Today I know the quality and health of my thought life based on my dreams. When I was little I actually had quite a bit of night mares and I know it was my brains way of processing different things that were happening in my waking life. Deciphering dreams is something that I LOVE doing for myself and others. Joseph like Martin Luther King, or even Cinderella followed their dreams, as some would say heart and it was all worth it. Joseph had daring dreams, that he believed were from God and he trusted in that. Not to mention my favorite story in the Bible is Joseph and his “dream coat”.
I bought a dream dictionary in middle school to decipher what all of my wild, vivid dreams meant. Now, you should know that I am actually quite obsessed with dreams, ones at night and the visionary kind. The first memory of “dream” I have is this song from Cinderella, the second major memory of “dream” is Martin Luther King Jr. “A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you’re fast asleep.” (1950) + Will you be participating in my 30-day challenge? Have a journal entry you’re particularly proud of and want to share? Post it in the comments! She didn’t realize it at the time, but…Ĭheck out the official Nanowrimo site here.Imagine yourself as a building - talk about your life and memories.A short biography of your mother (real or imagined).Imagine the last place you were lost - what would it be like to live there?.Below I’ve created 30 writing prompts to spark the flame of creativity - some are abstract, some a bit more direct, however you choose to interpret them I hope you’ll join me in recording your thoughts, dreams and realities. But do something every day, for 30 days, and you’re bound to see development. So this month, I’m committing to 30 days of writing. Your written word can tell so much more than an Instagram image or tweet. A novel, a journal entry, a letter…we should all feel our stories are worth telling and worth sharing. Looping handwriting, recording thoughts and actions on the page that sits before you, a steaming mug of tea by your side. With the trees slowly being stripped of their autumnal leaves and quickly darkening days upon us, November is the perfect time to curl up and write. Nanowrimo is a sort of crash course in this practice, a little push to get your imagination flowing by putting pen to paper. Whether you actually consider yourself creative or not, allowing yourself the space and time to explore what you’re capable of - what you’re able to create - expands your vision and stretches the mind. I’m a firm believer in doing what you can for the sake of creativity. Sure, Nanowrimo officially kicked off on November 1st, challenging participants with the task of writing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days, but that doesn’t mean taking part is completely out of the question, even if you can’t - or don’t want to - commit to writing an actual novel. Wait…what, exactly, is Nanowrimo? The pseudo-acronym stands for National Novel Writing Month (formerly the Office of Letters and Light), a non-profit dedicated to keeping the art of the novel alive and inspiring creativity’s spark.
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Read on to find out how to participate in group activities during the WNFIN Challenge.Īnd use the navigation bar at the top of this page to learn about the history of the WNFIN Challenge, the WNFIN Summit, or to read all the WNFIN Challenge blog posts (yes.all the way back to the first year).November is Nanowrimo - celebrate by putting pen to paper for 30 days straight. Opportunities exist for you to be in community with other writers and to get support as you write nonfiction during the month of November. You do not have to take the challenge totally on your own, though. And your WNFIN project can be as short or as long as you like. You can write any type of nonfiction, such as a magazine article, blog posts, a white paper, or a book. No one counts how many words you write during the month or even checks what you write. The only rule is that you commit to starting AND finishing a work of nonfiction in a month. And there are no formal rules, like "write 50,000 words in 30 days." You do not need to become a member of a site or organization. The Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge, which is also known as National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo ), is an informal, personal challenge.