My NaNoWriMo
This is my NaNoWriMo page. Welcome. Up until recently I had not heard about NaNoWriMo. Nanowriwhat? huh?! It turns out that a great writer friend participates every year in National Novel Writing Month. Participants begin writing November 1st and the goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30th. While this seems like a totally crazy & overwhelming task, it is meant to be great fun. “Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved. Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It’s all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.” Whether you’re a first time writer of a published author, NaNoWriMo is open to all.
So, I’ve decided to write my NaNoWriMo here, to share with you, if you choose to read. I thought about keeping a journal, doing a separate blog, or not sharing it at all…but recently, someone suggested I should do something uncomfortable, and be open to putting myself out there even if it makes me feel sick. So here it is! In the spirit of NaNoWriMo, I will be writing here for the 30 days, however, it will not be a fiction novel. They will be stories, true stories from my life when I was bulimic. Some of the stories might be graphic, and you may not want to read, and that’s ok, but this is what I am choosing to write about. These are days that I have never shared with anyone and after 9 years of recovery, feel the need to get them out, because they will forever be a part of who I am.
Thank you for sharing this journey with me. Writing starts November 1st.
Tags: body image, eating disorders, emotional eating, opinion
Oct 27, 2009
Im EXCITED!!
Oct 28, 2009
Me too! Excited! I will read every single post for sure … you are definitely brave to put it out there but know at the same time you will most likely be helping someone else with their healing process
Hugs!
Oct 30, 2009
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Oct 30, 2009
Sounds great! Looking forward to reading it!
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Oct 30, 2009
can’t wait to read it. I mean that. with an open heart, to learn from your journies/struggles. I might join in…thanks for being raw. thanks for being open. may you do the 30 days with a renewed sense of beauty in who you are and your being.
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Oct 31, 2009
This is wonderful and I’m REALLY looking forward to reading it!!
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