It’s that time! Time to give the word counts of our works in progress booster shots like the little kids they are. Swamped with Words gathers together writers of all kinds who set aside time to shut up and write. That’s the banner on my phone, “Shut up and write, Lance.”
It’s not all night.
It’s not NaNoWrimo.
It’s just six hours on a Friday where a bunch of writers encourage each other to keep it up. Yes, there will be prizes (though I was tempted to write, “there will be blood”). More importantly, you don’t have to be there the whole time! We look for commitments of all kinds:
- 6+ hour Superheroes - This is for the crazies like Colby who will start before we start and end after we end
- 5 hour Heroes – This is for people like Ellie and Anna who wanna write, but need rest for their hubbies and kiddos
- 4 hour J.V. - This is for people like Jennifer Joseph who need to show up a bit late or leave a bit early
- 3 hour Owls/Birds – This is for the early birds who start out sleeping but wake up at the buttcrack of dawn to join us or the night owls who kick it with us in the middle of the night randomly. Perhaps Coy fits into one of these, even though he’s between projects (wink wink!)
- 2 hour Cranks – My sister Lauren probably qualifies for this. She’ll probably go on this writing spree where she’ll crank for two hours and then peace out
- 1 or less hour Cameos – This is for people who’re too busy to stay (maybe Abby?) but want to show, or for the internet celebs like Piper,Kristen or the Pen Monkey who wanna peek their head in and see what’s up.
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