I was debating whether to join up for NaNoWriMo this month, as a way of kick-starting my book that I keep promising to write. Part of me was geared up for the challenge, but the other two parts were more than dubious about the whole thing.
Not the challenge itself – it seems a good idea if you have the time to put in. And, although time as a concept can be bent, I don’t have enough flexible time remaining from all of the other things that I do, to be able to bend it, stretch it and mould it into the shape that I want. Besides which, I have a feeling that after waiting for so long to get my book started, to rush it through in thirty days may not give it, or the characters involved, the justice they deserve.
So, I’ve decided against joining NaNoWriMo once again.
There’s another challenge that has suddenly appeared as well, the NaBloPoMo. I participated in the first PostADay challenge decades ago (it seems!) and failed miserably. OK, that challenge was for a whole year, and on the whole, I did manage quite well, but again it takes time.
I posted every day in October with my Halloween themed posts, which is the first time in a while that I’ve completely filled the calendar with posts, so rather than saying I shall post every day in November (which I will try to do, incidentally) I am classing October as my NaBloPoMo challenge completed in full. And early! Woohoo!
November has quite a few events taking place, including Movember, a worthy cause to raise funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer and mental health, and I’ve seen quite a few blogs already supporting this cause. I’m hoping that my mentioning it here will raise just a little more awareness, albeit small.
Unfortunately, I look terrible with a moustache. Apart from the fact that I appear to be allergic to my own facial hair, and, if I do grow a moustache, it takes on the same characteristics as the rest of my hair on my head and juts out at all sorts of jaunty angles, including the severe flick I occasionally carry around with me. It’s probably best that I don’t attempt to grow an elaborate moustache, merely to avoid frightening unsuspecting passers-by who may notice me.
So, it appears I’m not doing anything for November after writing all that.
There are a few other, lesser known events taking place this month. I may, at some point join in with one of them, but my dubious two-thirds are telling me to stay away:
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NaGoGoPoGoMo – National Go-Go dancing on PoGo sticks Month
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NaSiDaMo – National Sing Daily Month
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NaChoYumMo – National Eat Chocolate Month
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NaWriBluMo – National Write with a Blue pen Month
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NaShoTitMo – National Shorten Titles appropriately Month
Perhaps you’ve heard of a few others taking place? If, like me, you are a little dubious about the above five, then we are in the same frame of mind. I can’t find anything to authenticate any of them, anywhere on the web. The first three mentioned (at the beginning of this post) are genuine, and have been authenticated by the author of this post. That’s me, by the way. He he he. (That was for NaLaOwPunMoNoMaHowUnf – National Laugh at your Own Puns Month, no matter how un-funny)
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This post has been part-written in response to SidVewWeeThee, sorry, Sideview’s Weekend Theme, which this week is Dubious. The theme is Dubious. The theme is. Dubious. Pop along to her site for further takes.
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