National Novel Writing Month, Or: How I Stopped Worrying and Started Committing to Absurd Goals.

A writer writing, having written writs.

Though I am writing from Nairobi, Kenya, all my writer friends are scattered across the globe.On top of writing for a handful of publications, editing for a book my school, and recording music, I’ve decided to write a novel this month. Meanwhile, like any other liberal arts student, I’m booked with a full course load.

After checking out Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia from the University’s library and watching I’m Not There, my creative candle’s wick is relit.

Medium’s interactive approach to writing over Blogger (clunky) and WordPress (not as user-friendly), so it makes it easier to ask anyone out there:

Despite time restraints or self-doubts, as a writer, what are your goals?

We’ve all got one life to live, and though I write articles, I’ve wanted to write a book since my preadolescent days. Seeing 400 words printed in paper is satisfying, but what about 50,000?