November is near. And for many bloggers, it also means the onset of a challenge, to clear 50,000 words during the month writing a novel on their blog, courtesy of the National Novel Writing Month, or abbreviated to NaNoWriMo (which makes it sound like one of those Tamagotchi reincarnates). Interestingly, although I like writing, I don't feel compelled to spend my hours writing for a goal. Because writing isn't, in my opinion, meant for a goal or an objective. That's why I write when I feel inspired, when I feel that there's some good idea to put down to paper (or, in this case, online). But I don't like writing just because someone wants me to, or just because I achieve a goal. It takes away the lustre, the brillance, the shine out of a text, knowing that the writer/blogger said to him/herself, "Another chapter done.. 20,000 more words to go". Obviously no one will admit having thought that, but I'm sure it's all in the mind. And, quite frankly speaking, I find it hard to believe that anything really good might come out of writing in a rush. Better spend a year on a good novel than a month on a boring one. But yet again, there's published bloggers out there, and I can't really prove them wrong. I dunno. It's probably just me. At least it's good entertainment and charity.

Written on Thursday, October 28 at 11:39 AM