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It’s November and so aspiring writers everywhere are going to spend the rest of this month doing what all writers love to do: furiously try and make deadlines, while hating everything they write.
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is an annual writing challenge to write a 50,000-word first draft during the month of November. The non-profit organization is celebrating its 20th year and expects more than 400,000 people to start their novel this month. It is a great way to finally just get your brainchild into the world if you want that level of commitment to deadlines..
Seriously, one of the things every writer’s guide tells you to do is just suck it up, put pen to paper or fingers to key and just make the story come to life. Don’t worry about it being perfect: just write.
It sounds simple and once upon a time, it was my least favorite piece of writing advice. It isn’t easy to just turn off that extra part of your brain and “just write,” especially when you have carried a story in your mind and in your heart for years. When you see scenes and sequences so clearly, but while typing it out it feels like instead of creating magic, you are just making a mess. I get it.
Yet, as I look at all the great work being put out, I realize that if you never try, you’ll never know. What is the point of having all these ideas if you never share them? How will you know you really suck if a Twitter thread or Tumblr blog hasn’t been made about you?
So I’m going to be throwing my hat in the ring with all the other NaNoWriMo people out there. All the writers reading this? This is our time. Write your novel.
- The Portalist has put together a list of 11 feminist science-fiction and fantasy titles throughout the ages, including some of my favorites like Brightness Falls from the Air and Parable of the Sower. (via The Portalist)
- Thanks to the efforts of American Indian activists in North Dakota, thousands of voters of American Indian descent of the state will be getting free I.D.s, which will make a huge difference in the upcoming election and just a win for Democracy in general. (via Star Tribune)
- Louis C.K.’s comeback was always going to be easy and feminists knew it. (via Vulture)
- The PlayStation Classic, the Christmas gift I want the most, will be shipping on December 3rd will ship with 20 pre-loaded games that are perfectly curated for your nostalgia. (via Den of Geek)
- Gal Gadot fills her timeline with all these pictures of women and girls dressed up at Wonder Woman on Twitter. Hera my heart is so full.
I love the day after Halloween! And love seeing you all dressed up. Looking good all you WONDER – boy, girls, women, and men 👏🙅🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/I4hQnvATQe
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) November 1, 2018
OMG it’s Thursday!
(The CW)
(image: Pexels)
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It’s November and so aspiring writers everywhere are going to spend the rest of this month doing what all writers love to do: furiously try and make deadlines, while hating everything they write.
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is an annual writing challenge to write a 50,000-word first draft during the month of November. The non-profit organization is celebrating its 20th year and expects more than 400,000 people to start their novel this month. It is a great way to finally just get your brainchild into the world if you want that level of commitment to deadlines..
Seriously, one of the things every writer’s guide tells you to do is just suck it up, put pen to paper or fingers to key and just make the story come to life. Don’t worry about it being perfect: just write.
It sounds simple and once upon a time, it was my least favorite piece of writing advice. It isn’t easy to just turn off that extra part of your brain and “just write,” especially when you have carried a story in your mind and in your heart for years. When you see scenes and sequences so clearly, but while typing it out it feels like instead of creating magic, you are just making a mess. I get it.
Yet, as I look at all the great work being put out, I realize that if you never try, you’ll never know. What is the point of having all these ideas if you never share them? How will you know you really suck if a Twitter thread or Tumblr blog hasn’t been made about you?
So I’m going to be throwing my hat in the ring with all the other NaNoWriMo people out there. All the writers reading this? This is our time. Write your novel.
- The Portalist has put together a list of 11 feminist science-fiction and fantasy titles throughout the ages, including some of my favorites like Brightness Falls from the Air and Parable of the Sower. (via The Portalist)
- Thanks to the efforts of American Indian activists in North Dakota, thousands of voters of American Indian descent of the state will be getting free I.D.s, which will make a huge difference in the upcoming election and just a win for Democracy in general. (via Star Tribune)
- Louis C.K.’s comeback was always going to be easy and feminists knew it. (via Vulture)
- The PlayStation Classic, the Christmas gift I want the most, will be shipping on December 3rd will ship with 20 pre-loaded games that are perfectly curated for your nostalgia. (via Den of Geek)
- Gal Gadot fills her timeline with all these pictures of women and girls dressed up at Wonder Woman on Twitter. Hera my heart is so full.
I love the day after Halloween! And love seeing you all dressed up. Looking good all you WONDER – boy, girls, women, and men 👏🙅🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/I4hQnvATQe
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) November 1, 2018
OMG it’s Thursday!
(The CW)
(image: Pexels)
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With the midterm elections less than a week away, Americans are gearing up for one of the most important elections of our lifetimes. The silver lining of Trump’s election (if there is one) is that it has inspired a record number of women, and especially women of color, to run for political office. Democrat Stacey Abrams is currently running for governor of Georgia, and if elected, she would be the first African-American woman governor ever.
Abrams is a charismatic and well-qualified politician who represents the incoming wave of progressive candidates committed to making real change. As she battles Republican Brian Kemp and fights against Kemp’s alleged efforts to to suppress voting, she has gotten tremendous support from America’s queen herself: Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah joined Abrams on the campaign trail, speaking to crowds about the importance of voting and even canvassing door-to-door to talk to voters. As you can expect, the reactions are priceless:
*Ding dong*
“Hello?”#TeamAbrams pic.twitter.com/Ks5x6RQNIC
— Travis Nichols (@travisjnichols) November 1, 2018
Oprah is out knocking doors for @staceyabrams omg pic.twitter.com/NLe7d2Vv7R
— Brynna Quillin (@brynnaquillin) November 1, 2018
Oprah also gave an impassioned speech in Marietta, calling on people to vote and saying, “For anybody here who has an ancestor who didn’t have the right to vote, and you are choosing not to vote — wherever you are in this state, in this country—you are dishonoring your family. You are disrespecting and disregarding their legacy, their suffering and their dreams, when you don’t vote.”
While campaigning for Stacey Abrams, Oprah calls out nonvoters, saying: “For anybody here who has an ancestor who didn’t have the right to vote, and you are choosing not to vote… you are dishonoring your family.” https://t.co/xHlSkekYN9 pic.twitter.com/qMl06XxsIu
— CNN (@CNN) November 1, 2018
Other celebrities canvassing for Abrams include Will Ferrell and Michael B. Jordan:
Michael B. Jordan is knocking on doors to get Georgia voters to the polls. pic.twitter.com/M4TEQBiHNR
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 1, 2018
Canvassing is no funny business, but we love that Will Ferrell is knocking for Stacey Abrams! #TeamAbrams #gapol #Knocktober pic.twitter.com/rXjCe9fMX2
— Red Clay Democrats (@redclaydems) October 26, 2018
Mike Pence, who was in town to stump for Kemp said, “I heard Oprah was in town today and I heard Will Ferrell was going door-to-door the other day. Well I’d like to remind Stacey Abrams and Oprah and Will Ferrell—I’m kind of a big deal too.” Okay, sure Pence, you’re the Vice President. But you’re sure as shit no Oprah.
“You get a vote! And you get a vote! And you get a vote!” the crowd chants as Oprah campaigns in Georgia for Democrat governor candidate Stacey Abrams. https://t.co/TD2i2VlFxk pic.twitter.com/nkzoDnoLcL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 1, 2018
(via CNN, image: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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