Dinara Tengri

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it was founded by Chris Baty in 1999 (check out this link for full history of NaNo) The term "national" is a bit misleading, since the project is very much international with volunteers and participants from many different countries around the world. Each country is divided into different regions. My home region is called "Europe-Sweden-Elsewhere", where the "Elsewhere" stands for any region that is not Stockholm or Gothenburg. Every region has its own Municipal Liaisons, and these are the volunteers who help run the show and make the whole NaNo experience easier and more fun for the rest of us. They are in charge of organising the so-called write-ins, where people from the same region gather to write and converse about... well, writing. Although, anybody can organise a write-in, provided there's enough interest and time.  I did NaNo two times before. I never won, but I still had a blast...

Want to participate in Musing Mondays? Check out  A Daily Rhythm Well, NaNoWriMo is drawing to a close, and it looks like I won! Before I do my crazy celebratory dance, I want to thank you for being patient with me this past month. I have been a little absent from my blog, as the first draft of my novel ate up most of my free time. So thank you :)       Now that I'm done with my own, I'm happy to dive in other people's books again. I am currently working on my review for Jane Eyre ,     plus, there's a whole bunch of books I want to R&R before 2016. Some of them have been on my TBR for a long time, others I just randomly picked out at the library.   Cleo, by Helen Brown   The full title of this book is Cleo: How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family . I've been wanting to read this book for a very long time.     The Man in the H...

The first week of NaNo is coming to an end and I have outdone myself with over 13,000 words. Hurray for productivity! But I'm beginning to worry that this creative high I've been on is winding down. I've got the backstory for my characters covered. I've got a plan for what they're going to do. I've got the world they live in. What else is there to do but to sit your ass down and write?  Good question. The point is, with this particular project, I've come to a complete stop.   I haven't forgotten my blog, and I haven't forgotten you. Lame excuses are lame, but this entire week I have been sick with fever and a bad cough, and all the spare energy I had, I spent on NaNo. The rest of the time I spent binge-watching Gotham on Netflix. I do have plans for next week, though. There'll be the usual features - Musing Monday and Top Ten Tuesday. Plus, I'm going to list all the books I'm going to R&R next. It's a pretty long list :...

An original meme created by the girls of The Broke and the Bookish 1. When NaNo begins, you get instant inspiration that doesn't leave you until November 30th. At no time will you want to drop it all. 2. Everything will go according to you perfect little plan. All the life events will organise themselves to fit in your tight schedule. 3. That means that you WILL NOT get sick with fever, migraines and a soar throat on the first week of NaNo. 4. You will write a text that actually looks like a real book, and not some jumbled messy word puzzles. 5. All the urge to Facebook and watch Youtube videos will go dormant for thirty days. 6. You will come to every write-in with your local NaNo-buddies, and write quietly for three hours straight. 7. Your mind will be a swirling storm of creativity and fresh ideas. 8. When you tell people you're writing a novel, they give you their undivided atte...

So, another Monday is upon us, and I have two exciting news I want to share with you today. First of all, I've written a guest post for Book Bloggers International , which will be featured on Wednesday. It's a great blog, where book bloggers from all around the world get to share their thoughts on books, TV shows and all things cultural. This will be my first guest post ever. News number two: I've challenged myself to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, and I've accepted the challenge. This will be my second NaNo. Last November, my creative spark fizzled out when I reached 30k words. I also wrote for Camp NaNoWriMo in July, and I FINISHED the first draft for my other book. But this November I'm going to try something completely different. 50k words in one month is a pretty big commitment, which means that I won't have the time to be very active around here. So, I apologize in advance :) For those of you who don't know, National Novel Writing...