No books for a month :-(

I’m taking a month off from reading any new books. Somehow I found myself in a spot where I was not in the middle of reading any books. Normally I am in the middle of reading one or two books at a time. For November, however, i’m going to be participating in NaNoWriMo (Nation Noval Writing Month). The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days which works out to 1,667 words a day. How hard could that be right?

Anyway, I don’t plan on having much time for leisure reading. But I do plan on updating TBP with my various musings on the NaNoWriMo process and the progress of my novel. I also might bug random strangers about the progress of their novel just to keep things interesting. If anybody reading this is participating in NaNoWriMo, I sure would like to hear from you.

50 Responses to “No books for a month :-(”

  1. dewey Says:

    I'm participating, as you know! :)

    I'm still going to read. I just hope the tone of what I'm reading doesn't creep into my writing. Fortunately, right now I'm reading something completely different from what I'm writing.

  2. The Book Pirate Says:

    I do know! Earlier I was trying to find your profile on NaNoWriMo.org but it seems they took down their search function.

  3. Vasilly Says:

    I'm participating. I don't think I can give up reading entirely, but I am going to cut back a lot.

  4. The Book Pirate Says:

    Something had to go. School, work, and my partner had to stay. Reading and video games had to be limited for this month.

  5. Vasilly Says:

    I feel the same way but I just received several great books: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and Death without Interruptions by Jose Saramago. *sigh* I have school and kids that have to stay. Maybe I'll just read a page a day.

  6. dewey Says:

    I'm participating, as you know! :)

    I'm still going to read. I just hope the tone of what I'm reading doesn't creep into my writing. Fortunately, right now I'm reading something completely different from what I'm writing.

  7. The Book Pirate Says:

    I do know! Earlier I was trying to find your profile on NaNoWriMo.org but it seems they took down their search function.

  8. Vasilly Says:

    I'm participating. I don't think I can give up reading entirely, but I am going to cut back a lot.

  9. The Book Pirate Says:

    Something had to go. School, work, and my partner had to stay. Reading and video games had to be limited for this month.

  10. Vasilly Says:

    I feel the same way but I just received several great books: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and Death without Interruptions by Jose Saramago. *sigh* I have school and kids that have to stay. Maybe I'll just read a page a day.

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