100 for 100 Challenge!

Monday, September 15, 2014
 
 
 
Writing is a hard habit to get into. It's hard to write when you're busy. Sometimes, it's hard to write when you're not busy. It's in those days filled with school, work, and stress that you just find yourself drop writing off your schedule.
 
For writing a novel, you have to have patience, commitment, hard work, and determination. It's tough to pull those qualities out of yourself when you're already using them on other things. But it's a whole lot easier when you have someone to come alongside you.
 
Go Teen Writers is holding a, "100 for 100 Challenge."
 
The goal? To write 100 words a day for 100 consecutive days.
 
100 words isn't much when you think about it. It probably takes me a couple minutes to write that much up. (When my head is clear and not rammed with million of other thoughts. Which happens quite too often for my liking. :p) And it seems like even less when you know that you have over three hundred writers working for that same goal.
 
The hard part about this challenge, (One of the many challenging parts) is that you can only work on one project. I'll be editing my novel, Faith, which is going to need a lot of rewriting.
 

I've been meaning to start editing my novel for quite awhile now. But every time I pull up that document, a lump of intimidation begins to grow inside me, causing me to click that "X" button in the upper right hand corner and desert my document once more.

I really think this challenge will give me the extra boost I need to start up this new journey. I'm excited to see what the next hundred days will hold!

Note: It isn't to late to sign up! You can still sign up tonight and participate, all ages can join. Here's the link: http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2014/09/sign-up-now-for-fourth-100-for-100.html.

Byeeeee!
- Katie

11 comments :

  1. Hm, this looks really motivating. I'll probably sign up for the next one, because I'm planning to do NaNoWriMo this year, and the two will conflict with each other. Thanks for this post, though! I'll have to sign up for the next one. =)

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    1. Ooh. NaNoWriMo. I have yet to do that. I would do it this year, but I have no idea what to work on for it.

      Just a curious question, what does your profile symbol mean? The one with the arrow and the orange rectangle. I've been seeing it around quite a few places and am interesting in knowing what it means.
      Thanks for commenting!

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    2. I think it's when Wordpress users comment on Blogspot, that's what it makes the profile pic by default. It's honestly rather irritating.

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    3. Blogger users get default pictures when we use Wordpress, too. Irritating, yes, but the two platforms just aren't perfectly compatible with each other, I suppose.

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    4. Huh. Odd. :)
      Thank you both for letting me know!

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  2. You know, that's strange. I was sure I commented on this yesterday. Anyway, I'm glad you're doing this, Katie! I think it's going to be hugely beneficial to everyone involved!

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    1. Huh. Blogger does weird things, sometimes.
      I think so, too! Are you doing it?

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    2. Yep! And I managed to go over 100 words both yesterday and Monday just by writing while waiting for events/happenings. :D

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    3. Nice!
      I've already gotten over 2,000 words done... I got a bit carried with the excitement of the challenge. xP

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  3. Kind of crazy to think how many words as a group we'll end up with :O I atually feel like such a failure. I've been writing daily since mid august and been on a great streak. and YESTERDAY, day TWO of 100 for 100, I didn't write. I was literally busy ALL day long and got home late and was exhausted. Ugh!!

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    1. I can't WAIT to see our results as a group. That will be very exciting. :)
      That's a bummer. I barely got over 100 words today. I'm sure you'll be able to make up for the rest of the challenge; I'm very glad Stephanie allowed for some grace needs. I'll probably need them. :p
      Thanks for commenting!

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