NaNoWriMo fail

November is for writers. If you write or, like me, have spent years convincing yourself you like to write, this was the month to test your mettle and discover whether you're all words or not. National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo, is an international event which challenges aspiring writers to write 50,000 words (1,667 words a day) in November towards completing a novel.

I've known about NaNo for years, but not until my friend and writer Tori Schindler started nagging encouraging me to write did I attempt to complete the challenge. I've tried it few times and never come close to finishing, but even trying opened my mind more to the idea of writing. It forced me to confront what it actually means to be a writer and whether or not I can legitimately call myself one.

This year, knowing I'm more interested in writing about my real world experiences than fiction, I decided to finally start writing about my experiences living and teaching in South Korea. Also, I caught the vision that NaNo is more about inspiring people to just write than about getting published and maybe famous.

My inspiration lasted for just a few days before I found excuses to avoid writing, but I took away a new idea for writing about Korea to last beyond November, and I'm pretty excited about it. Since I'm more comfortable and competent blogging, which amounts to writing in short bursts and sharing as you write, I will try to regularly record and post my Korean experiences online on the blog How I Love Corea.

NaNoWriMo fail then, really means NaNoWriMo success, I hope. The first Korea post about how I discovered comfortable food in a foreign city half way around the world is listed below.

American sandwiches | How I Love Corea