November

Ray Bradbury: "You must write every single day of your life. You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff the books like perfume and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads...may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world." 


Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles) may have been a fan of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The idea is fairly simple: write a novel in 30 days. Remember, I said the IDEA was fairly simple, not the action itself! If you've ever sat staring at a blank page or screen while your brain screams for the right verb or adjective, you know that "The Grapes of Wrath" or "The Metamorphosis" weren't penned over a weekend. Maybe a decade of weekends.

Writers write. Writers edit. Writers cry. Writers rewrite. Writers whine. Writers read. Writers write again. And sometimes the idea of not writing is even scarier than the blank page. 

If you believe you have a story to tell, tell it. Maybe it's a novel or a poem, a picture book or an epic essay. Maybe it's a story about your family or your college years or the cute puppy that understands the true meaning of friendship. 

This month is all about writing. Grab a pencil, take a deep breath and start at the beginning. Write your story. 

Beatrix Potter: "There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you." 


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Readers will be thankful to find new books by Michael Connelly, David Balducci, Janet Evanovich, Stephen King, John Irving, Carly Simon, Jeff Kinney, Marissa Meyer, Giada De Laurentiis, Neil Gaiman, Mitch Albom, Rick Steves, Nora Roberts, James Patterson, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Shonda Rhimes, Mary Higgins Clark, and Isabel Allende.



November is National Memoir Writing Month, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), Family Stories Month, National Family Caregivers Month, Picture Book Month, National Family Literacy Month. 



                                        November Days

1      -  National Authors Day

1-7   -  World Communication Week

5      -  National Love Your Red Hair Day

9-15 -  World Kindness Week

10    -  Sesame Street Day

14    -  World Pickle Day

15    -  I Love to Write Day

16-20- National Book Awards Week

19     - Rocky & Bullwinkle Day

21     - Guinness World Record Day

22     - Mother Goose Day

24     - Dr. Who Day

27     - National Day of Listening

30     - National Math Awareness Day


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