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So, I joked about doing "NaNoReadMo" a couple of posts back, but at this point, I realize it might be a good idea!
If you remember April for me, my Pastor died at the beginning of the month, and I was hired for a new job at the end of the month. Since then, my reading has gone kaput, and I was nowhere near reaching my original Goodreads goal for the month. I cut it down, given the circumstances, but I could still do better.
Most on the writing blogosphere already know November is National Novel Writing Month (that's right, right?), the time most writers set a goal of writing 1,000 words a day to have a 30,000-word manuscript done at the end of the month. This has been shortened to the adorable NaNoWriMo.
So using that same model, I would like to try to reach my reading goal by the end of November, or at least have a buffer that I can breeze through in December. So for me, November will be National Novel Reading Month, NaNoReMo! If I can read a book a week, I'll be happy. It's going to take some hard work!
What about you? Participating in NaNoWriMo this year? Would you like to join me in NaNoReMo? I want to know!
I'm really behind on reading, too, so I love the idea of NaNoReMo. November's probably not the best month for me to catch up on my TBR pile, though, since that's going to be a busy month for me, art-wise. Still, I'm more than happy to cheer you on! Hope reading a book a week ends up being easier than expected...
ReplyDeleteMaking it a reading goal instead - brilliant! Go for it. I'll be reading at least half that with IWSG contest entries next month.
ReplyDeleteWhen I participated there wasn't a daily word goal. That sounds easier than just telling people to tackle a 100,000-word novel in a month! I always wrote 50,000 word novels or less, so it wasn't as hard for me, but I did think it was unfair to those writing bigger novels that they might not meet their goal in 30 days.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you are taking reading by the horns Deb.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome idea! Maybe I should take part in NaNoReMo too. :) I have a goal of 24 books by the end of the year, and I'm only at 17. I could really use some encourage to push through the last few books, especially during the hectic holiday season. (Original goal was 2 books a month which I've failed at.) I love the idea of tackling the reading by word count instead of pages, chapters, or book count. Of course, who knows how you determine how many words are in a book? I may have to go with page count instead… Anyway, thanks for the inspiration! Hope you are able to reach your reading goal! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Good luck!
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