OK. So I need some help. I signed up for this 15000 word challenge. I'm supposed to write 15000 words in one month. Only ONE MONTH. The challenge is only to write 15000 WORDS. The librarian says that it doesn't matter about spelling, grammar, or punctuation. They are not going to read the "novel." They're just going to check (with their computer) if there are really 15000 words there. You're not allowed to write the same word over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again like I just did. I could do a journal sort of thing. But nothing goes on in a day that's worth writing about. I could write all about the past experiences that I've had. But it all gets unbearably boring and my buttocks goes numb. Or, I could just write a bunch of words that doesn't even make any sense. All these haven't really been working to make this any fun at all. Even though I have already written 1872 words. This thing ends at the end of the month people! I'm up for the challenge but I need a strategy. What do you think?
7 comments:
You are going to do it! Remember, a few words per day add up.
You could count your blessings or talk about your memories.
Emma- this is actually a great thing and I'm glad you did it. But let's not waste the opportunity, shall we? This kind of writing can open up a kind of screen into yourself and you may learn things you never really understood about Emma before. Let's start with stream of consciousness: set the timer for ten minutes, sit down at the keyboard, and write every word that comes into your head - exactly as it comes in. No cheating. What you hear in your head, write down. Nobody's going to read this. YOu don't even have to read it, but I think you will be amazed.
The first few minutes will be stupid and even a little frightening, but after a little, your body and brain will get used to the process and real sentences and thoughts will come out in chains, odd chains that may go nowhere, or may go some pretty surprising places. You will get insight into how your brain works.
Next, let's do some description. The more specific the thing is that you are writing about, the easier it is to write lots of words about it. Let's write about my back yard. Write as though you are trying to tell a really good friend what it looked like. Not sweeping generalizations about it but very concrete details. How many gates? What did they look like? What were they made of? Did they make sounds? What fascinated you about them?
Then fill in your feelings about these things. Talk about the color, light, sound. And remember the first time you were there, then other times you were there. The words will pour out of you.
Then talk about other things you loved about this place, your old neighborhood. Then write about each person in your family. Honest things, detailed descriptions and your real feelings about them. Try to figure them out - how they act and why. Not in generalizations, but thoughtfully, as though you were their doctor, trying to figure out their characters.
Your buttocks will take care of themselves, miss priss. Let's give your mind some exercise.
Oh Emma! The enlglish teacher has spoken! Wanna know why she said that stream consciousness can be stupid or frightening? Here, I'll demonstrate for you. You ready? Okay, begin.
Dog puke I hate dog puke dogs puked again this morning it is so disgusting why do they barf in corners chunks of pizza dang dumb dogs got in the garbage who left out the garbage dang dumb garbage leave outers outers innys I have an inny is that spelled right how do you spell inny who cares I used to have an inny but now I have a stretchy kids dey think they know everyting they don't neither do I I'm okay with that as long as my kids don't know that I don't know and what I do know is church is in an hour and I'm stuck on the pot in my jammies typing mindless scary trash and now my butt is going numb and poor Emmma will never write again.....is there a flush on this comments thing?
LOL to Sister Rubow's comment! I want to try!
Brothers suck and stink like pee and i like chocolate because it is yummy. Taylor doesn't like chocolate. Hmmmm...I wonder why? Maybe because he is just to stuborn to give up all his stinking pride about not liking it. I think he likes getting all the attention from those girls that he tells that he doesn't like chocolate. That's his trick to flirt with those girls. But then when you ask him,"Who's that girl on your facebook page?" He says he doesn't know and goes on looking pale and starts to blush and ignore everything you say....How's that for random thinking??? Did I pass the test?
I think the whole writing without thinking is a great idea. I think I tried it already and it kinda worked...but then that stinkn' buttocks of mine started going numb again and I had to get up. I'll try it again though. I'm pretty sure I can beat my butt to the challenge this time.
I'll count my many many many blessings if I can get through them all. That it self would take up the whole paper if I wanted it to. That's a great idea!
Thanks for the advice everyone!
see???? do you seeee????? emma - you are loved. loved loved loved. that is all i could ever ask for. don't forget how loved you are no matter where you live and no matter where you go.
i know...random....but you will know how not random it is....
Miss Emma. Your momma just proved it. Friends come and go.....but you'll always have your family! It is great to be loved loved loved.....especially by your momma. :)
thats alot of words O.O
My story I would do would probobly be a love story xD
WE MISS U EMMA!!!!!♥
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