouldja?<\/p>\n

Anyway, if you plan to #NaNo this year, my name on the site is dsavannah, and you can visit my profile<\/a>. Of course, as it gets closer, I will add widgets so you can see how many words I’ve written on my novel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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