It
is almost time for the A-Z challenge that begins April 1 and I am starting to
prepare for it! Yes, me the girl who
usually flies through life by the seat of her pants writing as I go. My dear friend Vidya, a spokeswoman for #TeamDamyanti
organized this huge theme reveal! Obviously I am jumping on that band wagon because that is the way I
roll.
For the longest time, I scoffed at the
idea of a theme. For the last couple of
years I have participated in the A-Z challenge as a spirit of the moment with
no planning what so ever. It intensified
the excitement factor and when I completed my Z post at the end, I felt as if I
had climbed Mount Everest. I had
survived. I know it is doable, because I
have done it! Still I am a little
hesitant to fly totally blind this year…so this girl is at least formulating a
plan!
While I do not have a specific theme
to offer you, I do have a general plan of action so maybe that will
suffice. I plan a month peppered with
the fast fiction and haiku I have come to enjoy writing so much. I may throw in some of my artwork for good
measure. It is going to be one big,
exciting ride and you won’t want to miss it as I continue to hone my fiction
and haiku writing skills. You may also
see me participating in Speak Easy, Haiku Horizon, and Write Tribe prompts as
the month progresses, because quite honestly I am a bit addicted to those! It is kind of along the lines of if they
build it, they will come. If any of the
above has a challenge, I will do my best to participate and write it! I have slacked off a bit this month, wrestled
with the writer’s block beast and still manage to post some of my best
work. Anything is possible if you are
willing to try…and I am willing!
I always enter into one of these month
long marathon writing challenges with a little skepticism and a tinge of
fear. In the end, I usually come through
it victorious. Hopefully the odds will
be in my favor this year! I have had a
few challenges that resulted in a crash burn because fate stepped in and the
universe refused to cooperate. This time
around I am doing something I have never done before; I am writing posts ahead
of time so they are ready to go. Imagine
that, me, miss procrastination herself!
It is true! I hope you will join
me here at the Giggling Truckers Wife Writes during the month of April and
cheer me on. It is going to be one
exciting month! If you are feeling brave, there is still time to sign up and get on this crazy train with me. Join us!
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