It's that time of year...

Can you write 50,000 words in 30 days? Sound impossible?

Well, how about look at it in another way: it's only 1,667 words per day. Still too much?

In an 9 hour day, you only have to write 209 words per hour!

Perhaps another thought is

WHY?

NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month and the purpose is to prove that you CAN write a novel. Maybe not one that's publisher ready (most publishers won't look at unsolicitied manuscripts from December through February because of NaNo...they know these novels haven't been edited nearly enough!), but a first draft is done!

Realistic fiction, mystery, horror, science fiction, fantasty, fan fiction...why not try your hand at creating that book you've always wanted to read? Come join me at this challenge this year!

New Books

Finally! They're here! New books!

To the relief of many (myself included) the big book order of the year has finally arrived...and processing has finished. Naturally, I have a few books that I read as processing was being done (thank goodness for being able to read 1-2 books in a night) and thoroughly enjoyed.

Book 1:

I've already enjoyed reading several of April Henry's mysteries, and this one is no different. Who you become at age 17 is influenced by the events of your life at age 3, 7, 8, and so on...so imagine being the witness to your mom's murder at age 3. Because of the circumstances surrounding her death, your father has been the chief suspect for the last 14 years but now everyone knows he didn't do it. Who did? 

Book 2:

This realistic fiction book covers such a wide range of social topics: date rape drugs, abortion, social media rumors, coming out, etc. that it's hard to realize the main character's focus in life is her small town's cheer-leading squad. Through the entire book, however, the author deals with the topics in a believable way.

Book 3:

This book blew up my Twitter feed all summer...so naturally I had to read it as soon as it came in! I was not disappointed. This historical novel explores the identity of Jack the Ripper from an entirely new perspective: a seventeen-year old girl who is secretly studying forensic science. Naturally the forensics of the time is limited, but the science was there.