So I've been on this mission for the past month to buy a new winter coat and winter boots. I don't know why this is so challenging! Okay, I do know, it's because I don't want to spend $200 on ugly winter boots that will hardly be worn outside of Montreal, and I'm a bit picky about coats. But seriously! Today is THE DAY. I must buy either one or the other - preferably boots. Last Monday it snowed for the first time. Just a dusting, but still snow. This week it's forecast to snow lots and dip down to -15. WICKED. I love Montreal winter already! (That was sarcasm.)
I never wrote about how I made it the whole month of November as a vegetarian. Yep, I was successful, and even expanded my cooking repertoire. I actually didn't find vegetarianism that difficult. Maybe I should up the ante next time and try veganism. Or not.
I would like to write a book at some point in my life. A couple weeks ago I found this website, National Novel Writing Month, which promotes the idea of November as novel writing month. The idea is to just write without any editing, just let the words flow, and try to write a novel within a month. You have a set wordcount you have to achieve (50,000 words), you have to start with a fresh idea, and there's advice and forums to help support you along the way. I think this is a fantastic idea, and I wish I had stumbled up on the website at the end of October so I could have tried it out. Maybe I will turn January into my own writing month. After all, it's going to be so freaking cold, there won't be much else to do!! Hmm.
This up-coming week is going to be epic. The amount of events written on my calendar is unreal. Hello social butterfly.
Labels: 30dayvegchallenge, books, montreal, winter
posted by Maresa @ 10:01 AM
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I did the NaNoWriMo in grade 11, and it was a BITCH! I remember going to the library at lunch and just typing as fast as my fingers could go to meet the word count. I'm not sure if I'd do it again. I did make 50,000 words, but I didn't finish the "novel". I never re-read what I wrote that month because it was so BAD... I'd written 50,000 words but there was no will in me to finish it off! I mean, if you have a life at the same time, a word count of almost 1700 words/day is a LOT to keep up with. But possibly I am just a wimp. I think that the key to a successful nanowrimo is either to have a lot of time on your hands, or to plot the book really thoroughly before you begin, even chapter-by-chapter, so you know exactly what you're going to write.
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