But probably not the letters you think…
Letters of the alphabet.
Some of my favorite combinations of letters, because they signify an entire month DEVOTED to the craft of writing.
This year, I am going to end up with over 30 new picture book ideas (Picture Book Idea Month) AND a complete YA novel (National Novel Writing Month).
I might have a problem. A good problem. This is my fifth year with PiBoIdMo. It’s my third with NaNoWriMo.
I’m hooked.
If I’m honest (and I like to think that I am), this has been a rough year. I started out very optimistic about my writing endeavors… and then life hit, and it hit hard. All of my optimism settled at the bottom of a big tank of reality.
But today was a day of writing resuscitation. I had the wonderful opportunity of joining the SCBWI Switzerland region in Lausanne, Switzerland (which is closer to my house than the location of my Germany region meetings) for a workshop on writing and illustrating for children.
It was the first thing I’ve done for my writing in a long time. And it was good. I loved connecting with “old” friends and making new ones. I loved listening to Jude Evans of Little Tiger Press share about the kidlit industry. And I loved knowing that I get to submit two of my manuscripts to her over the next couple of weeks for critique. And all of that just a few precious days before November starts with all of its letters.
And fantastic posts.
And support groups.
And LOTS of writing.
Marcy Pusey 