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NaNo Countdown, T-3
Nov. 27th, 2005 11:44 pmBack from home, the last stretch of the semester has officially begun.
I've been thinking about writing lately. A lot of people on my f-list are doing (and finishing!) NaNoWriMo, and it's so encouraging to see their little word count meter rising everyday. I've been thinking whether I would be able to do NaNo one of these days, to write 50,000 words in a month. Judging by the fact that I just wrote 4,000 words on boring social science stuff today, I think I can.
I write everyday. E-mails, LJ posts and comments, and always something school-related. But to write 50,000 words on something, it would have to be on a subject I'm really passionate about. This is why I'm balking at the thought of writing my final paper for next semester. I need the final paper to graduate, so I know I'll write it, unless I abandon my study. And being a joint-department student, my final paper only needs to be 4,000-5,000 words long, max. So I'm not worried about the quantity here, just the quality.
But I digress. Congrats to those of you who are finishing up with NaNo—it's a big accomplishment!
BBC: Saddam trial to resume in Baghdad.
I've been thinking about writing lately. A lot of people on my f-list are doing (and finishing!) NaNoWriMo, and it's so encouraging to see their little word count meter rising everyday. I've been thinking whether I would be able to do NaNo one of these days, to write 50,000 words in a month. Judging by the fact that I just wrote 4,000 words on boring social science stuff today, I think I can.
I write everyday. E-mails, LJ posts and comments, and always something school-related. But to write 50,000 words on something, it would have to be on a subject I'm really passionate about. This is why I'm balking at the thought of writing my final paper for next semester. I need the final paper to graduate, so I know I'll write it, unless I abandon my study. And being a joint-department student, my final paper only needs to be 4,000-5,000 words long, max. So I'm not worried about the quantity here, just the quality.
But I digress. Congrats to those of you who are finishing up with NaNo—it's a big accomplishment!
BBC: Saddam trial to resume in Baghdad.
"The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven aides on murder and torture charges is due to resume in Baghdad after a six-week break."
