A character I made up back in 2009 was a Pokémon, (Rattata) named Roy, and he has become a favorite character of mine. I tend to like the basic Pokémon more.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

New Word War Website!

I just created a new site for all you WriMos out there (like myself) who can't get in enough writing. Check out the forum here and comment if you have any questions about it:
http://intwordwars.proboards.com/

Seasons!

Seasons
Everyone has their favorite: the heat of summer, the beauty of spring, the cool winds of autumn or the quiet frozen landscapes of winter. And because we have our favorite, we most likely have a set of favorite things we do during those seasons. But how does that affect your writing? Do you write more during your favorite season, or do you prefer to do things that are not related to writing?

          My favorite season is autumn. What isn’t there to like? Cool weather, marching bands, Thanksgiving, leaves changing colors, NaNoWriMo, and the houses decked with Christmas lights weeks before Christmas. It’s all so festive; I can’t help but say that autumn is my favorite season!
          Because I’ve related autumn to NaNoWriMo for nine years now, this season does affect my writing in a certain way. I can’t really say that it makes my writing “better,” but it’s easier for me to get into the mood of writing a lot because I know thousands of others around the globe are also doing it. It has nothing to do with the weather; it has more to do with engaging in a journey with myriads of others to that golden 50K horizon.

          I enjoy the other seasons too for other reasons. I love winter because it has Christmas (it’s about Jesus, so it can’t get better than that!), New Year’s Day, and cool weather. Spring has Easter, as well as the end of school; and summer has Drum Corps International and is school-free. I should also note that it was during this past summer that I actually write my first 100K-word novel ever. Though it wasn’t autumn, I felt inspired enough to write and complete it.