I'm (temporarily) giving up digi scrapping.

I've been kicking this around for a couple of weeks and I think I've made up my mind...

Ever since I was a little girl, I've always said I want to be a writer when I grow up. Well, I'm going to be 38 in a couple of months. Maybe it's just time I grew up?

I have a few friends who are participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this November and they have invited me to join them. I've been working on a novel in the back of my mind for years and early this year it finally began to take on a little more shape. I finally have a (vague) notion of where it wants to go.

So, I'm going to take the plunge. I'm going to take November off of digi scrapping (and Facebook) to free up time to write a novel (50,000 words) in 30 days. My husband says that if I'm willing to sacrifice something I love as much as digi scrapping in order to write, that I stand a good chance at succeeding. I hope so.

As it is, my scrapping mojo has been off so far this month. I don't think I've finished any of the monthly challenges yet, though I'm going to try to finish as many as I can before the month is over. Maybe it will do my digi creativity some good to take a small break, too.

So, don't be too alarmed if you don't see me around much in November. I'm going to do my best to stay away from DHD, though it's going to be crazy hard. (I'm going to have to pop in to see what's going on on National Digital Scrapbooking Day, at least.)

But, I'll be back on December 1, hopefully with a rough draft of a novel under my belt, and ready to jump back into digi scrapping with big splash!!

Wish me luck.

oh that sounds amazing Wendy! I could never be a writer but I LOOOVE to read to so I totally admire what you are doing! Good luck!!!! I bet it turns out awesome!

Wow! That is great. As a little girl, I wanted to write as well. In fact, I started little stories all the time, but as I got older, I realized that I did not want to be a writer. Instead, I channel my love of the written word into my scrapbook journaling.
I totally applaud you taking the plunge. I wish you all the luck, and I hope that the word flow for you.
Of course, the evil imp on my shoulder whispers in my ear - "if Wendy is taking a month off that will give you more chances to win a challenge"
hehe. I don't listen to him much

Go, Wendy, go! I'm so excited you're doing this!

What a great opportunity you're giving yourself! Good luck and can't wait to hear how you enjoy the writing time.

that is so exciting! I I wish you all the best, and I can't wait to hear about your novel. Good luck and have fun writing!

Good luck Wendy! See ya back in December.

Sounds like quite an opportunity! My sister is the writer in my family and it's a gift I wish I possessed.

Good luck to you and we'll be excited to see you back here in December!!!

Sounds like a fun new adventure. We will miss you around here though. Good luck!

Good luck - we'll miss you, of course (well, maybe not Meagan, if she's already thinking about those GCs! ) ... and you know, if we don't see you back on December 1, I'm sending Kate over to your place!!!

Oh, hang on ... I'm not sure how much of a threat that actually is.

Hope you'll share with us when you're done - if not the whole thing, at least some pieces.