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Gearing Up For A Challenge

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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?

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Author: Linda G. Hill

There's a writer in here, clawing her way out.

37 thoughts on “Gearing Up For A Challenge

  1. scottishmomus's avatar

    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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  2. D.G.Kaye's avatar

    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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  3. hannaplummer's avatar

    I’m waiting for your “A is for…” 🙂

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  4. LiveLoved's avatar

    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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  5. jetgirlcos's avatar

    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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  6. Charles Yallowitz's avatar

    Good luck! I’m not really doing any challenges. Promoting the book and finding writing time is challenging enough.

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  7. navigator1965's avatar

    I may challenge myself to not be on the alcohol-free portions of the Dukan Diet.

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  8. suzjones's avatar

    We’re a day ahead so I’m about to write my first post for ‘A’. lol

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  9. Jeanette's avatar

    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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  10. Pamela Beckford's avatar

    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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  11. Paul Davis's avatar

    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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  12. markbialczak's avatar

    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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