Good Day to all,
It is that time of year again; time to think of the book you
will write, time to let your imagination run wild, time to fill pages and pages
with words never before written. Doesn’t that get you excited? It does me. I am
talking about NANOWRIMO, National Novel Writing Month. I have been involved since 2013 and year to
date I have logged 165,000 words. The goal is 50,000 words in one month. I have
fallen short except for last year; I wrote just over 50,000 words.
This year I am going to re-write a story I have had half
completed for a few years. The working title is The Village at Hollow Heart. It
is an adventure tale of a geologist who stumbles across a huge cavern in
Montana, but is unable to prove his find, because the landowner refuses to let
him on the property the cavern is beneath. The geologist stubborn streak gets
him into trouble when he refuses to obey the landowner’s wishes. To add to the suspense the residents of Cold
Water Montana have been traumatized by the unexplained disappearance of people
over the years.
I will post the first chapter when I get it to a readable
state. If you have a desire to write, I would encourage you to try NANOWRIMO.
It is free. The staff works on donations only. You can join groups and find a friend
to write with or to just give and receive encouragement. It is “a must do “for
any serious writer. After all, to be a writer you must write, right? Talking
about it is good but in the end a writer writes, so let’s go! If you google Nanowrimo
you will find the site. Sign up for free and start your journey as a writer.
Drop me a line and let me know if you tried it this year. cliffriff@charter.net
See you later
Cliff
