What is it about writers? We all seem to love a challenge.
I’ve just joined a group of fellow authors in the RWA 50ks in 30 days write-fest. The idea is to glue your bum to the seat and pound out as many words as possible. (50,000 ideally!)
It can totally work for some people. Both my small towns, big hearts novels (House For All Seasons and The Simmering Season) started out in similar challenges.
Okay – yes it’s June so…yes, technically I should be working on those 50 thousand words for my next novel, but I do tend to procrastinate a bit at the start. (Another trait we writers seem to share.)
Since I’m writing about challenges, I thought I’d share a recent writing challenge of another kind.
Looking for inspiration for my novel (in which the town of Calingarry Crossing holds a fair day) I went to my local country show and challenged myself to eat everything I could find on a stick!
Things have changed since I did the whole Easter Show thing as a kid and…well…luckily for me the junk food on a stick options were limited. Sadly, not even fairy floss comes on a stick anymore. Am I that old?
Okay…with my fair day research consumed…ahh…I mean done, it’s back to those 50 thousand words I’m supposed to have done by end June. (After I make myself something to eat. I just made myself drool LOL – yum!)