Ah, I do love a good challenge. It’s just as well, when you think of it: my entire life is one big challenge. I remember saying to myself, before my son Alex was born, I’m in such a rut. I need some excitement in my life! Now THAT was a lesson in being careful what you wish for, right there. Between surgeries, deafness, feeding issues, pneumonias and meanwhile trying to run a business, the first eight months of his life were anything but boring. But I digress. For what I have coming up in the month of April is nothing, by comparison.
Yes, the A-Z Challenge. Since I’m going to write about writing, I thought why not extend the challenge and write a fiction piece a day to illustrate the article I post here? It’s only twice the amount of work, after all! And besides, there’s no reason I shouldn’t show rather than just tell…right?
We’ll see how far I get.
For now, I’m attempting to put all my accumulated notes in alphabetical order. It only seems to make sense, and why put it off? I’ll have enough to do, starting tomorrow.
Don’t you love a challenge? How will you be challenging yourself in the upcoming month?
April 1, 2014 at 5:44 pm
Good luck with it. 🙂
I’m afraid I fell at at the first hurdle…. I couldn’t figure out how to register! I tried. Twice. Mr Linky lost me on the whole thing. 🙂 I despair at my form filling abilities. Or lack of them. 😉 x
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April 1, 2014 at 9:31 pm
That’s too bad. Maybe next year! Thanks very much for your encouragement. 🙂
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April 1, 2014 at 4:03 pm
Good luck with the challenge. Every day seems to find something challenging here lately, so overcoming them and revising my new book is a challenge enough. 🙂
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April 1, 2014 at 10:32 am
I’m waiting for your “A is for…” 🙂
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April 1, 2014 at 2:45 pm
🙂
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April 1, 2014 at 1:27 am
I’m do the NaPoWriMo 2014 with a twist. I decided to write a different Poetry Form each day an I’ve organized the forms in alphabetical order to make it easier on myself. I’m looking forward to the challenge. I hope you A-Z challenge goes well!
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April 1, 2014 at 2:42 pm
Thanks very much, Kirsten! So you’re kind of combining the two events into one – I hope your challenge goes well too! 😀
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April 1, 2014 at 1:06 am
Wow, that’s awesome. I love when someone illustrates a technique! I’m looking forward to reading these 🙂
jetgirlcos visiting via Forty, c’est Fantastique
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April 1, 2014 at 2:40 pm
Thanks very much for reading 🙂
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March 31, 2014 at 5:05 pm
Good luck! I’m not really doing any challenges. Promoting the book and finding writing time is challenging enough.
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March 31, 2014 at 5:10 pm
Thanks, Charles!
Yep, I look forward to getting to that stage. But with the editing, the blog is all the writing I do. And I need to write – you know the feeling, I’m sure.
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March 31, 2014 at 5:15 pm
I consider editing a part of writing. So it counts to me. 🙂
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March 31, 2014 at 5:18 pm
Don’t you just itch to write something brand new though?
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March 31, 2014 at 5:40 pm
That’s why I do outlines on weekends. 😉
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March 31, 2014 at 5:44 pm
Ah! I see! I suppose I should start working on my sequel… 😛
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March 31, 2014 at 4:36 pm
I may challenge myself to not be on the alcohol-free portions of the Dukan Diet.
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March 31, 2014 at 4:40 pm
I know you and your liver can do it, Nav!
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March 31, 2014 at 4:59 pm
I weep in admiration of my self-discipline. };-)>
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March 31, 2014 at 5:08 pm
We’re not worthy!
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March 31, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Nor am I, come to think of it.
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March 31, 2014 at 5:18 pm
Haha!
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March 31, 2014 at 4:20 pm
We’re a day ahead so I’m about to write my first post for ‘A’. lol
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March 31, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Oh cool! I was going to put A-Z or something in the titles of mine, so people will know. Will you?
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March 31, 2014 at 4:39 pm
Yes. I am going to title A is for…. etc
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March 31, 2014 at 4:41 pm
That’s a good idea. 🙂
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March 31, 2014 at 4:14 pm
I’m with you on the A-Z thing. Between that and when I have to post my “normal” stuff (aka, have to get it out of my head and elsewhere ASAP) I expect I will be posting twice a day in April O.o
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March 31, 2014 at 4:16 pm
Exactly! I’m probably going to be posting here twice a day most days too, on top of trying to write fiction. Won’t it be fun?!? 😀
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March 31, 2014 at 3:52 pm
I committed to NaPoWriMo (poem a day) and I’m already regretting it – of course I’m sure I can do it. I don’t need to sleep, right?
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March 31, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Who needs sleep? haha Yeah, I’m back and forth with this challenge – regretting it one minute and looking forward to it the next.
We CAN do this, Pamela! 😀
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March 31, 2014 at 3:37 pm
It’s Camp NaNo. My aim is 25000 words, but I may not be doing it. Need to finish a once through of this novel then get it edited. Oh, my other challenge is obviously trying to seduce you 😉
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March 31, 2014 at 4:10 pm
Yep, I’m still editing too. There’s no end to this writing business once you catch the bug, is there?
Is that what you’re doing? I hadn’t noticed. You’ll have to try harder I guess. 😉
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March 31, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Shoot. I’ll pull out the big guns. The really big gun. Know what I mean? Because I don’t.
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March 31, 2014 at 4:13 pm
You mean the one you shot in your first sentence? haha Oh my dear, you do make me smile. 🙂
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March 31, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Well I suppose if I cannot seduce you, fair Linda, I will take being your fool 😉
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March 31, 2014 at 4:17 pm
As long as you’re around, dear sir, I cannot want for more. 🙂
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March 31, 2014 at 3:37 pm
More living so I can write more posts about life. I now have posted at least once a day for five months. I want to see how long I can continue this. Knock on wood. Have fun with it, right, Linda?!
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March 31, 2014 at 4:06 pm
Oh Mark, how I need to get out more. I’m with you on that one.
Fun’s definitely the name of the game! 😀
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