NaNoWriMo

As I was going through my YouTube subscriptions tonight, I came across one video by Frezned (check out his channel here") talking about NaNoWriMo.

Now, you're probably wondering, what is NaNoWriMo? Well, beginning November 1st at midnight, the ninth NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, begins. Throughout the duration of November, interested writers are encouraged to write a 50,000 word novel by the end of the month. It works out to be about 1,667 words a day. There are no special rewards, no prizes, no publishing contracts to be had by reaching that goal of 50,000 words. It's simply an effort to gets your creative juices flowing.

NaNoWriMo began in 1999, with about 21 people participating. Of those 21, six people "won". Each year the amount of participants has grown, up to last year, where 101,510 people registered, and 15,333 people won. Winning is simply done by successfully reaching the target of 50,000 words. No real amount of fame of prestige will come your way from getting there, except the knowledge you've stuck it out and gotten to the end.

When writing for NaNoWriMo, you're encouraged to just go for it. Start however you want. Don't try and detail your character down to their brothers daughters sons wife, don't worry too much about consistancy or plot twists. Just start writing and go with it. Don't even go back and edit yourself. In the words of some previous years writers, December is for editing; November is for getting the juices flowing.

So, if you love writing, drop by the site, register, and get yourself going. As of this going up, you'll have 2.9 days to prepare yourself. Don't fret, as I often find I do my best work when utterly unprepared. Check it out.

Oh, another thing I forgot is that each author writing for NaNoWriMo has a profile which you can follow and check up on their progress as they go along. I'll link my profile up there so anyone who is interested can keep up to speed with how I'm doing.

NaNoWriMo
My NaNoWriMo Profile

An Interlude Of Awesome

Alright, so, blogging isn't really a strong spot of mine. I think that's pretty obvious right now. For any who have attempted to stay tuned for my little Wrath of the Lich King beta thing, I so still plan to do it. It will be filled with pictures, and hopefully be awesome.

But, onto the real reason I wished to update for today. I came across an incredible video, and I just had to share it. Violins; one of the most amazing sounding instruments, in that its ability to set tone and shape a mood in any musical piece is extrodinary. I've attempted to play one myself, and it's difficult enough just to get a string of notes that sound decent without having that horrible scratching sound come out. So it goes to say, someone who can play violin is talented and is well deserving of any praise they receive for their skill. Even more so when they bring the instrument to modern music.

Enter this video, an exceptional combination of a classical instrument and modern music. It's definatley worth a watch, and it's a pity this guy doesn't have a personal site (that I know of) to which I could link you all. It took me a minute or so to work out the first of the two songs he plays, mainly because I didn't know the song from its name. Check it out, it's worth it!

MJ Violin (via CollegeHumor)