Jokes: Using Humor

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Using Humor

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 09:10 AM PST

50,000 words, 30 days. This is nuts

Every year since 2005 I have been a proud participant of National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as NaNoWriMo.

Every year since 2005 I have failed miserably.

But, as Winston Chruchill said, in my new favorite quote of all time, “Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

Every November a couple of hundred thousand people all meet on-line and start to write. The goal is 50,000 words. You can start at midnight on November 1st and you have to be finished by midnight November 30th. Piece of cake. If you average 1667 words a day, it’s a breeze. Additionally, donations are accepted and used to promote literacy and writing programs worldwide.

My best finish ever was something over 10,000 words…(a hilariously tender, coming of age, quasi-romance, slasher, cold war thriller, set in Dumas, TX) an epic I have not been able to force myself to read again.

But this year is going to be different.

This year, I am sticking with the plan and staying the course.

My heart is pure, my aim is true. And I am pleased, no, I am proud, to state that as of today, November 3…

I am all the way up to 104 words.

Pray for me.