Posts Tagged ‘nanowrimo’
Many of us struggle to find a sort of balance between our work and our lives. We bring work home on the weekends, make personal calls from the office, or otherwise blur the lines between things that belong solely in the home or in the office. It’s important to keep these things as separate as possible, though, and what we should be doing is fighting for that kind of distinction.
Monday marked the end of another installment of my absolute favorite month. November encompasses many of my favorite things, but two in particular: my birthday, and Thanksgiving. Growing up, I was a bit shy. I wouldn’t introduce myself to new people and when my family took me out to dinner on my big day I’d usually hide in the bathroom through all the singing.
Last night heralded the end of another fantastic year of NaNoWriMo. I struggled at the end, having hit a horrendous case of writer’s block, but managed to complete my story. It was fraught with frustration, but I know deep down I enjoyed the contest and that I’ll compete again next year.
Some time ago, I participated in an event dubbed the “30 Days of Blogging.” It was an informal challenge between friends to post fresh content each day for 30 consecutive days. I had a lot of fun, unfortunately the challenge was somewhat disorganized and most everyone dropped out by the end of the first week.
The creative muscle is like any real muscle, it can be trained, it can grow, but most importantly it can whither neglect. It is vital to our careers as marketers to nurture this muscle from time to time, whether by taking a short vacation, doing pro-bono work for an interesting client, or by engaging in other extra-curricular activities. One activity that is a good workout for anyone in a writing-intensive industry is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.