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November 01, 2007
I'm not much of a joiner.
For someone with a little experience in social networking, you'd think I'd be eager to affix my name and face to a bunch of online communities that reflect my interests. Sadly, due to personal experience, I view all social nets as work, not play.
I'm considering stepping outside myself for thirty days: for the month of November, I'm thinking about joining up with either NaNoWriMo or NaBloPoMo.
I'd like to cultivate some virtuous habits; both of these ventures would encourage require me to write daily. It's tempting to make a public declaration and hold myself accountable, but, well, see the title of this post.
Don't know why I'm so skeptical of groups. I've been to a NaNoWriMo kickoff party, and they seemed like nice people. I wouldn't say the room was swarming with Updikes, Oateses and Walkers, but they were all passionate about writing, which is ultimately what matters.
I don't have time to even outline a novel this month, so the idea of spinning 50,000 words into a cohesive thread of narrative is hard to swallow.
Decided: as I can blog a haiku from my iPhone whilst in line at Safeway, I think I'll take the path of least resistance:
Posted by Your Protagonist at November 1, 2007 11:22 PM