100 Words – The Not So Highbrow Writing Prompt
2012
So, uh, November is over. Y’all still alive after National Novel Writing Month? Did you participate this year? Did you finish?
I was smart this year, I didn’t announce to anyone that I would or wouldn’t be participating, just in case. Good thing, because once it became clear my work life would be changing pretty radically, I knew it would be mental suicide to even attempt NaNoWriMo. So yeah, there’s no novel sitting on my hard drive people. And I’m totally fine with that.
In other news, I noticed a little spike in Facebook followers yesterday. Can’t figure out where they came from, so if any of you new followers are reading this, I’m curious to know how you found the 100 Words Facebook page.
I’m not currently reading anything. Next week I’ll be starting The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood with my book club. If anyone is interested in doing a virtual book club discussion, let me know, that could be fun. In the meantime I decided to raid Mr. Verbosity’s literary bookshelf. He was an English Lit major in grad school, so he’s got quite a collection of high-brow books on writing, writing theory, poetry, and so on. I grabbed randomly and walked away with, The Lively Image: 4 Myths in Literature by Richard E. Hughes. And with the good old trusted point-the-finger method, your word this week is:
Whatever
Ha! I find this terribly amusing. But, WHATEVER, write me 100 words dear word-nerdlings. I’m off to curl up in a chair with some hot chocolate.
P.S. Don’t forget to tell me in comments how you did in NaNoWriMo, and/or how you recently found 100 words.
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[...] VV’s “not so highbrow writing prompt this week is WHATEVER. It tickled her and it tickles me . . ...
no NANOWRIMO for this moosie . . . not nearly enough hours in the day.
Did want to say that I read The Handmaid’s Tale a couple of years ago and was quite taken with the book. May need to see if I still have it somewhere hereabouts. We tend to go through books at work – bring some – take some. So it might have gone back there. Enjoy – let me know what you think.
Ha! Right?
I read The Handmaid’s Tale many years ago, and I always loved Atwood’s work (well, except that sci-fi one, Oryx & Crake?), so I’m looking forward to the second reading.
I did not attempt Nano this year. I knew better, with so much going on in my life. A separation and a new relationship that is in itself complicated, plus work and knitting to be done … not as much time to write, certainly not worthy of Nano.
I’ve never read The Handmaid’s Tale, though I have it on my ‘must read’ list. I’m currently reading The Celestine Prophesy, having just finished Shorn, and have at least three other books on deck. Yikes.
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I would definitely recommend The Handmaid’s Tale. And I hear ya on NaNo. I keep thinking they should move it to another month, but I honestly can’t think of a month that would be better. Maybe March?
I finished NaNo with time to spare, but this one was harder than the previous ones I attempted. I was glad to be finally done.
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“harder than previous ones”, and yet you finished with time to spare? You are a rockstar Ms. Tara. Obviously.
The Handmaid’s Tale is one of my all-time favorite books. I have read it ~6 times in the last 12 years I think. Every time it seems like something new stands out though.
I’ve actually visited your site numerous times in the past several months, via Trifecta, and sometime in the last few weeks I started following you on FB. And no NaNo for me.
Rachael, wow, six times? Hm, I’m trying to think of a book I’ve read six times from beginning to end, and nothing is coming to mind. I have a small stack of books I like to pick up and read passages from again and again, but not the whole thing.
Oh, and thanks for visiting and following!
NANOWRIMO scares me, so no. I’ve been sick as a dog people so if I don’t comment on your submission to 100 Word Challenge this week it’s because I barely got my own written before this crud took me out. My brain is in the fog but I am reading yours. You are all awesome. Snif snif. Coughcoughcough!
Debbie recently posted..Whatever
LOL. Just imagining NaNoWriMo as a monster under the bed, or in the closet. Something dark and hulking with teeth.
Hope you feel better soon!
OY! So late to the party. I have to get my past ones up this week – it is my mission before the Mayan calendar attacks! lol
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